Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1921, Page 68

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. -ROTOGRAVURE SECTION _APRIL 10, 1921 Mortals Us Among The Saleslady ' By W. E. HILL ~ 421 New York Tribune Capyrisd Inc The perfume and toilet goods counter Miss Wicks has put a few drops of “Kisses of Spring” on her fingers and is waving her hand back and forth be- fore the prospective purchaser It's a special per- fume. imported, and put up in Chicago, and Miss Wicks 1s watching to see 1if 1t will be a sale If not, nothing daunted, she will get out the bottle of “Clinging Kisses"—imported, and put up in New- ark-— and will repeat the process After the first half-dozen customers the odors wafted across the counter are rather composite Miss Moisten is not exactly a saleslady—she 1s a “‘consulting expert " an the interior decorating de- partment of Gluey Broth ers’ emporium. Miss Mais ten is very cold and aloof and in such good taste The somewhat dazed lady in the chair stepped into the exclusive millinery shop of “*Madame Sophie— Importer” for the express purpose of buying a veil—no more nor less. Fifteen minutes later Madame Sophie and her two assistants, Ftta and Ruby, have the somewhat dazed lady trying on everything in sight nd Madame Sonhicis calling her*Sweetie.”Etta and Ruby are still addressing her as * Il come around in a fe minutes:*Oh. Modom ' they are shrieking, “the lines are perfect—it's just your type!"“Now tie."adds Madame Sophic. “you won't find another model lik > whole 'n— and. what's more; if a little rain gets on it. it will improve the veivet if anything' dellike thnsanithelwhbletown The vacuum cleaner demonstrator.“May I show you our newvacuum cleaner,which not only cleans but renovates and adds new life and luster to whatever it touches? It is really a plaything, not a utensil.(Gay laugh ter.) I simply run it lightly over the surface of t carpet or rug, and injust no time at all”"—ete . ete v, of the ready i Qi department, coming for. ward, oh, so elegantly, to greet a customer. Miss Hennessy is at tired in one of those smart im ported models. This is .\luh«-l:s first time at a Monday sale of “crepe blouses—slightly soiled.” One of those counters frequented by a great many ladies hunting for forty sizes among the pile of misses’sixteen, and having a good time generally. Not buying much of anything. just pricing tgmts. It 1s toward the close of a most imperfect day and Mabel's outlook on life in general is none too cheery. “This pattern 1s awful rich, 't'll make up awful cool :sides over the kitchen ware in the Sadie has one line of patter that has to go with anythir ning personality 1sn't quite as The saleslady who p! Miss Brady. of the men's wear. trying to dissuade a gentleman basement, where a showing. It went great with the 1naer ton . = P essential as in the cloak and suit de partment g st it's not getting over guile as well with the ordcloth 1n fi‘um picking out a black tie. “This is very smart This pattern is P the b fent what they're all asking for