Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1929, Page 119

TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—JUNE 2, 1929, THE SUNDAY On a Shopping Tour BY W. E. HILL (Copyright, 1929, by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.) e e The firm. Mr. O'Day and Mr. Smutts, senior partner and adver- tising manager, Gooseberger & O'Day. conference behind closed d almost seems as though a dead- lock had been reached over the advertising tag for the new cocktail jackets. Mr. O'Day thinks “For Rk 3 Milady Dainty” ought to hit ‘em t The pride of the sales force. Miss Gertrude, who sells the about right, while Mr. Smutts z - imported models on the fourth fioor, calls even the biggest girls favors “For the Dainty Miss.” P PO - “Pet” and “Kiddie” till pretty soon they get feeling small and elfin- The drapery department. Meet Miss Damaske of 3 like and want to look at all the cutey models. In no time at all . who is very well thought of among the o % 8 Miss Gertrude will scll an orchid pink ensemble or baby:blue bath- toiles and the block prints. Miss Damaske is about to i ing rompers to a big girl who had about decided on something in broadcast over the waiting radio a little talk on “How black or mouse gray. to Treat a Curtained Recess in a Room That Is Used by Very Homely People.” I . Wt g, e Complaint desk. Tihis is Miss Buffer, who has spent a difficult quarter of an hour with an irate lady shopper. Said shopper de- mands that the personnel of the bargain basement (entire) be discharged for saucy behavior and incompetence. s. It being somewhat quiet around the counter where they specialize in necdlepoint and stamped d ns, Mrs. Mae Pellet and Miss Cora Pulley are talking of this and that. g z g “Oh, I know there isn't any Santa Claus and all that,” Miss Pulley Mr. Harold Loathe and Mr. C. Quentin Pegg A 3 ' is_opining, “but I still expect to be called up when a man says he ms that the dqmnmrm is zoll_nll { g 3 . ; ' is guing‘to give me a ring some time!” “You're too trustful.” says for furniturc salesmen. For A % Mrs. Pellet. anything opulent and s st oS- Reproduction furniture. are very much upset this morning. It se a American, and it's a terrible blow he almost antiques dearly love gs, carly candle molds and slat-back chairs very Early those who work among t rococo and despise hook ruj Furs. Mr. Pelt. the fitter, and Miss Hide, salesludy of the fur department s :,I?eu:‘m".l-‘n'\huT.i"Q.} "‘2':::;':'.1 ::‘:‘,‘,15..|~ ||\.l~‘::ulr.: (\(‘i':ll s Alh\.‘;:x}'\c\'(:‘nh u are having a terrible time with a customer who brought her family along to The window trimmers. Behind the drawn curtains that hide the goings on dress.” (A stylist, in case you have ver met one, is a beautiful girl help. What with Cousin Mae_suspecting that it isn't mink at all, but just in the big windows of Gooseberger & O'Day are Mr. Rafferty and Mr. Schultz who takes a customer in hand and wanders with her from department to clectric prairic dog, and Cousin Tessic pointing to a place where the skins look in a perfect welter of printed chiffons and pink flower sprays, busy as a couple department. advising and suggesting.) mangy. it's a long way to a sale of bees, on an early Summer window display. é D 2 i N S W