Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1932, Page 89

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. (.—GRAVURE SECTION—JANUARY The Five and Ten Blues By W. E. Hill (Copyright, 1932, Ly the Chicago Tribuze.) " 1CE CREA { WAFFLE &F s Cora has been shifted all the way from the cclvluloid toy animals 3 and baby dolls to the ice cream and waffle sandwich counter. This seems like a great advancement, because the urbreakable toys are down Yes, sir. This is Miss Dawn Sulsberger of the candy in the basement. while the ice cream rcfrgshmcm counter is right near courter, handing out a nickel change and a quarter of a pound the entrance, where a girl can sce a bit of 1|fg But Cora is letting her of jelly beans whilst she sasses back a girl fricnd at the bob_grow and it gets into everything, which is a great trial; and th'(’n. rotions. Telling her, in clear, ringing tones. to go cut herself again, few people realize how sticky a lady gets behind an ice cream a big piece of cake. So there! waffle counter “It's easy to do, dearie. You can work at it on a train or a bus or at the movies.” Among the hooked rugs (for demonstration Y / . orly, not for sale) at the hooked rug materials PR f < 7 " A counter stands Miss Carmody, ready. if not always willing, to show a customer how to { Jus‘ O Biv AR P ; 3 ; make a rug that will be neat. though gaudy, and just the thing for gift purposes. “Oh, veah?” says Miss Gorman at the hardware counter, deftly putting a fresh customer right where he should be. Heaven is supposed to protect the work- ing girl. But a five and ten :aleslady can look after herself pretty capably Eleanor is in charge of the greeting card counter and knows the stock backward and forward from “Just a Thought on Mother's Day” to “Easter Greetings to My Dear Little Wife.” She is a great help to a customer in Hattie works at the phonograph record counter and, search of just the right sentiment; and if a what with sad songs like “You Called It Madness, But I Call male customer has eves of her favorite color— It Love,” and "Why Was I Born?" pouring out of the elec- browu, blue, gray or green—why, then, Eleanor trical talking machine all day, she gets pretty morbid about will work her fingers to the bone for him liie before the working hours end. (This is the counter And, oh, what fun they have when Eleanor where the music lovers come to eat their frankfurters, rolls finds he is after a card for a lady frind and and ice cream sandwiches, and the aroma is very dishearten- not for his mother, as she had supposed! They ing.) get to be real pals by the time he is handed his change. Ever since the advert of the popular ditty, “I Found a Million-Dollar Baby in a Five ard Ten Cent Store,” the salesgirls at the china, glassware and art pot- Because of her platinum locks they call Helma the tery counters have become very much set up and live the part from morn till Jean Harlow of the five and dime. And, indeed, her “Imagine, after telling him she sent a letter to Santa Claus for some costume dewy eve, watching and waiting for Prince Charming to show up with the million boy friends, gazing awe-struck at her expensive mien, jewelry, he went out and bought her a toy velvet dog! Was she mad?” Miss dollars. Although in this period of depression many girls seem willing to compro are wont to remark, “Helma, baby, how come you never Dehickey of the toilet goods is relating a dire tale to Miss Link of the kitchen- mise on a hundred thousand went in the pitcher And Helma just smiles. Helma ware, having to do with her sister’s young man, who did not do so good at is a great draw at the jewelry counter. Christmastide