The evening world. Newspaper, May 6, 1922, Page 11

FSS RY LTT YF TINS ANNI ot OH “ eee ote! How a Girl Private A Really Successful Secretary Can Become Personality Counts—You Must Have HERE Charm of Manner, a Pleasant Voice, ARE Dress in Good Taste. m ‘ 3} You Must Have Executive Ability, Tact, i cHE Good Judgment and Be a Quick, Clear CHIEF Thinker. POINTS You Should Be an Accurate Stenographer and Have a Working Knowledge of * Bookkeeping. that she has been asked Guerentes Trust Company. to one man’s work. A real of her principal, To the man with whom she works sho is his “falter ego.’ She frequently knows as much about hin work as he does himself, for she goes with him through every cri- sis of the day, understanding allke the details of ” ! each case, his petnt of view, and the policy of the lym toward the matter at issue. And she is a discreet damsel withal. ng all things (after a manner epeaking), yet she is capable of “keeping silence in four different lan- “’ am some one says. To the outside world she acts as hostess for ‘ber principal, and on occasion she p speak directly and authorita- tively for him, but she has the good judgment to know when to talk and when to retire into an amiable but roek-ribbed silence. Not every girl, not even every good : pher, is capable of filling the private secretary’s shoes; and, frank- ly, not every girl wants to be. While 1 am not one to say that women ‘‘al- ways’’ do this, that, and the other thing, it has been my observation in business that many girls regard their working time as so much ‘‘filling in’’ between schooling and matrimony. They do not wish to assume responst- bility and often deliberately evade it. No one with a subordinate at- @tude of mind can be a real pri- vate secretary. Or, to make an affirmative statement, such a po- sition demands a certain pride in the work, a sense of on capabilities, a desire to take re- eponsibility, and with it the un- ploasant as well as the pleasant details. Naturalt: a girl requires training. She must have an acquaintance with all branches of office routine—a little bookkeeping—some filing, that she may know where suddenly demanded papers are kept—and stenography. I wide has been Miss Rosemary Buchanan's expericnce as private to write a book on this recently ind eatremely important vocation for women. Miss Buchanan's for The Hvening World sums up many of the points which will be in the book for girls interested in this work. as for some time secretary to the late Alerander Hemphill, at the Misa Buchanan By Rosemary Buchanan. PRIVATD SECRETARY is not a glorified stenographer, assigned private secretary has a position as well defined and, if I may say so, almost as important as that complain of ‘deadly routine’ in her round of duties. Although I have the greatest re- spect and liking for the calling of private secretary, I regard it as a means to an end rather than a goal in Itself. Our brothers become secre- taries in order to rise to the posi- tions above them—why should not their sisters do lkewise? A private secretary must possess executive ability—why should she not some day use it as an executive herself? She ought always to have her eye on what is ahead, and the fact that she is fitting herself for the higher pos!- tion will not make her any less useful in the subordinate one. This, to me, is the test of ambition. We hear of magnificent salaries paid to a few private secretaries. It is true that many earn, and some receive really imposing compensation for their services. However, I believe that it is the opportunity to work into the ex- ecutive position that carries with it the possibility of achieving to the larger salaries. Of course, the secre- tary of a prominent man must be well paid, .since the position demands, among other obligations, the necessity of dressing well and always appearing well groomed After the girl has gone through the apprenticeship of a stenographic job —which may last only a short time, if she has the qualities of a really fine secretary—she may reasonably expect Promotion to a secretarial one. Then her worth depends enti own self-valuation. Without overesti- mating herself, she must have suffi- cient pride in her work and in her ability to put a fair price on her vices. The born ‘doormat" will €et anywhere in this sort of wor unless she can stand up for her she will not command the respect of the men about her. I believe that whether marriage comes or not, every woman should have some business experience, and nothing fits one better for any sort of after-career than the varied, interest ing and stimulating profession of pri- WHAT ARE YU LOOKING, AT? ne S THe SUBLETS ACROSS THE STREET ARE CTING QUEE: hh \ TN VN \/ATCHING? THEM I You'tt OFFEND THEny ar So we 7 1 AM DOING NOTHING; \/RONG LEAVE TH/s ROOM!) IWON'T HAVE - You PEEPING AT THE | Acoma NEleriBoRs), / USE DISCRETION PULLED THE SHADE Down ANSWERS TO PERPLEXED HOUSEWIVES. By Mrs. Christine Frederick Household Eficioncy Expert, Author “Household, Engineering.” Copyright, 1022 (New York Evening World) by Prees Publishing Co. * EAR MRS. FREDERICK: 1 understand | oan buy linoleum in the form of a rug whieh doos not need to be tacked to the floor. Is thie worth while? Also please to say if you advise varnishing Vinoleum or giving ita coat of wax. Mra. M. 8. ‘There are many places where a Mnoleum rug is useful. On the summer porch, in a the nursery or in smaller sizes for the summer bungalow, these rugs are excellent, lie close to the floor and need no tacking whatever. One or two coats of good spar varnish brings back the gloss and pro- serves the finish of linoleum. Wax- ing is dificult to keep in condition where the surface receives hard wear or must be mopped. Dear Mrs. Frederick: 1 find we need new summer screens, What is your opinion about copper screens? Do they justify the extra expense? Brooklyn Mrs. J. R. If your home ts a permanent one, by all means invest In copper screening, or that made of Monel Metal, which is rust proof and unaffected by salt air. The small additional higher cost ts nothing in consideration of the much longer usefulness of either of these screenings over the usual screen cloth, The life of this latter ordinary wire cloth may be prolonged by a good coat of varnish each season, or being painted with a special protect - ing black metal paint. Dear Mrs. Frederick: 1 had a number of pieces of silver laid away and when | opened them | found them aimost black. The ordinary silver polish does not remove this discoloration. Can you tell me what to do? Bronx. Mra. ANNA P. Possibly you laid the ver away in a paper or cloth affecting the silver and causing the black compound sul- phide of silver, Rubber causes this easily, therefore never place silver near the rubber band of « fruit jar or other rubber elastic, The remedy is to rub such tarnished articles with common salt, and then to wash in water to which a few drops of am- monia are added. Dear Mrs. Frederick: The inside of my refrigerator is discolored and | thought | would make it look nice again by paint- Mrs. JOHN B. New Jersey. By no means paint the inside of any vate secretary, AGE Out of My Mail Bag : a QUESTIONS BY Fy refrigerator or food container. will cause a bad odor, which may be absorbed by the food, and somi the substances in the paint may fe harmful and also affect the Even an exposed galvanized lining tf kept absolutely clean and seal preferable to paint, though this mij mnke it look white. Better oh box in which the lining is porcelain or white china, which gives the white appearance but also safogua: food contents. ro dais woe Doar Mra. Frederick: at | notice when | cook rhubarb or tomatoes or asparagus in an alumi inum pan that the pan turne le this safe? What makes kt this? Mra. D. L. Ridgewood. it The dark stains produced on aleiaiS {num ware when cooking certain is due either to acids or alkalis in foods and their effect on the aluminum. You probably notice water containing considerable percents uge of tron, or water into which ing soda or similar compound w a cause this dark stain. However, tt t perfectly safe to cook such foods aluminum vessels, If you care to may add a few drops of vinegar to tieb cooking water, which will neutralise this alkaline effect on the metal. ott Dear Mrs. Frederick: on your husband's salary, I eaxy. Perhaps a lawyer will give yom further detalls according to New Ym laws. The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell ; Ore Prem Pabioning Oo i 10 41 sos cat ear dee Jarr, although this information was superfluous, as the smelled of soap and paint and the furniture was tossed around as thougiy it were in the rooms of a freshman «t college recently visited by the sopbo- more Kiu Klux. “I am spring cleat ing and can’t get out of the housa, she repeated, “so I want you to leave the office early and go to the trimmed, hat department of the Big Bazaar and get my new hat that I left to have the fancy on it changed Mr. Jarr did not want to go to any department store for anything, bat “MARGIE”’ By Caroline Crawford Until the Doctor Comes By Charlotte C. West, M. D place considerable stress on this lat- ter accomplishment, as it is a very valuable asset to a secretary. To be sure, many secretaries take dictation feared if he refused that Mrs. Joss would keep up the spring cleaning @ month or so longer, | By Sophie Irene Loeb. Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Pres# Vubllahing Cu only to redictate in turn to other stenographers, and some secretaries LD AGE sat in the corner, Aweary of the world, and brooded Copyright, 1922 (New York E ing World) by Press Publishing Oo. Copyright, 1022 (New York Byening World) by Press Publtahi punish him. te BR The Love Story of a New York Working Girl. HB first thing to remember tn sealds and burns is to apply for the relief of extensive burns is carron oil, which consists of equal So that afternoon he stopped off!é@l do not use their shorthand at all Over the few remaining years that were Jett We ‘New York Uepurtnuend’ elorers tice most inuates sham nothing dry that will stick, end parts of lime water and linseed ofl, ‘* department store, and the ministe Although I believe in using stenog sel . <a ae : Margie ivels ler real “Prince © will come go tear off the skin upon removal; The mixture is applied freely with or be Passed Into the main entrance ke Bephy nly Abs misans to sa ent Where the sand of life has run tirqugll to the Begin this wlory to-day and see how Margle's dreame therefore, all applications must be without cloths, or by means of a cot- fell into @ state of extreme since most private secretaries begin end. as stenographers—it is always use ful, and frequently it ts a secretary's best friend. In no occu jon ‘personali- ty"? 20 essential, since it is as a real human being, and not a: machine, that the secretary moet useful. This personality muse wecretary’s work. Many of the callers giving offense, for it is a primary business rule that no one shall be sent away angry. Nothing was complete; no merry party And Old Age could not understand, And moped in his corner, and one day Old Age never smiled or joined with the laughter of the young, But rather resented merry mirth. And oft raised his voice against it For years Old Age had stopped being Part of the scheme of things—and settled down FAIR PLAY. WO suitors at nineteen! Margie felt a sudden glow of girlish delight. She really never had a beau in the true sense of the word, She never knew a man who intervals, but two men, both men of bunch of violets? And had she not spent many eve- nings at the theatre during the past clever at reading characte acknowledged Margie. “'Y some one elise. I met a Mr, Chan- ning the other day, a Western man who has come to New York to write short stories. He wants me to write, too, and says he will help me. I ike him very much and I am so inter- ested In a new story which I have rie, and I believe you care two other people should turn up and between us. Channing has come come You say a Mr. into life. wet or oily, The second thing to remember in extensive burns is to protect the part from air, not only for the relist of pain but to prevent air-borne infection. There ia nothing more painful than @ steam scald; when but alight the part should be covered with wet bi- carbonate of soda (cooking, not wash- able remedy for ordinary burns and add 8 ounces of oll of turpentine until @ smooth mixture results Be sure to label properly. One of the most popular remedies ton pad, whichever may be most con- venient; of chief importance is to cover the Injured area liberally with oll, then cover with oil-sonked cloth» until the doctor arrives or the pa tient is hurried to the hospital, When a child suffers an extensive burn, or falls into boiling water, the good (1 or two teaspoonfuls in a Lit tle water), if cooking soda and water has t plies acid and spray it on generc druggists carry this in stock, get pleric sly, All ment, a walking trance fhat al overcame him the moment he ¢ tered the amazing precinets of @ great dry goods store. He was about to turn and flee wheat he was aware of being fronted by # polite personage in a frock coat ané F Bin ° y death. little body should immediately be cov- bea cane 1 include the outward grace 2 to\load the fe of slow, death, wa came to see her tried to write evenings that I suppose Ing soda) or plunged in @ atone giy with « clean cloth: ollm on wutas mutiny trousers. ‘. ae oharm of manner, a ple; te And out of the someyhere to this house o! regularly every 1 do seem different." solution of cooking soda and cold Srv With & claw Cloth: olls or ae “Hate!” gasped Mr. Jarr, but ke speaking voice, and a gift for : Age , 2 ‘3 “You bet you do!'’ exclaimed water. Other remedies are white of —) i should have said ‘Ladies’ trimmed Wednesday eve- g a or whatever remedy is handiest can quiet but attractive sreealng a 3 Came one related to it ; ey Spafford, ‘But I like you all the bet- eg@ and olive oll, olive iinet! Os han be poured quickly and lberally hats department.” It also demands the inward qualt- x sis ; - 2 amile ning oF every ter for being frank and truthful. Now plain or mixed with chalk or whiting. : y rf * 2 : ties of quick comprehension, a real in- WEED TaN Hosa erraat, :ROCt YoIe GAG wondrous) en Sunday evening, I have something to tell you. While If the eoald is extensive, sprinkle UPOR the sheet, drenching it com- “Main floor, third aisle to the idl terest in others and the ability to meet A smile born of years of struggle, yet withal, nor a suitor who You and I never exchanged love vows, liberally with cooking soda and cover “Ay 0" ie ages ie nf Re in the rear," said the functionary, situations readily and wisely. Inter- Full of gladness that she had survived. : you know we have pretty much the with aoft cloths wrung out of very to fovestall thiw condi rere. Mtr, Jurr headed west by south. Bus sent flowers or fore to forestall this condition at once siehigetd viewing people, on the telephone or in And all the youth surrounded this woman, sume ideals about life and marriage. cold water. dininist: timul h y a swirl of bargain hunters bore him person, constitutes a large part of the And ahé Nackuie On of them: candy at stated | really am very much devoted to Turpentine liniment ia a very yilu- Sdminister a stimulant—whiskey in & re 4 ame one erm, M up against the bank of elevators at are fated never to reach the man they g00d positions and in many ways her fer me. ons that should be on every kitchen and piace hot bottle at the the side and shoved him in an open week, but the secretary must know ‘That she counted herself not among then Anal ¢ pean: were inter. _ 4, Mist came into her eyes and he shelf, ‘this lintment can eanily be feet. If the doctor is a long time ciuvator and against the iron work at how to turn away or divert to the And she brought sunshine wherever she went. aati 8 6 tools, this sor Bar: BR eWOr, made Gy méiting over 6 low tempe.a- SOE DS ane ve nee eo the back of the cage, ‘Firat floor: proper department those who may not Hor wisdom ackt Kean soy, ed ail that came to pass Had not. Willis Channing, the ‘But it seems odd that just as we ture 18 ounces of reetm monnt= ro: oly ; se 4 : , : % u melted, Hokly as possible, then have been administered and keep the Rugs, China, picture frame roned be admitted—and to do so without endeared her to all that came her way. Western fiction writer, sent her a Were becoming interested in each other melted, ae quickly #8 pe parts well soak: « the elevator boy, us the car started. “Hats {"* fat ta murmured Mr, Jarr, as @ y fell over on him when the | eh knomiedse gf peyohology is use ‘Took her to task—the one who hiad made so merry winter’ with “Frank “Spaftord, “the Well, Lelia Whitting has By as Oat 9 es a » And gave such gladness. apciitean Into mine, Py : bet im working with one’s principal, “How tare evar “you who are old open a Margie wanted to play “he K@ve a little shudder. A . Hats, main foor, third aisle m fhe since no one has a better opportunity 0" Sn YOle wa fair with both ot them, She wanted ‘| know I said I would never marry C rtshi a nd Ma rrlage replied the elevator. hey, ta dee ; than a secretary to know a man’s Ma 9 act so youn i ol he society debutante," he continued, and then to the packed feminim- weaksemses as well as his strong = “Ah,” to honestly decide which one she ou potme. If no man is a hero to his ‘valei_ -—ry few are such to their sec- There is no short cut to the really important seoretari po- “1 feel just like these children. she answered, ‘I am young, here is no such thing as Old Age liked. bette One night as she worked @ comedy and between the ucts I | unexpectedly I ran into Lelia at a Kitz dance the other evening and devoted to you and I know my affections change most every time By Betty Vincent our meetings and have forbidden her the ascending ond floor: age he warblede Children's wear, ¢orm Summer dresse suits, wraps, tabber on ‘or you would be eternal. If I 1 mest a new young woman, Re- to meet or to write to me. We are Olt fourth floor!” replied the elevator sition. Experience can be gained “Time means nothing in numbers, and figures are ouly | ve Three quarters of an hour tater "vrried Lella I should probably be un- gently at @ party | met @ young both und but | have my °0%, 054 as most of the women: ware only by going through the mill, stones. they mut tovether in the third row or- all the rest of my life. 1 girl of sixtesn whom | {i mother'e oon her or to Seine Off ent) Sp see for the work is too varied and “To be allve with life; ah, chestra waiting for the curtain to go ne We would even divorce each tionally well. | wrote hi write, As we both believe in obey- OWNS Mr. Jarr wae carried out makes too many demands upon “That is the thing witch years cannot change up. other, But since you have found etter asking If | might oall an?! ing our parents, we are at sen as to ''* ORAS With the throng, bind one’s resourcefulness and initia~ “And over which Father Time has no control “you don't seem quite as interested ‘4 Mr. Channing, suppose we make haven't recelved a reply, The what can be done to e h other , “ forelady, with «sales hook tn ter tive to be learned without some “It is @ matter of choice for you ond for me.’ struggles. ence is really wasted, if it be only the acquiring of some technical word A new tunnel 4 ing machine not Wool soaked in a 5 » of aD in me as usual,” deciured tween us were broken young 4 tle pact. How would it be for me e you care for Channing or night | took her home from the thought H | wrote her mother would see it and allow ms t= -*!!. without disobeying her parente, Askod her parents’ permission to cay t, If your they we hand and a pencil stuck behing —_———_—_——— iS pafford, 1 eiways felt as tf T could (0 St8Y WAY @ month, run adout to party | asked if | might call and “wR. G.” oar, now intercepted the bewlide Every particle of knowledge which , 5 Hinde yous Al my troubles and sci) Qffairs with Lelia and try this she sald her parents did not #!low : man, “Hata!” he muttered ’ one has will be highly useful at S ci d I nven fi ion ‘our full and: un: out? Meanwhile you test your her to have young mer friends, You made a great miataka in meot * bats, ground floor, thi wome time or other, and no experi- ence an 1 o-night I feel as & ability and see if at the end of = |_ paid [ittle attention to this, as | = ‘nw wecretiy, Perhaps you had aisle io the rear,’ sald the forelad 4 returning surge of women Bi Jarr back in an elevator and oF phrase which will assist her over a only removes the earth but lines the odorless powder inven many That is very fair,"’ said Margie, What do you advine me to do now at with you some inte the basement into the th bad spot in her dictated notes. Every : : is claimed to be rend pioul — Margie looked at Spafford in amaze- but her Ups trembled and there were ae the next step, for | really care «evening upon the young woman and alsle; here the porters swept him @ey is a crisis for the busy secre- opening with concrete blocks a8 It ang to remain so even aiicr feduent ment. Was he a mind reader? tears In her eyes, © great deal about this girl her mother this might Jighton the the stairs and he was led out Qamy. and she never has cause to advances washitig. “] didn't know you were quite so (Monday—Willie Channing.) “@ LADIEM! MAN.” way for you, main entrance, atill moaning v4 cs ~ ‘ } ‘ | ' “Twi be up and doing i ys ave o t > nie Y e ad. then It Was that I began to wonder Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Co. u Gent's furnishings, Orst retaries, However, 1a the close asso- ai Hees ae ey pt calla i Piechd eats honk Seve r ia it didn't really care for her. The “Degr Mise Vinoontt “Dear Miss Vincent: | am in love “v0 ed for Mr. Jarr’s benefit, . Seem fetween principal ‘ape acre wh age sdb hataeinan, begs her general life at the glove counter, "Xt morning I told myself she was “1 am a young chap sixteen with a giri one year my junior and | woe the packed women gaged at the tary the latter may learn that her “Why, ye, as years count we are big wane, tures times aad ane ® ke Allly girl, all of which T be- yeare of age but te look at me you know she loves me, Wo have heon liter sornfully, eblef is honest and fair; that he may The same year born, yet you have both feet in the grave keew Fran Roatont wae canine lieve Is true. But Lella is pretty, would think | wae at least nine: meeting each othar unknown to her | TH"! “ver!” spake the elevator be @ raging tornado on occasion, and “But mine are on the ground, where man moves, lives and hie “Just wanted to run over and tell *!” '8 Vivactous and she sometimes teen, for | am very tall and dress parents we were afraid that her DOY 48" urtains! Carpets! yet be perfectly “square” and fine in being: you some more ab: myself,"" he ps me guessing. like an older man, | am an ar- parents would forbid her going out ™ ae se i + ode ae acaxap ark ye once and for ail: said. “suppose we sicip down toa mu- NeW» Margie, I love you. In tach I dent admirer of the nirle and my — with me. Now they have learned of Stat” Snpnbad SEs. Ter eae