Doors That Are Still Closed

Though womea are iiumerous in the down town offices and beland tho counters and cash desks iu the shops, there are still some great businesses which have notbeen opeued to thein. Strangely enough, the largest wholesale firma that trade in woman's most familiar wears - dry goods - are still sticking stubbornlyto masculino salesmen exclusively. In several of tho very large dry goods jobbing honsos there is but one wornan employee, and there is nothing new or progressive about her presence in these establishmonts, for her place is one that has always boen filled by a woman. This position is that of the trier on of sacks and wraps, usually in the fur departmeut. It is a peculiar thing for visitors to these great warehouses to discover ono lone woman among the hundreds and lmndreds of men and to flnd her located high up stairs, and often in a corner, with men of the same "íepartment thick around her. In onb of these great establishments it is said that the men realize the peculiai'ity of the trier on 's position, and all unite in treating her as gallantly and as consideratelyasif shewero a feminine partner