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SATURDAY, MARCH
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UNDIGNIFIED RETREAT OF HIGH OFFICIAL Sam, the solitury London Zoo elk, who, recently arrived from
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on the afternoon of January 27, there was inaugurated the big- Best co-operative effort over mada by British textile trados.
The object is to establish a fashion and dress goods contre in London, so that the use of British materials may be encouraged in all that goes to make up women's fashions.
of evidence submitted to the jinks" for the officials.
This is seemingly in celebration Food Council, published recently, Abuses have been pointed out, of the fact that, after a sojourn and remedies suggested.
But in the stuffy atmosphere of the bas thin publicity made the sanatorium, he has now been a half-acre paddock, average shopper more astute placed in
where he is thoroughly enjoying Observations minde at busy
the present wintry conditions markets like Farringdon-Bereot
In order to gain a record of and Great Pulteney-Street, Soho
this giant of the door tribe in his (writes en Observer reprosenta. tive) persuade one that it has new surroundings, a high official not. The problem, with regard of the Zoo went down to photo- to most of the abuses, is mainly graph him, but Sam was noted on foreign countries for their a psychological one at present seeking such publicity, As the the psychology seems to be all keeper opened the door of the log on the side of the street trader hut leading to the paddock, the elk lowered his ears and lunged and shop salesman.
Take, for example, the old trick with a leg to such a height that in the keeper narrowly escaped of bumping the scales" weighing things like apples, having the top of his skull potatoes, etc. This was still orushed in.
fairly goneral. I watched one After this unwelcome reception bright young man, a model of there was an interval to await perspicacity from his employer's the retreat of Bam to a safe dis- point of view, who was an adept tance, when the high official at it. He not only bumped the gripped his courage and bi goods into the scals, and scooped camera and entered the paddock. them out well before the rebound, Strategically, Sam promptly cut but did it to the accompaniment off all chance of retreat to the log of a lively patter, such as
hut-the only exit-and thon Bat!
the slowly advanced towards more fruit," "Eat more apuds, " "Take tenpenos from the lady," photographer.
The glint in Sam's eye were possibly designed to distract the
for the. official, buyer's attention, Combined enough with this, the scales had an who, regardless of dignity, quickly obvious list towards the profit scaled some six-feet railings and
left Sam in victorious solitude. Ride.
Hitherto women have dépend. fashions, and this has resulted in the use of foreign materials.. The British Model House will tonoh women how to be patriotic as well as fashionable, which hitherto has been thought impossible.
The serious effect on employ- mont in this country of fashion leaders and their followers using foreign materials to carry out. a million their foreign designa is hardly British workers dependent on the realised. There are manufacture of textiles within the scope of the Model House!
The idea was first put forward" by a committoo representative of the Bradford Chamber of Com- merce, the Woollon and Worsted Spinners' Federation, the Wellen and Worsted Trades Federation and the British Silk Association, The British Model House is the. reault. It occupies a splendid on seven floors in was the most romarked thing. building And yet buyer after buyer It indicated that shoppers will Regent-street. It will employ a passed docilely from scales to have to overcome their reticence large staff of designore and craft cash-desk; not one stopped to and dignity, and match the workers, creating British models Insist that the goods should be salesman's psychology with one from British materials for the re-weighed in a proper manner.as astute, if short weight and supply of the trade in Great Bri Why? That is where the buyer's measure are not to continue, tain, and ultimately, it is hoped, psychology comes ín. Most Food Council exposure notwith in the Empire overseas and in
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buyers would rather put up with short weight then be suspected; of what might look like mean- ness," though it is obvious that until this "bumping "business is systematically challenged, it will go on. Sometimes it is probably not intentional; it arises from the lking salesmen have for dispos-| ing of customer after customer with 6 "bang so to speak. They keep the scales banging for the same reason that the hair- dresser keeps his scissors click- ing Rhythm! But rather ex- pensive rhythm from the buyer's point of view.
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"Bulk" things, like cauli- flowers, cabbages, and beotroct; obviously gave the trader, or salesman any amount of licence. Tho They were not priced. housewife came along with hor bug, picked out one or two, and asked how much? The price appeared to vary somewhat ac- cording to the buyer's appear- ance, and even then it Was frequently dropped by a penny or twopence where the buyer de- murred: "Right O, lady, I'm lotcher have it for clinched the deal. But why any deal at all? Why not a marked price, and sale by weight? "It could easily be dons," a woman told me. "If some cauliflowers or cabbages! have bigger centres than others, they can be graded accordingly." The trader was all in favour of the present method; it "saved trouble.' If cauliflowers and cabbages were sold by weight, would the buyer pay for thick outside leaves petticoats"-- which were waste?
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THE "EVAPORATION
DIFFICULTY. Observations at Farringdon- Street suggested no way out of the loss by evaporation and bleeding" difficulty, Naturally, you paid on a basis of presont weight, which included, in the east of cold-storage meat, ice and water, In some cases the joint was hooked" momentarily on to a spring scale with any- thing but a meticulous indicator. Where the latest type of dial machine was used, and buying was brisk, the nocdie was hard- ly given time to come to rest.. In one shop weight was completely ignored. You bought by the piece the salesman taking joint after joint from its rod, slapping it soundly with the baro hand, and knocking it down by six- pences until he found a buyer to take it on trust.
On many stalls in both markets the trader's scales werd in obsourc positions, often. with little clearance between them and the piles of fruit or veget- ables. Some looked the worse for wear, and had not 'exactly been poised with a spirit-loval. Even in the clean, bright provision shops there seemed to be certain amount of slap-dash weighing going on with.com- modities like lard, rashers, and buttor and where butter WBR already wrapped it was not always scaled" before solling. The docility of buyers in the face of quick, slick salesmanship
standing.
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