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35. The Opportunities of Today for young Women The Field of Business as Viewed by a Department Head ana by Large Employers. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, NOVEMBER IS, 190. Xkb ts the- third In a series of later vIcwb for The Sub day OregonSan oh i&&Mjn opportunities for youEff women Ik the- various callings open to their sex. Next fjirrrtny Miss Mary B. Inom, li brarian of tie Portland Free library, ttIH speak of the profession of librari an aa a career. THAT the vocation of saleswoman la one In -which there Is good chance for advancement, and which can be made to pay well. Is the opinion of Miss Sophie Kelnhart, who for a number o years has been at the head of the hook department at IJpman, "Wolfe & Co.'s. "While there is a wide difference between the book and other departments of such a. store, the general qualifications re quired to make a successful saleswoman are the same, and Miss Relnhart has had great opportunity of observing just what kind of material the good ones are made of. She is a busy woman too busy to spend any time during the day in Idle in terviews, so what I got of her opinions on this subject was gathered between the lines as she directed the business of her department, which is a store in itself. "Commercial life holds its door open to woman in the present day just as freely as to man, and to the right kind it gives full measure for her worth. Time was when the saleswoman was looked upon as an intruder as a usurper of man's pre rogative, and even yet there is the natur al competition of sex In a vocation like this. Many consider that a woman even when her -work equals or surpasses that of her male competitor should work for a smaller wage than he, simply because she Is a woman.tho only exceptions being thoso vocations which are distinctly fem inine. But now it Is recognized that her innate qualities of refinement, suavity, taste arid tact especially fit her for this class of work, and she is given the prefer ence wherever possible. Success Depends en Herself. "A woman's success In sailing goods de pends entirely upon the kind of woman she is. I maintain that any work or oc cupation which one loves or can do well is worth all the effort that can be put into It. That it is possible to make a great success of it is undeniable, but it is not generally understood that the aver age success is due to innate qualities, rather than to experience. "A successful saleswoman needs not only the knowledge- that Btudy and ex perience can bring. Jbut she must have tact in dealing with her customers, an alert mind, an intuitive judgment of char acter, the actor's ability to see things with other people's eyes and Infinite pa tience. "If to these she can add ambition, in itiative and enthusiasm, her success is as sured, for nothing not even the fact that she is only a woman will prevent her rising to the topnotch in her vocation. "The same qualities which make for success in other vocations count here, only more so. for whatever high qualities of mind or character a woman may nos sess, they are never allowed to remain latent, but are in constant, demand." "Why are there so few successes In this particular line of woman's work?" I asked her. "For the simple reason that so few come into the business with the intention of rc inalnlng in 1t- Girls take a position be Chrysanthemums Are Now at Their Best THERE are three things which al ways remind one of Japan: Lafcadlo Hearn. cherry blossoms and chrys anthemums. The chrysanthemum is mentioned last because it is the star the prima donna of all attractions Japanese. It is fast becoming Americanized, how ever, and since the little brown men have accomplished such wonderful things In ,Jts cultivation America, England and France- have been in competition for medals offered for the greatest perfection 'in size and coloring, .and for new va rieties. It is rightfully claimed that the . Chrysanthemum has done more to in crease th love of flowers in the past decade than any other agency, for the many magnificent varieties put on the market excite the wonder and admiration of even the most calloused. There Is no other flower which can be used In decorative work with such good effect, and whether used singly or in clusters, or where masses of color are required. It Is the- most popular blossom of the Fall season and may be said to have the field entirely to itself. The varieties shown In Portland this Autumn seem to excel In color and per fection anything ever seen in the floral line. Some of them are as large as sun flowers; some look like immense snow balls which have been fluted by fairy fingers or delicately traced by Jack Frost's artistic pencil: others are nodding plumes of gold, of pink, of red or russet. All of last year's varieties are shown, many of former seasons, and a number of new ones only brought out In 1904. Perhaps the finest collection of new varieties Is shown by Burkhardt, who makes a spe cialty of this particular flower. The greatest novelty this year Is one that created a great sensation in England last season, and which was described by a young lady yesterday as looking like the head of a pedigreed Skye terrier. Un fortunately It has a thin stem which is" hardly strong enough to support the heavy flower, but for all that it is a wonderful example of what can be ac complished by propagation. The Mildred ."War, as this new variety Is known, has long, straight petals which hang perfectly limp from a well-defined single center. These petals are neither reflex nor incurved, but fall about as the flower is turned, and the imagination of the girl who com pared it with a Skye terrier was not at all strained. The color varies from a salmon effect to a pale buff. The under side of the petal is buff, and in some the upper surface is tinged with a pink of a salmon hue. If anyone is looking for a novelty In chrysanthemums he should not fall to secure a specimen of the Mil dred "War, for as a novelty it quite equals the F. J. Taggart, which was grown here last year, and which took the cash prize and gold medal a the Kansas City show. The Taggart belongs to the hairy or plumed sections of chrysanthemum cul ture, and each petal has Its own set of whiskers, giving it the appearance of a tarantula, but as a favorite the Skye terrier will probably outrank it Ranking close to the Mildred "War in its claim for popularity as a decided novelty is the "Waldeck-Rousseau. another ragged variety with a Targe single center. The upper surface of long reflex petals, which give a slight upward curl at the extreme tips, is bright maroon, a shade or two lighter than the maroon of the astor. The under surface is a light gold, the contrast feeing most striking and giving the flower a. brilliant variation. PaderewskTs hair Is put In the background in comparison to the length of these petals and the many hind the counter until they can get some thing better; sometimes Just for pin money or to buy clothes with. Knowing that the position is only temporary, they do not attempt to qualify for advance ment and are Satisfied" with getting their wage each week. Counter salaries here are better that in the East, but if a great er number of women took up this work with the idea of climbing to the top, per haps the competition would be great enough to reduce them slightly. "I know of no other vocation for woman, outside the professions. In which she can make as much money as in the commer cial world. Neither as school teacher nor as stenographer are the opportunities as great. A good saleswoman does hot stop at that she advances. There are always promotions for the women capable of tak ing them, and proportionate wage ad vancement. . "How does her advancement come to her does favoritism have anything to do with it?" "Not at all. ."When a new clerk steps behind the counter the head of the depart ment soon sees what material there Is in her, and if she shows, that she has the qualities necessary to handle customers well, to send them away in a good hu mor and make them want to come again, and to master the details of the work which comes within her scope;' If she dis plays judgment as to what goods is most saleable, works over her stock so as not to leave any of it stale, and manifests an interest which tends to be of benefit to the firm, she is sure to go up. As head of the department she has greater op portunity of showing what she can do, and often becomes the buyer." "Tell me something about the manage ment of a department like yours," I sug gested. "Well, the book department is so dif ferent from any other in a store like this that a general idea of commercial life can hardly be taken from it. Many sales women who might be highly successful selling other classes of goods would prob ably make a comparative failure here, for this position requires literary as well as commercial knowledge. "More qualities are required for, a posi tion in this department .than, in others. Great adaptability is necessary, and one must be bookish by nature. One must 'do a great deal of reading of a general char acterbefore coming into the department. After getting in. the reading (which Is never at an end) must be done with x the public's ye." "Surely you don't have to read all these books before buying them," I queried vaguely, scanning the hundreds of vol umes which lined a wall of shelves. "Oh no. The head of the book depart ment is supposed to know all standard works thoroughly, and with them it is only a question of style of binding or quantity; but It is the new book which has to be read. One Is constantly busy with advance copies, although purchases are sometimes ventured on an author's name. There Is a constant demand for. 'the latest book.' As there arc hundreds of books brought out each year that fall flat, great Intuition is required- to have always the one which Is going to make a hit. "In other departments the purchase of goods LsAless difficult for it is determined more or less by the styles set. or the ordi nary necessities of humanity." AS VIEWED BY AN EMPLOYER One Man Who Puts Woman on an Equality With Their Brothers. THE woman Incommercial life has a warm supporter in Mr. H. C "Wort man, of the firm of Olds, "Wortman & King. In many departments of a large mercantile establishment he considers her angles at which they grow. The bloom is unusual in appearance, and despite its recullar features is pretty. Among the yellow glories the Etienne Bonford attracts attention as one of the most beautiful varitles ever seen. The long petals ars incurving, the Inner sur face of a delicate pinkish tinge sending A WZEZ2AX DCCKASt CKXYSAXTIEEMCM tiROWX IK PORTLAND. THIS EICTUXX IS ONLY TWO - THIRDS SIZE OF THE rLOWEX. ' - " " - " ' - the superior of man, her tact, taste and Judgment being better than his in cases where she has gone into the business for the purpose of making the most out of it possible. The woman qf ordinary in telligence, he thinks, when given the same business training as her brother, will outclass him ,in departments which handle women's wear. "The saleswoman and the woman man ager are becoming indispensable ' in a business like this." he said, "and I look for the day to come when no article of woman's apparel will be sold by men, but will be handled and managed ex clusively by business women. "Commercial life holds all sorts.pf In ducements to a woman if she will take it up with the intention of mastering it and a soft rosy glow from tho inside of the great pal? gold balU It appears to be Illuminated, and its size and, general bearing is perfectly regal and, well en titled to the appellation of king of chrys anthenums. The Japanese Doctor Is another rare specimen of iiin. light yellow which has going to the head. A commercial edu cation Is all she needs, and this is re ceived by beginning right at the bottom and working up. Any bright, industrious girl can do it, for the field Is large and always open to her If she will qualify. An Inexperienced saleswoman begins as low as 56 per week, but if she means business she does not have to stay at that salary any time. Her sales show her -adaptability and activity, and" she is pushed forward Just as rapidly as she is capable of going. Behind the counter she can get as high as 555 a month, but to be a manager and buyer is what she should aim at. In this way she can work up to from 5100 to 5150 per month, and even much higher, according to the im portance of the department and the busi ness i..4oes. Managers are .given a. per centage on the' Increase of sales over" the silver lined petals which do not incurve like the "Waldeck-Rousseau. The silver and gold combination Is rarely beautiful. The Nellie Pocket is a very palo yellow al most a cream, and has long florets which curve at tho tips. The Colonel Appleton is not a new variety, but it is one of the most royal beauties among tlie yellows. 1- corresponding month In the previous year, and with this onnortunltv ooen thre Is the probability of working up a fine In come. Women Versus Men. "Do I consider women as successful as men In managing departments? Fully; In fact, more so In those handling goods which are used exclusively by women. There are four qualities which go to make a perfect manager. She. or he. as the caso may bo, should be a good salesman or saleswoman, a good buyer, a good gen eral, and should be strictly honest with the public "When you have these four qualities combined you have a manager who cannot be improved upon. When .you get a woman who has all four of them she will proye the- superior of a man who "has all four. It must be borne in mind and is considered by florists as one of the best It is incurved and compact, the bloom growing to immense size before it Is fully open. The Golden Ase is one of deep'est canary, with outcurving petals, and a variety which has the aristocrat stamped all over it The whites are many -this year, and i is hard to distinguish the most beautiful among the galaxy of floral queens. Per haps the competition Is keenest between the Alice Byron an Immense variety of tho Chinese family, whose giant bloom ot Incurving petals looks like a ball ot snowiest fleece; and the Convention Hall, SALjS AMIMALS HAVE MArTRIAGE TIES Mankind Has No Monopoly on Conjugal Fidelity, "Writes Dr. "Woods Hutcninson. y'TJT NIMAL Marriage," Is the title of I f 3,1 article by Dr. Woods Hutchinson. In the Contem-1 porary Review, and "to many my title will appear an absurdity," says j the author. "But any one who , doubts the' existence, or even, the sanctity," of a marriage tie among animais doesn't know many animals : well. We have no more a monopoly j of conjugal fidelity than we have of any of the other virtues. Here, as elsewhere, the more closely we study animals the less we feel disposed to boast of our 'superiority.' Some of us may even find ourselves In the posi tion of the newly converted Cinghalese chief, who, when told by the mission ary that he must break up his harem to live a Christian life, exclaimed aghast 1 "White man only one wife, all life long;? How disgusting! Just like Wanderoo monkeys!' " After defining marriage as "the union of the sexes for such a term and under such conditions as will result, in the production and survival of the largest number of most effective off spring, in each particular species, cli mate and grade of civllizatlo'n," Dr. Hutchinson goes on to trace "mar riage" from its earliest stages of bi sexual reproduction up to the union of the sexes for a definite period, with a certain degree of parental care and responsibility for the young. Here he glances over the conditions that con trol the further development of con jugal relations. The first fact, which stands out clearly, is that while alt forms of union are to be found anion? birds and animals, an overwhemlngly large majorltyof thee are monogamous. I am well aware that Jhls statement will be received with a good deal of incredulity, as the' Impression appears to prevail, in moat circles outside ot biological, that either" pro miscuity or polygamy Is tho prevailing form. I can only; account for this Impression by the fact that most of onr domestic animals') are, as a rule, polygamous, or even, as in the case of the - dog. promiscuous. How much of this looseness of morals Is due to their association wltn man, or the changed conditions under which they are placed, I shall not attempt to say.- But it la precisely this free InterfertUlty ahd'recklessness of mating that has had more to do with determining the question what ani mals were capable of domestication, tbaa 'al most any other. The power to breed freely and under all circumstance In captivity Is, la ray Judgment, the most important slagle qualifica tion for dpraestlcatlon. How few aalsials pos sess this; quality is clearly shown by the ex ceedingly small number of species which have ever heen, talcing the whole world over, brought Into really domestic relatloM with mas. The fingers of the' two naaas woaM alrso cover theml It Li In bo way becaase tkey are fiercer, or more intelligent or 0tragr Mt C tf den. or have better See, or fattero. mere readily or stand climatic ekaagas "bc. The oe thine -which jUsae h preveatarl ts 4omcH cation ot saagBlftceftt toraui ltk the aefcra," that women have not the generations of business training behind them which men have, but even at that the bright ones will outclass their brothers. To be sure, it is not many managers of cither sex who possess all these four qualities, but when they do. the woman 13 the better. A woman who can buy is far more desirable than a man. for the fact that she knows better what women arc going to like. She has better taste than a man. Take, for Instance, such departments as milli nery, laces, -ribbons, gawns, corsets and underwear, stockings, neckwear, and all those things which are used exclusively by women a woman buyer can tell what 13 going to 'take, what they need and want, far better than a man. She can anticipate women's taste better than he." "Do you consider that women could successfully manage such departments as carpets, curtains, furniture, or even dress goods for I have never seen .a woman behind a dress goods counter." "I have never known of such depart ments being managed by women, but see no reason why they should not succeed In them. Take, for Instance, the matter of carpets, curtains, draperies, rugs and all sorts of furnishings; doesn't the aver age woman have better taste in such things than a man? Doesn't she ordi narily know more about the combinations of colors, and all that sort of thing? As to dress goods, we do not put women in that department because the bolts of cloth are too heavy for them to handle; It's not because we don't consider them fully" capable of selling the goods. "We have women handle the silks, and they do it just as well as men. "If the average woman who Is seeking a career only realized what a broad open ing there Is for her in commercial life I do not believe she would hesitate an Instant to become a saleswoman and be gin the climb of the latter. Now, Just look at what women are doing In the East.". In Other Fields. A commercial journal which lay upon the desk was opened and many items were found in It relating to women prom inent in the management of departments In the largest and best-known stores in the country were found. Some were re tiring, others advancing, all doing fine. "You see their field is practically unlim ited. " Here is a woman In Chicago who runs a business of seven or eight millions a year. "When her husband died she stepped right In as manager and has made a great success of it ever since.'-' "And you think a woman could even run a large department store?" ""Why. there Is a case of that kind right over here In Seattle. One of the biggest firms there is "owned and managed by a woman, and I tell you she keeps the oth er fellows hustling to keep up with her. But for that matter, the largest and most celebrated department store in the world the Bon Marche. in Paris is the direct result of a woman's ingenuity and brains. Madame Bouclcault, it is said, built up that store and made it what it Is. Tes, there was a Mr. Bouclcault, but she was the power behind the throne and did. the work. "The foremost costume house in Amer ica Is owned and managed by a woman who designs all her high-class gowns and attends to all details of a business which pays her $50,C00 or more yearly profit. Mile. Schrdeder, of New York, manufactures and sells her own designs in gowns, doing the business of three men Individually. She rose to this posi tion from a dresspaker, at which voca tion she made a success In designing models. Her entree into commercial life was as a designer in a wholesale house, but while she was designing she was also mastering the details of the business, and when she opened up her own establish ment she was able to manage every de Gorgeous Blossoms of New .Varieties That Took Prii is, Produced in Portland which has narrower petals, but which Is of e7cn greater size than the Alice Byron. Both of these are of the purest white, without even a suggestion of creamlness and arc perfect gems of flora. The Sahut is an early pure white variety which is also exquisite, and -for a flat blooni of a cream tinge the White Eaton cannot be excelled. I For a pink chrysanthemum the Mile. aiarie ugger takes tne prize, irooamy after the yellow and white varieties pink comes next In favor, and the most gorge ous representative of the blue-blooded family is the one mentioned. This is the eland, elk, giraffe, tiger, bison and hundreds of others, is that they either refuse to breed in captivity or rapidly become sterile after a few generations. One thing Is certain, that almost every animal that walks or files has at one time or another been captured by man and attempted to be domesticated, but out of the total number a mere handful survives. So that we should be chary of Judging the natural habits and tendencies of all animals fly those of the few species whose rank fertility and unllmltled capacity for promiscuous intecbreed ing has fitted them for survival under domes, tlcatlon. , Further, in the case of certain animals, nota bly the pig, from an exceedingly close mono gamist with a union lasting probably for life, and one of the best and most attentive ot fathers, he haa become as promiscuous and In-, different as a modern clubman. A similar change has taken place in the dog. if, as sec'ma almost certain, he is civilized wolf. Conjugal union Is then traced through the stages ot "short-lived monogamy," as exemplified by the bear family; monogamous union lasting during- the immaturity of the young, a ex emplified by most of the higher car nlvora, and polygamy, as exemplified by the horse. In discussing- marriage among birds. Dr. Hutchinson finds op portunity for several digs at "the higher circles of fashionable society." He says: . The purity of their original Instincts In a state of nature is amusingly illustrated by ah incident which a Harvard lecturer on biology was fond of relating to his classes. In an Inclosure in a public garden were confined sev eral pairs of different species of wild ducks, mallards, pintails and teals. All went well until early onS Spring one of the mallard ducks tired of her lawful spouse and conceived a vio lent fancy for a handsome pintail drake. He was at first obviously bored by her attentions; and having a wife of his own, Indignantly re pelled her advances for some time, but finally yielding to her Catteries he deserted his pintail spouse, thrashed the mallard husband in single combat and went off with tho designing female. "Here, ladles and gentlemen," the lecturer would comment, drily, "you have all the In gredients of the modern society novel Except ing the temporary virtue of the pintail drahe." The few other species ot birds which have been seral-domestlcated, the pheasant, ostrich, quail and partridge, are all polygamous. In striking contrast to the faithfulness and unselfish devotion of most bird marriages Is the behavior of those small groups who possess the curious cuckoo habit of borrowing the nests of birds of their own. or other, species. In which to depot It their eggs; a case which, however, before we reprobate it too strongly, we must remember is strikingly analogous to that of the fine lady and tho nursemaid. A great va riety of observers bare expended much careful research upon this singular and anomalous habit, sad while I would nqt for a moment presume to pronounce positively upon any point Is this wide and difficult problem. In my eatalOR the later and more systematic studies me the habit which have been made, notably by Captain Beadlre amont the North Aper ies wap blackhbrdi, oc.'cow-birds,'' ana the Amricu cackexw. strosgly indicate that m of Mm. eMef ntctont In Ms li-evelojaaest kt that Mir-tMi are pr9sa!sc?u,. It mot polya. tail of it herself. While such unusual successes are not to be attained by ev ery woman of business ability, yet this shows that an intelligent and talented woman who really wants to go to the top In commercial life can accomplish won ders." H,ow Advancement Comes. "How are clerks selected for advance ment?" I asked hlxp. "Why, through this" and Mr. VTsrt man took down a mammoth book which contained pages full of figures. Each column had the total month's dally sales, and each page contained 12 columns. So there was a clerk's entire record at a glance. He explained that due allow ances were always made for dull days, and the caprice of trade, but when busi ness was rushing and a department had a blgjtatalj that the clerk's book which showed smaller sales than others was an Indication that she was not active or Industrious that she was not making the best of her tlmo or opportunity. "And when dull season comes and some are laid off, those are the ones who go not the good ones." In' this conversation Mr. "Wortman con sidered only women of ordinary or a lit-" tie more than ordinary intelligence in comparing them with men. Women, just as men, often fall below this standard, and those are not taken into- considera tion. Also the fact must be considered that not every woman of Intelligence wants the opportunity which commercial life presents: In many cases it is not nec essary, in many she prefers some pro feslon or other line of work. But for the Intelligent ones who do want the chance, and go In with the fixed purpose of mas tering the business and achieving success, he maintains that the field is broad and that there Is a place waiting- for each of them. That Mr. Julius Meier, manager of the Meier & Frank Company, thoroughly ap preciates the services of women is evi denced by the fact that fully 90 per cent of the employes of that large firm are women. Mr. Meier has the following statement to make in regard to the op portunities offered them through the ave nues of commercial life, and in reference to the value of their services: "The department store of today pre sents as good opportunities for bright women of tact and good judgment as it does for men. In fact, the modern depart ment store Is gradually turning more to the employment of women In the more Important branches of business than ever before. "Women are successfully em ployed as department buyers and assist ant department buyers, and in important clerical capacities. "The expert saleswomen can command as good salaries as any skilled laborer. "We have In our employ several ladles who are In charge of departments, and their success in that capacity Is evi denced by the results, they having at tained the confidence and patronage of the purchasing public. "The salaries -of the salesladies com pare very favorably- with those of the salesmen. This, of course. Is a question that can only be determined by the abil ity and amount of responsibility that Is thrust upon those filling the different po sitions. The vim and energy- shown by the saleslady would tend to have con siderable weight with mapping out her future. "As it Is with every line of business, so it is with that of the saleslady, there is always an opportunity of advancement, and so long as there is room at the top. the bright, intelligent -and industrious salesladies will be sure to climb toward that point" MARION MAC RAE. French variety which won the prize of fered by the Chrysanthemum Society of America for the finest seedling at the Paris Exposition. Its closely Incurving bloom? grow to immense size, the .color being pearl pink deepening to a Nvery bright shade at the base of the petals. The Mrs. Coombes has shaggy reflex petals of a delightful light rose lint and Is a fine variety. One of this year's brilliant successes in pink is the sliver lines William Duckam. It Is of delicate pink and the incurving petals are lined with the most perfect silver. It Is hard to Imagine a more beautiful flower than thia dros, and that cuckoos are probably polyan dros. Naturally, therefore, one female, re ceiving the attentions of half a dozen males, would have no time to wasfe on such an ex ceedingly tiresome occupation as nest-ibulldlng, nor would any of the gay gentlemen t likely to assist her in such a laborious task. But here again we have such an obvious parallel to the alleged state ot affairs In the higher circles ot fashionable society that I almost hesitate to allude to It. After referring to the lifelong; mo nogamists of the bird families, such as the dove and certain parrots. Dr. Hutchinson reaches primitive man, "standing in his newly acquired, erect position upon the threshold of ancient experience," and. asks "toward what form of conjugal -union will his ances tral experience, hitherto acquired, lead him?" With the following answer the article is concluded: It seems to me there can.be only one, mono, gamy, of a high type. Important as is the part played by polygamy In the development of the animal world, it has never been prac ticed by any of the. forms which are generally believed to have come in the tine of the descent of man, and forms no portion of the stem of his family tree, or Instincts. -To trace It rap Idly backward, the anthropoid apes are- mono, gamous to a high degree, probably for life; the monkeys are also monogamous, but in a relation of less duration: as also the lemurs. The lnsectlv.ora. to whom our next link, was probably, near allied, although occasionally ap proaching to promiscuity, were never polyg amous. The same Is true of our marsupial and monotreme ancestors;, while, ot course, neither the labyrinthodonU, nor the reptllee, who come next in. the line of descent, are capable of such a development. So that I think we should be perfectly safe In saying that primitive man. although with certain pro miscuous proclivities In his blood, would be de cidedly, by age-long training, disposed toward monogamy of a rather high type. The conclusions reached by Dr. Hutchinson appear to afford opportu nity lor a supplementary article by C. E. S. Wood on "Animal Divorc." Ici on Parle Anglais. London Globe. I'd never been in France before Or heard the- natives speak, And so X thought Td run across And spend a quietf week. - I saw a Frenchman standing nea; On landing at the dock. "Quelle heure ets II, monsieur?" I ask 4. He answered: "'Five o'clock:' Down in the Bo la I found a crowd. Collected In a batch. I asked them: "Qu'est que -e'est qu crv They told me: "Football match-" ' They've "cricket. records," "tenaie," "golf And "rowing-." "turf' ana "hockey," "Paddocks" and" ''bookmakers' an "u," The "trainer"- and the "Jockey," And after g-Uyiag Jut a week - Ot this I've HMij a- ae(e ' TtMt oisjy Words of Freaea I've Un4 Are 'cal" axil "tbkt .d'Wte." t5