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American department stores have just emerged in recent years, and they quickly gained a foothold in Chicago, which complements this booming city.

Some of the city's largest shopping malls are located near Debone Street, and the agglomeration effect has long been exploited by savvy merchants.Rows of windows show the fashion and prosperity of the United States a hundred years ago. When young girls like Caroline who need to work wear light and simple long skirts or shirt skirts, the gorgeous and exaggerated dresses and exquisite hats in those windows , is attracting the eyes of countless rich and leisurely ladies and ladies.

Caroline, who came to Debone Street for the first time, looked fascinatedly at the merchandise in one glass window after another as she passed by.

The dress is so beautiful too!Like the style worn by Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind", the skirt is a little smaller.

That lady's vest looks like Mary's riding outfit in "Downton Abbey"!

Hey, this plaid woolen coat is not too far from the design of later generations. It turns out that fashion is really reincarnation and reincarnation!

In the window of the men’s boutique over there, isn’t it a three-piece suit with Oxford shoes? Sure enough, men’s fashion hasn’t changed in 100 years!

A whole row of carriages on the side of the road can be parked neatly like a car. How can the coachman ensure that they don't move back and forth?Even if the parking space is available now, do I need to pay for it...

Wait, wow!The number of feathers and ribbons on this hat is too exaggerated!Are you tired of wearing it?

Caroline's eyes lingered from shop to shop as if glued, and the well-dressed men and women on Dubone Street made her excited and delighted.Many people cast inquiring eyes on this young and good-looking face, but they quickly regarded her as an ordinary poor girl who was attracted by the prosperous scene.

No one except Caroline herself knows her inner screams. As a lover of literature and movies, the most prosperous places in this city are like historical museums or immersive theaters to visitors from this other world, and even make them feel like She temporarily forgot the reality that she was still struggling on the poverty line, but she couldn't share this happiness with anyone, it was really hard.

It wasn't until the end of the street that Caroline remembered that she was looking for a job.With some embarrassment, she took off her hat and fanned it, then felt that this action might not be appropriate, so she put the hat back on her head.

She looked at several department stores on the street, and picked a four-story mall called "Meisi Department Store" with a large number of customers and walked in.

In the center of the hall on the first floor of the shopping mall are four "half-back" display counters, surrounded by wide passages for customers to walk.Whether it is jewelry, cosmetics or trinkets, they are neatly placed in glass cabinets, and the shop assistants need to open the cabinets to take them out for customers to choose.Clothing stores are larger, so you can walk in and have a closer look.

The second industrial revolution allowed all kinds of commodities to appear in people's lives in a "standardized" form. As long as you have money, in any department store, finished clothes, shoes, bags, cosmetics and household items are all changed. With everything at your fingertips, people no longer need to book in advance or run around to buy different things. "Design" and "customization" have become exclusive to the "upper class" and the rich.

At the station yesterday, Caroline was too flustered to pay attention to what she saw; the rows of simple apartments near Minnie’s house were square and unremarkable; in the factory area in the morning, she noticed that this era is different from later generations The urban landscape, but not a fraction of the shock brought to her by the commercial street at the moment.When passing through the counter and the crowd, Caroline walked very slowly. She wished she could hold a video camera in her hand and record everything in front of her.

It may be that Caroline's eyes were too enthusiastic, and the youthful face was in stark contrast to the simple or even shabby clothes. Many shop assistants glanced over Caroline intentionally or unintentionally.

These eyes did not make her uncomfortable, let alone make her shrink back.The status of emerging department stores today is like high-end shopping malls occupied by luxury brands in later generations. Most of the customers who come to shop are rich, but the salesmen who are clean and well-dressed, with a decent smile, are just a small screw at the end of the industrial chain.Caroline is not interested in what they think of her. She wants to know if she can have the opportunity to be one of them today, and then get a salary that allows her to match meat and vegetables.

According to Caroline's expectation, she should go directly to the manager's office, but the current shopping malls have not put maps and guide signs on every floor as they did later.She looked around slowly, then walked over to a brown-haired girl who smiled at her from behind the counter.

"Hi," Caroline smiled, "Can you tell me how to get to the manager's office?"

"The manager's office is on the second floor. The first office on the second floor is next to the stairs. You can see the house number." The girl's voice was very gentle, which gave Caroline the idea that maybe we could chat more.

"My name is Caroline, Caroline Meeber. I'm actually here today to try my luck and see if I can find a job. Maybe you know that the mall is recruiting people recently?"

"I don't know too well, but it's true that people are often recruited. You can ask Mr. Adler, he is the manager here." The girl smiled at Caroline again, and stomped behind the counter. "By the way, I'm Anne."

"Thank you very much, Anne."

"It's okay, I wish you good luck," Anne said, looking at Caroline, with a trace of nostalgia in her eyes.

After thanking Annie again, Caroline quickly found the manager's office.

She straightened her hair and hat, patted the folds on the skirt that had been pressed out at some point, and knocked on the door three times with moderate strength.

"Please come in".A muffled answer came from the room.

Caroline put a smile on her face again, pushed the door and walked in.