Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-05-19

all this trouble, she will refuse TO pur-
chase II, without any scruple or apol-
ogy. Some think they have a right
TO exchange articles at the place where
they were bought; whereas. that prit-
llege should be asked as n favour, only
where You are a good customer: and
then, but rarely. For the sake of buy.
ing a COMMON calico dress, some girls
Will run through all the dry-goods
stores they can find, tumbling ovef n
counter-full of printed goods in each;
aski.g for patterns At every place, and
yet mt make up their minds 70 buy
sisstefs <gheyd ! 50 pUzzIed ~ tie
variety, they cannot choose. Now,
would it moi be far better, to confine
yourself to two or three stores where
You are known, and where you can
rely upon what is said, and where
they have but IN price? 1t is a great
mistake, TO suppose that you get things
cheapet, fof dealing with persons
whom you can beet down in their pri-
ces, for such persons always begin with
asking rs much moro as they mean to
abate, of a customer who is in that
habit. When You have quite decided
on the piece of goods you prefer, as
king for a pattern Of that, to see if it
will wash well, is all very proper.
If your dealings are confined to a few
places, and to persons who know you.
you car with a better grace allow
them, sometimes, to wait upon you in
vain; but, when you have given stran-
gers much trouble in showing you
goods, none of which suit YOU, you
should make n point of buying some
thing else, before you leave the store.
There are certain articles which can
never come amiss to a woman, and in
which there need be very little choice;
such as tape, thread, pins, etc. Any
little purchase, with q civil expression
of regret, for the trouble you have
given, will ave all unpleasant feeling,
and is the least return you can make
for wasted services. If you are habit
ually attentive to the convenience of
others, you will be on the alert, to pre-
vent those who attend upon you, from
opening o parcels of goods, than
is necessary; you will also be careful
how you handle nice goods, and will
not tumble them over carelessly; you
will not try on gloves without asking
leave to do so, nor then, without great
care not to %inJure those you reject.
BE in the habit of calculating for
yourself the amount You are to pay,
instead of blindly paying whatever you
arc told is the sun due; always look at
the change you receive, and satisfy
yourself that it is right, before you put
1t into your purse. If two persons
agree in their calculations, it is most
likely they are correct, but, without
this check, you may pay more or less
than you owe; for tenders in shops
often make plumbers, and a dollar
given away in n mistake may deprive
you of the pleasure of giving it in
charity.
l cannot imagine any II of a high.
ly-cultivated mind, aud full of useful
occupation, with a just appreciation of
the value of time. and of the true end
of existence, being fond of shopping.
rs n pastime; to such, therefore, l
would say, if you would economize
time and money, lever 60 a shopping
with girls Of your own age; never look
round a store to see what there is to
tempt you to useless expenditure; but,
when you have nscertained, at home,
that YOU really need some articles OF
dress, make up your mind as to the
material and the cost, and then go, eli
Their alone or with an experienced
friend 10 n well-known store, and make
the purchase. If you afterwards see
something that you like better, il will
not trouble you, if you have learned
not to attach much importance TO the
subject, and would rather wear some
thing less becoming, than spend your
time in searching all stores for the
prcttiest pattern.
Always remember that a store is n
public place; that you are speaking be-
fore, and often 10, strangers, and, there
fore. there should be a certain degree
of reserve, in all you do ard say; new
CT carry on any conversation with your
companions, on topics that have moth
ing TO do with your shopping, and do
not speak or laugh aloud; but des-
patch your business in a quiet and po-
lite manner, equally removed from
haughtiness and familiarity. Some
times, in pressing you I buy their
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