Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-28
SHOPPING.


in that particular. They can write books
and make speeches, and all that sort of
thing, but they are not up to shopping.
It takes the ladies for that. Men 60 to
store and select what they want and
buy it. But that is not shopping-that
requires no genius for that
Men pretend they do not like to 60
shopping with the ladies. l wonder who
ever asked them? What lady would
have such an incumberance on such an
occasion? :? Men are well enough in their
places. Young gentlemen are convenient
to take us to concerts, and see us home
from Church, and bring us boquets and
music; and husbands are useful, I suppose,
to pay the bills, &C., but for a shopping
excursion they are quite out of place.
Don't understand me to insinuate that
l have any distinguished ability that way.
Not at ALL only speak for my sex. In
fact, / acknowledge that | am regarded
by my lady acquaintances as a poor hand
at it. But my friend SallieZ is model
shopper | am taking lessons of her,
and hope to be perfect by the time ] am
married. A few days since she invited
me with her
Il wish to look at the new style silks"
said she.
Why, do you want drcss?" said 1
Really" said Sallie, if it was not
impolitc, l should say you were verdant.
| don't want dress-but that's no rca-
son | should not see the material"
So Sallie and sailed out. The first
store we entered, she asked whether the
merchant had received his spring goods.
He said he had, and enquired what she
would like to see.
Show me your new style dresses, y
said she, (" such as berage robes, and lawn
robes; handsome striped and plaid silks;
brocades and changeable silks arc not
much worn this spring, but I'll look at
your solid colors."
The merchant soon had his counter
spread with goods. She examined and
tossed the pieces about making various
ugly creases in them, to see whether they
would come out again by rubbing.
What style is most worn" inquired
Sallie.
Well, we sell probably more plaids
and stripes than any other.
Have you any with the chene stripe?"
"Oyes, some very fine" and a variety
of pieces were produced.
"Well can't say after all, that | like
the chene stripe; they look like the old
style reviewed; l prefer the plaids; the
green is very pretty"
So Sallie held it in various lights, rub
bing and creasing it. Well it don't
crease much,' said she, I wonder whether
it will cut
"No, it is boiled silk; and we find the
plaids and stripes usually wear well.'F
"Your silks are quite pretty, and you
may cut me off samples" continued Sallie.
This the merchant was forced to do,
though with rather bad grace, as most
of his goods was in patterns, and he
feared spelling the piece.
"Will you be kind enough to give me
samples of the solid colors?"
These were all furnished.
This plaid, you say, is 81 81. Isthat
the lowest?"
{" Yes-we can't take less"
"How many yards in the pattern ?"
fourteen"
I'D rather have eighteen perhaps ]
might conclude to have founces. Well,
I'll take the samples and show my moth
er, and then make up my mind. Have
you any Coates cotton /? Give me spool
| No. 33.
This was handed her, and she paid five
cents, and we left. | looked tiny watch.
We had been there exactly one hour.
"What cheat. I can buy these spools
for four cents said Sallie, when fairly
out, "and besides, we forgot their
shawls p . -
So we went to another store.
I" Have you Stella shawlsg, as6
"Yes--some beautiful ones just opened.
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