Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-02-09
Shopping.

ladies' always 60 shopping" for ihe Pu''
pose o! making purchases. Pleasure, a.
musemeni. exercise needed alike for lh,ir
physical good and their mental confof'---
The desire 10 see and be seen, 10 gossips
liule with their female friends, ,snd to Chat
with the handsome young gentleman
behind The counter"-noi unirequenUy
take them on round Of shopping
Lei Us look into one of our dry go1''
houses oG a bright pleasant morning. Ev'
ery thing looks neat and inviting. be
goods on the shelves are syslemsiissllV
arranged, counters well busted. shuwrea.
ses and windows ,sstefully decorated Win
eIitsring fnery and dazzling with rsdi-
ami coors. The "knieh, Of the yard.
sick" has just stepped in from breskfa''.
Look at the tout ensemble, "made cp,e-
gsrdcss Of expense" Of The genutman
whose business il is 10 wrap up pins spd
needles, and measure off cambrc and c'l-
leo, for angels in cripoline. His cosls
the very latest style, his linen fsut'es'.
his neck-tie perfect, boots polished like .
mirror, every hair on his head in its right
place. The ends OF his carefully brushed
and well oiled mouslsche stands oui 81 Mo
proper angle, and from "iop TO toe. no 10
the beau ideal Of dry goods salemsn. A
lady enters; with Chesler6eldisn polite.
ness and grace lie salules her and avh"
| her orders. An article is called for snd
quickly transferred TO the counter, but be-
| fore a word can be said in praise OF i's
beauty and chespness, another, and sli
another. and now three or four toge'hs',
and unll the house is alive with ,lters
and waterfalls, and the salesmsn's esrs
arc greeted with calls for a dozen sricles
at one and the same time. Soon The
shelves are bare, and the counter piled
with silks and sstins. lsces and la~ns,
beroges, and bobbines. muslins. poPhe',
challles, csmbrlcs. calicoes, corseis. boop
skirts, kerchie(s, slippers, ,balmorals,c cuffs.
collars, and scoro Of other articles need.
ed or used for feminine adornmen,.
And now amid chaterng equalled
only by that of an sviary. begins the
work Of inspection. Each article I' sI.
amned-some hastily. others closel,.
| This is too common, that too dear; 'his
rather light, thai just shade too dark;
this too gay, hat too sombre. "Mr.
Smith," says one, "oGered me this ueyy
article OF Eve cents less in the yaid;' "snd
Mr.. Brown" says another. "hss piece
OF this goods much prel,er and cheaper
and so they 60 on, pulling and hauling,n
this and that Thing. prsising ohe, finding
fault with another. passing Jcdgnen, up.
on all. few purchases are madc-s
paper Of pins, bunch Of tape. yard
two Of ribbon. and one by one. or in's
body. as if moved BY common Impul.s.
The .desr creatures" tuIa from The com
Ter, and with slight nod OF the head snd
a short good morning" vanish Oo! Of
the door. go
! What a change comes over opF ssiss-
man now There is a dark frown upon
his face. and naughty words i,sus from
hose lips so lately wreaIhed with pleas.
AM smiles. He cssls hasiy elsnce'si
Ihe contents OF the drawer increased bv
the sadirion Of a few dilapidsleJ frsciiob,l
noles. proceeds TO refold bY Poods snd
restore them 10 their places 10 be Hssr
overhsuled by the mex, comer'. and 's
he works lie erowls and grumbl's. snd
mutlers something about "uovbls for
nothing" women hard To please" "bei-
ter stay OF home and so on. 20