New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-28

with most praiseworthy efficiency One learns to re-
spsct womes capacity here IN Paris; ana ana no AIM i
Guilty Mt all IN managing any rights that men miens
decide TO confer on them. The CharooilieIe' ~ U.
course, "a is implied by her taking thar
business much less of a woman than either oil
the others: but | believe either OF the others
would be rs capable as any man. not pr5teIhatuIaHII
endowed for the position. of taking charge ol tle
POs;-O flee or the Street-Ccanng, or, say, our SuS-
tom-lIouse. They would make the men obey ORDERS
and If they made up their minds TO nave ho cheai-
ing there would he none; and dare say That IL
they came to a contrary decision they conld manage
their Departments to fheIr own proiit and TO the
public loss as well any pubiic officer we have III
NCw-YOTk. For, am not wishing to draw picture
of ideal virtue have never been cheated by either
of the five excellent women have mentioned,
though such is my respect for their ability mat
know they could do IL without trOuble if they tired;
but it is welluuderstood part of the shop-keepers
business here to make the best bargain that Is posi-
bic. speak now of shops as are shops. We do not
bargain with our grocer. our vegetable woman. our
coal woman. or even with our lamp woman their
prices are supposed TO be the market prices, ana
they ask what their neighbOrs are asking. But,
try your hand at buying anything exceptional, or
outside the list of everyday needs. Try purple anu
fine linen, or lace and feathers, or Jewey or DOCKS
or rare old furniture or walk with the innocence OF
Fly into the little paror of the tailor and the shoe
maker, and see with how little respect for your own
intellectual faculties you will issue forth! The
real Paris shop-keeper looks upon her shop
with enemies aud she holds herself free
to employ every weapon winch nature and art nave
put into her hands OF course, all of the class are
not equally clever. There aTe many WHO 1all III
throwing the delicate laSso of Hattery, who are not
inventive enough in their description OF the adyan
tagcs their goods enjoy over all others or VINO lach
that dsccrnment which mistress in tho art pos
seSses for the weak points in Der adversary arnor
But. class, they are ineOmparably sklilful, ana
many are the bleeding purses that show now wen
they have aimed. How tempting place does GER
tain shop pass daily IN my walks look to be 10
him no stands outside. II is perhaps 80 feet long
upon the sidewalk, and runs back 20 feet. 1t is
oau nd il elegant,
staBtial and seemingly expensive style that Is so
common here in trst-class shops. A sklllul uph0l-
stcrcr man with poor eye for color, and with 100
much common sense 10 put IN anything merely ioT
show, has been intrusted with the hitting up. AL
each end there are counters III front OF large com
Portable Vevet-cOveTed divans. and on each OF THESE
divans sit six go0d-lOokng, wedTeSsed girls en-
gagged in wOmanly knitting and embroidery. In lhe
middle of the side opposite the street SITS at her eSK
in her best bib and thicker, the equally good'lOoKlhg
dame-au-comPor, either busy with her BOOKS, OF;
like the girls. busy with her knitting. The walls OF
the briilidutly-hghted room-and 1t VIII be nAhted
80 till 10 O'ClOCk-aTe panced with large ana lahu-
some mirrors, and bright with welldeslgncd decor
alton. Tho side next the street Is one long
window. where are displayed many pretty
boxes intended TO be filled with bonbons, but not too
many 10 impede IN the least the view OF the interior
of the shop The scene is bright, cheerful ana COM
forting TO the wet and sloppy crowd that cages along
the muddy sidewalk despatched by the rushing cabs
and OmnibCSes. 1t looks If II were the hrst-caSs
of graduates IN wOTsted-wOTk and polite converSa-
ton in the great coming female college, up for exam
nation. Nothing cOuld he more matronly than the
matron. or mole demuTe and unconscious than the
girl Bnt all tbOu wet and bedTaggled lily. enternot
this pretty spot fOndly thinking that you want only
a quarter of pound of Indigestion in tho shape OF
bOnbons You will find to Your cost who IS, and who
is not up for examination. You Will be asked ques-
topS ha YOU cannot answer, and the feeble answers
that Won do make will be sweety misunderstood
Yours is the handsomest Of the handsome and lud-
CrouSly expensive boxes in the window; You have 30
many pockets of bOpbons that YOU cannot hnd pOck-
cts enough; You have consented TO have SIX other
boxes sent home at the same time from when TO
choose and in looking at such change as Is Oblglng
liz returned TO yOu you find to your chagrn that all
vour study of ColbOrns Mental Arithmetic has been
Of no use to you whatever Such is the imaginary
fate prophesy for whoever of the inexperienced
dare en- Ter the attractive shop and there dozens
of others into which should soon think oi trust
ing myself. &C