Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-06-09

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quantity anu quality that YOU purcha>,i
No matter how bate the hour in tee even
ing, or how fAI the messenger has Come.
ii he brings you short quality or measure.
or inferior quality, aud promises by
all the saints in the calendar to
bring the remainder in the morning, do
not trust him. His promise is but mere
breath, and French tradesmen are 50
thoroughly accustomed to this sort of
detection that they make any deficiency
good without murmur, and meet you
again without blush or with some triv-
ial excuse for their rascality.
If you are ordering goods made up, or
purchasing just prior to leaving the city,
always, if possible, name three or four
days previous to the day rs the latest
you can wait, as those dealers who intend
to impose OF you will contrive to send at
the latest possible moment before your
departure, in order to prevent the very
examination recommended above, and
will have the silk dress, or handkerctiiefs,
or embroideries, or whatever it may be,
packed up very nicely for Madame's
pOrtmanteau, and regret that they are so
very late, SO that you may thrust the
package into the last trunk or portman-
teau and pay for it without inspection,
as they have contrived that many care
less Americans should do.
Ladies who make the rounds tn fash
ionable modistes, milliners and others,
shOnld bear in mind that most of these
people have one of their number certainly
who speaks and understands English, and
they themselves, from their constant
contact with English speaking purchas.
ers, either speak it or understand it toll
erably we'll. 1t is a common practice at
many of these places, when shopping
party of Americans come in, if any of
them speak French, for the milliners and
their assistants to feign an ignorance Of
English, in order that they may get at
the minds of their customers aud use
them accordingly.
Thus, I have seen a party ask, in the
French tongue, through one Of their
number, the price of au article, and on
being told, confer with each other in
English, surprising that they were not
understood, and agree it was better than
they saw elsewhere, or not so good, or if
they couldn't make the seller take twenty
francs off the price, they would take it
at any rate; every word Of which was
understood by the shrewd, but appar-
emily unconscious saleswoman, who made
use of the knowledge thus obtained to
her best advantage.
A common trick in Paris is to have
costumes in the shop window labelled at
very low figure, tempting the purchaser
te step in, only to find that this is but
sample, but that one can be made pre-
ciseIy like it in day or two. OF course,
when the costume comes home it is of
inferior quality, or imperfectly made, or
trimmings not equal to the sample-in
fact, an egregious imposition. But there
is no remedy; you ordered the goods;
the costume is cut and made to your
measure; you have no sample or witness
of your agreement; and, 'rather than
have FUSS" the bill is paid, and the
t.adesman reaps u round profit by his
deception; for this is just what they rely
upon, that American ladies or tourists
about leaving the city will pay rather
than ''asve fuss made about it.
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ossble exceptions among Paris trades
people: certain establishments xbo &C
tually -eem 10 have, by some means OF
other. learned that dealing dceeEriy fair
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