Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-07
Secondhand Dresses.

Second-Han Dresses
In buying secondhand garments. :"
said q South-Side dealer in women 5
! clothes yesterday, 1--WE always try TO
get as many large ones as we can"
why sop he was asked
! because the people We buy from are
Americans, who are generally SINAI.
while those we sell them 10 are for>iyn-
ers. the Irish principally. who are large
! and wei developed. his goes foehoN
that the Americans have the most
money Frequently ca1-of clothing is
very fine and but little worn. fine
! women who ride in carriages wear out
their dresses in the back just between
the shoulders Then they sell them to
US They are easily repaIred and look
so well after the changes aresm adef hat
We sometimes sell them for SIS and
S29- The original owners could easily
make the changes We do and continue
TO use the garments. bat by the time
they are worn this way their freshness
is gone, and even If that were not so
they would be ready TO part with them
ANYHOW. Women do not like a dress
that lasts too long They like to be
changing ali the time
And they are probably glad to get
nd of their old garments at am price. -
No, thef a e not. They always
want good price, and they know how
TO drive a smart bargain sometimes.
They always want more than they get,
but a. rule they know what the goods
are worth 10 Us, and know that they are
well-paid accordingly Sometimes they
put their prices so high that we can not
touch them Not long ago received
postal card from woman living on
West Washington street. asking me TO
ca and examine some clothing on a
ertain day l did no. ike this. be-
cause / knew BY the mention of the day
that she had notified Others in the same
business TO come some other time. Still,
being in that Reighborhood the day in
question. | "a led and was shown the
goods. She said she could not sell them
10 me that dar, but that | might see
them and write down on q slip OF paper
the price / would pay for each article.
] saw there was no chance Ter a trade.
and concluded TO teach her lesson
while ] was at IL ] took the list and
wrote down what i would pay Offering
IN the aggregate about twenty dollars
more fhan could have sold the goods
Tor myself. The result was what hsd
expected. She would not sell 10 any of
the dealers who subsequently ca led be-
cause they did not offer as much as /
had The next thing | knew he sent
me another postal TO call again. but 1
wrote her that / had no use for tue
ff6REfef1hss ri s psksr
that she had them siin and could not
stYEfkase sid Aat YOU bug most Of
your goods from american women
" e: = e. ss arz. lplaosslI they Aasrss the the
poss1 to sPx tksn xsd fhsretsrs they,
have them: Wien he gods are worn
sta ieasfffly to Re aasgeLfaetf1 theF seellif
them because they are N ore-FtetA Oh an
people of other nationalities.- fRhe
.EUi E5 ysTys ~ r0 TIT
more frusaAtb the Amen cans TneyN
do not sell old clothes beoa lse, they can
do ,betteE sometimes by disposing Of
f4em bo, thssf fhe}p or giiySins them to
their poor kindred. 1t Is a9Somuon,
thing among the Germans for the lady
OF gffsyAssqnaHtocpu le
and work a week or two about the
pysuises II exchange for-a old dress
Well. the dress is worth IT, bat you see
the Americans are too proud to do
hnefhEYaE HreyheaTpdy,
9eS NY th&n I'M gSod monE kN il
they have anything TO sell they sell It
for money"
.You-ceeh ge- hold Of garments that
heed no Iepairing what1rer don't
sou,n E
Yes. "A great nliny sspad Mn buy
dress. Eeaf II afe1tEses. and then
take 6slike 10 D. and ne not pntFe-
quently rome into pussessiohm a. As
sou1never see. theza q 4lse stores sou
the JeoSrsst goots. bnt 3atzis q mis-
Iake Irere are ma1y wasa.G dis
posing q sfase alseds, ore - yon
hay depend upon, you viii never see
them displayed openly in any store