The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-21
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FOLLOWING A Lacy TnROuaR TIE
pRY GOODS PALACES
The Chief Disersioa Of I4adtsa Sfasss
Fascinating by Modern skili --fsow
Customer IL TAKEN Care
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New York Times. j

New York Tin1esl
STVhat is it," asked the reporter OF q
/ young matroa, who, dresses in silk attiTs
| and siller aas to spare what 10 the subtle
| intoxication, the delicious axhiiaration Of
| the ceremony OF saopping which SO enthrahs
/! the feminine worlIW
"Ah,' laughed toe high priestess OF the
/ rifle, "a well try TO describe the faint
/, intangible perfume of a sprig OF mignoueste
or set To music tbs hnbbiing song CT q chills
laugh Ii is some Instinct born wthiu
us, developed ar @ very early age and
lasting as long as We do Il survives ali
circumstance and condition, As universal in
gil classa. 10 be- & woman is to love to
shop, and the mechanics wife spends her
Saturday nights surplus with the same
aest that the lady % tbs miIionail.ers nome
enpbies her we'll filed pnr e--each over the
counters Of her favorits shopping place
'Aud doyon never, absolutely never be-
come tired Of its' he inquired. II should
think ii woul3 grow SO awfuliy mpuo5o-
nous
aNot All ALL his companion replied
quickly 90 begin with, frash needs are
constantly arising A won,an's toilet I'D
snits Of endless variety and positively de-
.na,.5s more things nan are dreamed Of in
mascpEne philosophy. ANY woman with
money to >pent, little or much, can find 3
felt want 10 supply on the instant. 1t does
NOT grow nionotonous became the range OF
garment an fabric is almost unlimited in
Shese fortunate avs It is {. ceaseieas pleas.
IRE simply to sea tre beautiful things TIA
merchants offer Wills the act of purchas-
ing presents t. bewildering ana indefinite
choosing
IN A DRY GOODS PALACE
"Ths stores are so enormous, most OF
them" suggested the reporter, Il should
lose my way, besds5 never being able 10
procure the article I wart>d.n
@CD. 40, you wouldn't. laughed his fair
informer "yDu you'd be TOO well taken
care OK for that From the moment You
enter one Of the modern dry goods palaces
for the name is more betting them than
the railroad coaches which adopt it 50 freely
you are subjected to g courteous care and
watchfulness that is at once efficient and
sat- factory Suppuse ! want cambric
handkerchief. | enter the outer d DOR Of the /
store 1T which / wi h 10 buy, which is |
opened for ms by IA boy in livery, and il
tho day be stormy AN quickly relieved of
my wet umbrella. aud buraened instead
with smell metal check distinctly uurn-
berad. As this is handel me I a,il met by |
the mead Fl tor walker, generally ,nau OF !
distinguished appearances and atfabis I'D.
drsss
'Cambric anl'serchieSsI Thi way, /
madam, and follow aim to "A second aisle
perhapA Here another floor walker meets
me, and learning from tbs first my require.
ments, Conduct me down the si,le To the t
elevator touching the bel' before he quits
my side,
"a moment and step from the car to the
second floor. The heal OF thus floor meet
me- q brief, courGs question, and [ am
pas ed along under one escort after another
I'LL in tbs extreme corner OF The airy and
spacious loft / find myself comfortably I
ssatsd, AID upon the counter before me is
being displayed every grade, size and price
OF any laays carnbrlc handkerchief that
was ever made. Ii | had said sealskin
cloaks to the first man who addressed me I
would have been no 5etter treated. Tie
merchants OF New York make guests Of
their customers. ana add not q little thereby
tn the pleasure OF bnyirag .nt tsseir eaaatera
AT the rate you describe" persisted thu
reportar ut must be an endless task 50 get
through even en- ordinary shopping listlp
lit is long operation, was the quick as
sent A0nt do not wau sac how it could be
helped. The matter has grown to such pro-
portions that il has got 70 DO matter Of
Time. Think what an army Of buyers the
shopping district of the city daily caters to-
All the suburban towns OF New Jersey and
The Hudson, Long land, Staten Island, the
great cities across either river besides upper
New York it elf. send continuously living
stream 60 this center. When YOU think
If it the wonder is that so nuch
nc k,nJ
lime that it il. OF course the most
complete system exists the facilities for
making change ars at the maximum, the
,lerks behind the counters nearly equal tbs
purchasers before every man has his
special assignment Of wares ct mis- tongues
md.
WORRIED BY THE LADIES.
4There is rsally but one obstacle, " she
continued, with sigh, ITO prevent the
apid and easy accommodation of everybody
Who could possibly reach the stores"
4And that Isl"
yourselves. I have got to aa nit that the
'verage woman Is, as shopper. q clog to
ny system of service which may be ar
anged for Der. She Doesn't know what she
wants, even when she sees it, and =
o got 8 thing without looking about
y To break soma unwritten law of her !
eing. Half the complaints against so
allied Indifferent or impairment clerks '
noutd he directed toward the otaer side OF
he counter, for the clerks are frequently /,
adgered and worried by the lad ias ~ whom
ae, are honestly sndeavoring to please TO
be pitch of tortnre--and it is this oft-re-
Gated persecution which has produced,
aink, tue curious condition OF antagcnisrn
Ihich You will 81 often observe between the {
'Fo classes so mutually dependent upon each 9
ther-ihe seller. and she who CONES to buy. b
Inc we are drifting into deep waters Its t
ather absurd 70 talk metaphysics over buy
ig bonnet @
Can not you give me some golden rules
or shopgingf asked the reporter after 8
pause You seam to SPEAK with
akGorltg upon the subject
aNot mors than any Of my sex We ere '
Il gifted upon this topic and we ali have |
ar own individual view, Experience il u
1T sole guide in the matter, and this being Q
itferent y every case, OF course affords q 5
ide range OF opinion My advice to o man ]
bout 30 shop would be, first, don't: then il z
on must, go to tue acknowledged be t r,lacas p c
woman knows Ia moment whether q bar 2
ain IS = bargain. but 4 man must take the p
ORD of tins Seller; there ara maay p
ACES IN this city where ths seller may be y
holly trusted, his goods are this hest at tins O.
riea, and the price is the lowest for the b
Gods Be surs that you ara in . safe >
ace. then 20 ahead, ami you viii be sur Il
'isad st tho sass OF shopping sns tbs salts I u
Icsion aftarwsrd.H
Growth Of Melbourne.
Exchange.
Melbourne Is cited as proof that the STAR a
empire has taken . trip to the s9uthward :,