The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-21
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453 3 DRY GOODS PALACES

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| New York Times.l
| aWhat is it," asked the reporter OF
young natron. who, dresses in silk attiTs
and siller mas to spare = what is the suhll.
intoxication, the delicious collaboration o.
the ceremony OF shopping which SO enthran
the feminine worllY 81
"Ah," laughed the high priestass OF the
rite, "a we'll try to describe tha faint
intang bic perfume of q sprig Of mignouette
or set 10 music the hubbling song os 9 child:
laugh. Ii is some instinct born with,
us, developed at very early aga and
lasting as long as we do. Ii survives al
circumstance and condition, is universal in
ell classes 70 be s woman is to love tC
shop, and the mechanics Wits spends he1
Saturday nights surplus with the same
sest that the lady OF the n,illonaire's hons
emptes her well filed pur -e-eaeh over the
counters Of her favorite shopping place"
aAud doyou never, absolutely never be-
come tired Of its' he inquired II should
think ii would grow SO awfully mnnoso-
nous
SHOT at ALL his companion replied
quickly. $40 begin with, fresh needs are
constantly arising, A woman's toilet ad-
mits Of endless variety and positively de-
s,a,ads more things han are dreamed Of il
,aascnIiae philosophy. Any woman with
money to spend. little or much, cen find q
felt want to supply on the instant. It does
not grow nlonotonous because the range OF
garment an fabric is almost unlimited in
these fortunate days 1t is /. ceaseless pleas.
IRE simply to see the beautiful things tia
merchants offer Wills the act Of purchas-
ing presents t. bewildering and indefinite
choosing
IN A. DRY GOODS PALACE
"Ihe stores are SO enormous most OF
ahen," suggested the reporter, y should
lose my way, besides never being able 60
procure the article wanted"
9On. 40, yon wouIin't, laughed his fair
informer "you gould be too we'll taken
care OF for that. FROM the moment you
enter one of the modern dry goods palaces
for the name is more betting them than
the railroad coachss which adopt it SO freely
you are subjected to 8 courteous care and
watchfulnsss that IS at once efficient and
sati factory Snppo,e want a cambria
handkerchief. l enter the outer door of the
store ut which I Wi h 10 buy, which is
opened for ma by II boy in livery. and if
tho day be stormy am quickly relieved of
my wet umbrella. and huraened instead
with smell metal check distinctly uuYn-
berad. As this is handel me am me, by
the head Fl or walker, generally man OF
distinguished appearances and affabls ad-
dress.
'Canbric han lgerchietsi Thi way,
madam, and follow him to second aisle,
perhapx Here another door walker meets
me, and learning from The first my require
ments, conduct ma down the aisle to the
elevator touching the bell before he quits
my side.
"a moment AMI step from the car to the
second floor Tns heal OF this floor meet
me, brief, courteous question, and / am
pas ed along under one escort after another
till in the exfrerns corner OF the airy and
spacious loft find myself comfortably
seated, and upon the counter before ME is
being displayed every grade, size and price
Of any ladys cambria handkerchief that
was ever made Ii | had said sealskin
cloaks to the first man who addressed me
would have been no better treated. Tie
merchants OK New York make guests Of
their customers. and add not little Thereby
IN the pleasure Of bay ing mt their aasaa.sra
Il tAt tho rate you describe persisted the
reporter, lit must be an endless task TO get
through even ar ordinary shopping listw
TT ia q long operation, was the quick as
sent, abut do not well soc how it could be
helped. The matter has grown to such pro-
portions that it has got to be matter Of
time. Think what an army Of buyers the
hopping district of the city daily caters to,
All the suburban towns Of New Jersey and |
,he Hudson, Long / land, Staten Island, the
great cities across either river, besides upper
New York itIelf. send continuously a living |
stream to this center When you think
# it thu wonder is that so much
.an be accomplished in the short |
lime that it i. Or course the most
complete system exists, the facilitie, for
making change are at the maximum, the
clerks behind the counters nearly equal til,
purchasers before. every man has his
md.
WORRIED BY THE LADIES.
sThere is really but one obstacle she
continued, with sigh ITO prevent TIE
apid and easy accommodation Of everybody
Who could possibly reach the stores.
And that is"
Ourselves. | have got to admit that the
.verage woman is, a. q shopper, a clog to
NY system Of service which may be ar
anged for her She doesn't know what she
wants, even when she sees it. and
0 got thing without looking about
J to break SONS unwritten law of her
eing Half the complaints against So
allied ind itferent or impertinent clerks
hould be directed toward the oSaer side OF
be- counter, for the clerks are frequently
adgered and worried by the ladias "a whom
he, are honestly endeavoring TO please to
he pitch OF torture-and it is this oftre-
Gated persecution which has produced,
hink, the curious condition OF antagonism
1hich You will 30 often observe between the
wo classes so mutually dependent upon each
ther--,he seller and she who comes to buy
Int we ara drifting into deep waters 1t is
ather absurd to talk metaphysics over buy
,g a bonnet
"Can not you give me some golden rules
or shoppingi asked the reporter after a
ioments pause You seem to speak with
uthorIty upon the subject
Not more than any OF my Sax We are
u gifted upon this topic, md We ell have
ur own individual view. Experience is
ur sole guilds in the matter, aud this being
iHevent y every case, OF course affords
'ide range of opinion. Ny advice to q man
bout TO shop would be, first, don't; then il
on must, goto tue acknowledged best nlacss p
!. woman knows IN a moment Whistler a bar
sin Is q bargain, but a man must take the
ord of the seller; shsre ara many
lacss in this city where the seller may Be
holly trusted, his goods are the best at the
rico, and the price is tho lowest for the
Gods Be SURE that you ara in safe
ace. then 20 ahead, and you will be snrs
rised at tho ease OF shopping AMI the sat;s-
Iction aftsrward.r
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Growth o. Melbourne.
lExchAneeI
Melbourne il cited as proof that the seaf
empire has taken trip to the sauthward. !