The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-11-20
GOING SHOPPING.
FOLLOWING A LADY THROUGH THE
DRY GOODS PALACES
The Chief Diversion Of Ladies' Made
Fascinating by Modern skin-How
Customer Il Taken Care
of-Badgered.
New York 1'imesl

NEW YORK T1mes-I
1What is it," asked the reporter Of
young matron, who dresses In silk attire
and siller has to spare" 4what Is the subtle
intoxication, the delicious exhilaration OF
the ceremony of shopping which SO enthralls
the feminine worllp
@Ah," Laughed the high priestess Of the
rite. "a well try TO describe the faint
intangible perfume Of sprig OF mignonetts
or set to music the bubbling song OF q child's
laugh. 1t Is some instinct born within
us, developed at . very early age. and
lasting as long as we do. II survives all
circumstance and condition, Il universal In
all classeS. To be q woman Is to love to
shop, and the mechanics wife spends her
Saturday nights surplus with the same
sest that the lady of the mill onaire's home
tmpties her we'll filed pur-e-each over the
counters Of her fsvorite shopping place"
Sand do you never, absolutely never, be-
come tired Of itP he inquired. al should
think it would grow SO awfully monoto-
nous"
"Not at ALL" his companion replied
quickly. ITO begin with, fresh needs are
constantly arising A woman's tolst ad-
mits If endless variety and positively de-
manis more things han arc dreamed Of in
masculine philosophy. Any woman with
felt want to supply on the in .tant 1t does
not grow monotonous because the range Of
garment ami fabric is almost unlimited In
these fortunate days. 1t Is a ceaseless pleas
ure simply to see the beautiful things the
merchants offer-while the act Of purchas-
ing presents q bewildering and indefinite
choosing"
INA DRY GOODS PALACE.
"Tbe stores are so enormous, most Of
them," suggested the reporter, II should
lose my way, besides never being able to
procure the article want,d."
"On. no, you wouldn't" laughed his fair
informer, "you would 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 coaches which adopt 1t 50 freely
you are subjected to a courteous care and
watchfulness that is at once efficient and
satisfactory. Suppose want a cambria
handkerchief. / enter tho outer door Of the
store at which / wish to buy, which Is
opened for me by boy in livery. and il
the day he stormy am quickly relievsl of
my wet umbrella. and buriened insteal
with a smsll metal check di.tinrtls uum-
bersd. As this Is hanlei me l am met by
the head A ,or walker, generally a man OF
distinguished appearance, AMI aifabls al
dress.
@Cambric han lkerchiafsi Thi way.
madam and follow him to II second al lie.
perbap. Here an 'ther floor walker NESTS
me, and learning from the first my require
ments, conduct, mo down the allie to the
elevator, touching the bel before he quits
my side.
"A moment and / stop from the car to the
second floor. Tie he'll o. this flor meet,
me, brief, CourteouI quo .tion, AMI am
pas ed along under one escort after another
till in the extreme corner OF the airy AMI
spacious loft l finl myself comfort IDLY
seated, and upon the counter before me IL
being displayed every grade. size aad price
Of any laly's cnmbrlc handkerchief that
was ever male. IL | had said s.alskin
cloak' TO the first man who addressed me
would havs been NJ better treateI. The
merchants OF New York make gusts of
their Gu toner, All a IA not little thereby
to the pleasure Of Luyins at their counters
AT the rate You describe" per i,tel the
reporter, lit NUT 10 TN endless task to get
through even an ordinary shoppI " listF
at is long operation" wa tbs q iicx as
sent, "but do MT Well see how it cJuld be
helped. The matter has grown to such pro-
portions that IL has got 10 10 matter of
shopping district OF ths city daily Gators to-
All the suburban towns OF New jersey and
the Hudson, Long lanl Staten Island, tho
great cities aero IS eith,r river, lie iies upper
New York it-elf, senl coatinaously living
stream to tlis center. When you think
Of 1t the wonler Is that so much
can be accomplished in the short
time that it /. OF course the most
complete System ex.s:', tbs facilities for
making chang are ut the maximum, tie
clerks behind the counters nearly equal tai
purchasers be;ors. every MAJ ma his
especial ,signmeat Of ware, at hi, tongues
end.
WORRIED by THE LADIES.
@Therc is really but ons obstacle" she
continued, with a sigh. ITO prevent tho
rapid and easy accommodation OF everyb Jdy
who could possibly reech the stores"
@And that is"
"Ourse!ve. have got to admit that the
average woman Is, al a shopper, a clog to
any system Of servic, which may be ar
ranged for her. Sue doesn't know what she
wants, even when she secs 1t. anI
to get q thing wit tout looking about
Il to break some unwritten law If her
being. Half the complaints against
called Indifferent or impertineat clerks
10 ulTeCteI tOWaTu Tie CSleT Sue or
the counter, for the Clerks are frequently
badgered anu worrie by the allie III whom
they are honestly endeavoring to please to
the pitch of toriure-anl it is this oft-re-
peated persecution which has proiucei, /
think the curious condition OF antsgonism
which you will 81 often observe between tie
two elias 'es SO mutually dependent upoi each
other-ihe seller AMI she who CONS, /, buy
Bnt We are drifting into deep waters 1t Is
rather absurd to talk metaphysics over buy
ing bonnet"
"Can not you give me some golden rules
for shoppingp asked the reporter after a
moments pause. "You seem to speak VITA
authority upon the subject"
4Not more than any OF my rex We ara
all gifted upon this topic. and we all have
our own individual view. Experience Is
our sole guide i'm the matter. and this being
different In every case. Of course aff,rls a
wide range Of opinion My advice TO man
about to shop would be- first don't; taen IL
you must. 60 the acknowledged best places
A woman knows In m ,ment Whit a bar
gain is bargain, but man must take tse
word Of the seller; there are many
places In this city where the seller may be
wholly trusted, his goods are the best at the
price. and the price /, the lowest for the
goods. Be sure that You ars in q safe
place then 20 ahsai, and you will be sur
prised at the ease OF shopping ant the salts
faction afterward."