The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-03-26
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ladies shopping on Sixth avenue 70 the
cranks you have just mentioned" said
the youthful listener, gravely.
Tho principle is the same. dear-the
principle is precisely the same" said the
strong-minded lady, emphatically. "But
to continue with my Aunt Lizzie. One
day she came home with huge pink
sheet, which she had folded into as
small a compass as she possibly could,
and stuffed under her sealskin jacket.
Look here, Philip, she said to her hus-
band, isn't this a deliciously cheap
thinga Fancy! l only paid a penny
per yard
".What's it forp' said Philip, with q
/ grunt. 4 don't see what the use of it is.
1t may be cheap, but what's it for?'
| ", i don't know what it's for. I'm sure,
but it would have been aperfect sin to let
it 60 by at such ridiculously low price.
It'll come in useful some time
..She had wardrobe" continued the
strong-minded lady, perfectly full OF
remnants she had bought at sales and
subsequently made into dresses. Some
times she kept the remnants for years
before she had them made up. They
were consequently most old fashioned,
and frequently have heard people say:
There is Lizzie with one of the dresses
Noah's wife wore when she came out of
the ark. In other points my aunt was
perfectly sensible. She could talk poll
tics like a professional politician, was
well versed on the literature of the day,
and entertained friends in graceful and
charming manner. But to see her rise
at an early hour of the morning and go
off to a sale at the same time her hus-
band left for business, not to return un-
til he did. late at night, was heart
rending spectacle. couldn't reason
her out of such proceedings. though l
tried my hardest to do so. She was
quite obdurate. suppose you know"
continued the strong-minded lady, ''that
bargain-hunters are really the most I'M
worldly people living. A lady, let us
say, can obtain certain article at Har-
lem for fifty-two cents. Very good.
She hears, however, that in Twenty
third street the same thing is sold ut
forty-eight cents. At once she Jumps
up and goes down town. She pays ten
cents to the elevated road for her jour-
ney down and ten cents for her return.
But she says: 'Ihave gotwhat wanted
for forty-eight cents, while at Harlem it
would have cost four cents more She
has positively no idea that the article in
reality has cost her sixty-eight cents.
She would laugh at you if you were to
endeavor to convince her of that fact"
s'She's an exception" said the young
companion, with SMILE
Don't you believe it." commanded
the lady of the vigorous mind, almost
stirring the bottom out of the cup which
contained her chocolate. s.She's no ex-
ception. don't say, either, that she's
the rule, but l assert that she represents
. very large class of bargain-hunting
ladies. should recommend o complete
course of logic as remedy of what I
must consider rs an abnormal state of
mind. Doctors may say what they like
about female foibles, but I'm female,
and know what those foibles should be-
l suppose you have never heard that
there exist ladies who make it = part Of
their daily duty to visit the principal
stores Of the city, look at quantities of
goods, and never buy q cents worth.
assure you that's fact. Some of the
big stores here have made that discovery,
and have, moreover. by engaging the
services of keen-eyed and observant
shop walkers, SO arranged things that
these ladies become known to the sales
men, who consequently decline to waste
their time with them. In q large
Twenty-third street store the other day
! was told that whenever one of these
ladies comes into the establishment the
shop-walker conducts her to the desired
counter, says to the salesman the word
cave, which, of course, you know,
dear, means beware and leaves her,
satisfied that she will not remain very
long in the store. When salesman re-
ceives cave customer he at once de-
clares that the article she desires to see
il sold out, and won't be in stock again |
for . long time
well, what do these women mean by |
such aimless shoppingp'
why, my dear. it's . cheap enter |
eainmenk You remember Jonas Chuz-
zlewit, who used to visit the outsides Of |
theaters and the insides OF churches be-
cause they cost nothing. Well, the same |
principle ID involved in this aimless shop
ping business. OF course it is an out |
rageous thing to do, but you know there |
are lots of people who will do outrageous |
things. and think nothing of 1t. H1sual-
y takes . couple Of months before . |
cave customer can Be Satisfactorily |
distinguished. this city being 80 large |
that she can divide her Improbable pat |
ronhge among many stores. These Ia |
dies generally carry sachels, and have |
al tho appearance Of the most invcterate |
shoppers. They make minute inquiries
= 70 the goods they are inspecting, and
always turn away with the words, sor-
rcwfully uttered: This is not exactly
what / want How extremely annoy
In&. And, " continued the strong-mind- |
Cd lady angrily, - she paid the waiter
lor hor ch0colate, and In her deep alb
straction forgot to Tip" him, you read
q tie poor wretches who are taken 70 |
he police station because they arc said
% b disorderly in causing snnoyances
n the public streetsP I have seen .
poor 6ttle hanana-seller captured by =
policeman, and numerous others who
are endeayoring to make livelihood,