New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16
WOMEN GO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
THINGS THAT ARE EXPENSIVE AND THINGS
THAT ARE NoT-wHAT MAKES
THE DIFFERENCE


Women always begin do their Christmas shopping
weeks before the holidays This does however
they begin buying at that early date 1t takes
era weeks for woman IN get into good shopping trim
Now will out two three DAYS before Christ
walk brisky into look rapidly over the things
before him. point 70 this and that lay roll Of
give address and hurry out again. But woman!
She gets friend and they spend the first few days walk
ing up and looking into shop windows
During the next they inside and price things But
they do buy. Then having stocked their minds with
the pictures Of things they to buy but
can't they devote at least another week to footing M the
amounts intended purchases scratching here and
inserting there until the list is bewdernR tumble Of
black lines insertions and dollar marks The final fe"
days before in mad rush from one
end city the other in search Of the articles they
have chosen They their allowance. lose them-
hopeessy in the OF their purchases find them
selves utterly unable tell for whom they bought this
thing thing and sit the whole Of the night on
Christmas Eve realoting the whole OF bundles and
packages
The way in which some Of their Christmas money IS
laid out often strikes remarkable 70 soy the
least Two young who were evidently taking
time by the oreock stopped before window the other
day the inside Of which a OF gering. dazzling
jewery and gew-gaws oh. Alice said one. must
40 In and get pretty bauble for Jen Papa gave
me handsome yesterday 10 buy presents, anc
ne said that he hoped would Jen fairly this year
Jen is such good sister know She always spends
all her pin-money us. and she is always so good
natured that don't always think OF her.
Yes do let US 60 in." said the other l am going
something real nice for mamma this year. Ana
In.
What lovely bracelet" said Alice. her lighting
on shining band within showcase Isn't It lovely -
she cried slipping 1t defty over her hand upon her
wrist, Oh and only s140 Isn't II perfect jewel OF
bracelet And she twirled It around her graceful
arm and held 1t up shining under the the tinted
electric light Only s14o too. l would Ike to have
that"
Her companion to whom she turned. was now lost
IN admiration however before two eardroDs. They
the danes. bits Of sparkling diamonds and they seemed
made for her pink they slipped into the percngs
.o easily shooting their sparkling light as II glad 10
rest there.
Only $50! That impossible 70 believe !" she
cried looking eagerly into the polished glass before her
Such beauties they must have them"
Margaret said the other suddenly al have an
idea You buy me the bracelet for Christmas and IN
get YOU the eardrops" they made the purchase con
graduating themselves the bargains The one placed
her check the and received sl0 in change
The other had the diamonds charged her father After
handling their presents fondy, laughing them and
calling them dear. sweet things they turned get
something for "Jen." and mamma"
Al tho end OF half hour one OF them said YEARLY
Things are so expensive There pretty llttle
pin there would like get 1t for Jen but It's se3
Jen really doesn't for ornaments anyway. and |
can get lovely pair OF gloves Zoe Sc and there
perfectly beautiful handkerehiefs at * for sl2
box, six Of them. know she would like that better
Pam has been talking much about extravaganza"
answered companion and can't get anything for
mamma for less than s20. ! don't Ike to have every
thing charged to him / think / will ask him get
her something for W give her. He knows better
what she would like" Then the two. with last. lin
gcrns look ~ Jewel which they both wanted but the
price Of far up into the hundreds that they
were afraid they could scarcely AFFORD get
the door, tho jewellers clark ssiiAnH - himself