The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-27

amincs but Docs Not Buy-NOmen oiore
? Careless Than Sicn-Damage Done on n
Rainy Dag.
Hardly anything else offered at the stores
is 50 delicate rs fno books, or shows so
quickly the effects OF n careless hand. 1t
may be, but rarely il, the band Of true
book lover, who hes an appreciation of the
substance but little feeling Tor the form. He
should choose the secon. hand book stores as
the field Of bis exertions Of the libraries Of
the cheap publishers. More often, il mus. be
confessed it is feminine touch which
/ rumpics the thick leaves. blurs the engray-
ings. or cracks open the back II there's no
help for il, why won't tho dear creatures
confne their carcsses to the elegantly bound
checker boards, with History Of England
on the back, or the elaborate plush and gold
/ prayer books that won't opeal Then the
| bookseller would tee left in n far more spirit
/ tual frame Of mind. and the ladies' would be
/ just as well OF
All this, Of course. l. on TIE suppostion
that il IS the booksellers booi,s that are sub
jected tohard usage; if they are ones personal
Property, be may abuse them with inpunity
and no one may object. save on general
principles-one can't forever stand on the
Formally Of first acquaintance. says An
drew Lang IN a recent FOrtnightly Review
HELD OVER THE FIFE.
II remember, before the publication of a
novel now celebrated seeing a privately
printed velluia bound copy Of it on large pa
per in the hands of q literary lady She was
holding 1t over the fire, and had already /
ms Ha L.
the shells Of an afflicted oyster 1t is book |
which a poor man las written, she ez-
planned, and hes had it printed 70 see
whether some one won't be kind enough 10
publish it, | veatured. perhaps pedan-
tically, % point on, that the poor man could
not be 50 VERY poor or be would not have
made so costly an experiment on Dutch pa
per But the lady said she did not know
how that might be, and she won- on toast!ng
the experiment. In all this there i, a fine
contempt for everything but the spiritual as
poet Of literature. there is an aversion 10 the
mere coquetry and display Of morocco and
red letters. and the toys which amuse the
minds Of men,
\ certain book seller Who is noted for his
courtesy observes that there IS no COMPARE
son between the way men treat bis books and
the way Of the women Few men. compare
lively. examine his stock, and for tho most 7
part they are men who know That the men
appreciate the value OF his books. while the
women depreciGte il, was his litte mot
V hlle such woman as Andrew Lang de-
scrlbes ma be found now and then her
class IS small But who can number the host
of women who look on books IN the light Of
.f.f.1.f ffty-. /.
means Of ascertaiuing their value that they
would in examining silk draperies' From l
such standpoint. asked . guess the value !
IF fine book, she is morally sure 10 estimate /
IL not moro than half
Of A RAINY DAY q
Our friend the bookseller said tina. about 3
year ago be received over hundred fine y
ieliotypes from a Boston publisher which be q
exposed for sale. All day they stood there. C
he admiration Of nearly every woman that f.
inferred bis store and al night they looked e
cry little Ike the beautiful prints OF a few a
lolrs before They were crumpled and
oiled, and one or two were torn, and. that b.
lothing might be lacking 70 complete their 7
uin each had mysterious, small purple u
tainS ali along the margins. The day lad N
zen rainy, and these tell tale marks were b.,
be prints Of the Wet, blacl; l.id gloves OF his p,
ustomers he says also that IL is no. un- -,
ommon for women 20 come into his store r.
ut II a snow storm, lay down their wet -.
lufs and umbrellas Oh bis beautiful and
ostly books, where feT- seconds are sufi-
lent 70 take dollars og- Of their value, AID %
-eetly turn their attention 70 something W.
se. At such times the poor bookseller hur- T..
les % the rescue with fear and trembling ga
IS, be shall displease his customer, and as e'
olteiy as possible removes the wet articles &C.
-0m lis books ca
What do yoI do he was asked. "whon n a.
Dur customers succeed in spelling a fine ~
ool,' Do you call their attention 20 the
ct ard tell them you expect them to make lis
BOD the lossr Never, be replied, as If 20
ocked 10 the suggestion. They would III,
.ycr come into my store again. They very II,
rely notice the damage they have done, We
ID IT, as the extreme OK good breeding. they col
lerelan apology, we have 20 tell them its VI
right. When they 20 away we remove ma
q book, il can never be- sold except as Sec col
I hand.n What Spartan self restraint
0w any ordinary man would scream in
.ony: Dear madam, don't yoa sea what
VI have donel Look 1t that" AID rs the
$50 man said, she would undoubtedly d.,
gather Up her damp mistens and
mper muf and wet umbrella. AID the =
iole catalogue OK her soppy bundles, aal Vi
arch out ia high dudgeon, never % re.urul
is right. IL would never do. Springfield OF
publican.