Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-03
,se BARGAIN COUNTER.
,..,,,ution which Lifts tho Average
~ x,oman Above Lies Cares.

unnau ADOys LuoTb Ghrer-
rho bargain counters in the stores Of
=. Great cities have brought more
w. annine happiness to the women of
ssnsr,ca than any other joy-giving
.sing we can now think OF. Nothing
, ,~no to the average woman more
.p ln of mind. more perfect Sc
n 'a;,v of soul than knowledge of the
w., that she has "got bargain " in a
ont of calico or u bunch Of ostrich
VI Two women, with beatific expression
oou,tenance, stood at a bargain
ntor in one of our Detroit stores the
other day.
"Do look at this remnant of CASH
ore y said one, "onty three dollars
~. tbe whole piece! It's worth four
Hit's worth cent.
81 believe you. Splendid quality.
and ace what a good black it is.
.Isn't it, thought I'm going to
have il Eve no use for it now, but
iii come in handy some time. and
Oh do see this ribbon!"
"Why! Only sixty cents for the
rece Did you ever? / paid thirty
lants ward only last week for ribbon
.ot as good as that. Indeed did! If
rou don't take it l will. It's great
bargain.
"Oh! I'll take it. A few yards OF
ribbon often come handy in house"
"Of course, and--why, it ism posi-
he that these hose are only forty cents
nair! That's what they're marked.
paid seventy-hve cents for many a
mir not so fine, and these are good
length and good colors. don't really
need them, but I'll never have chance
to get them so cheap again. I'll take
four pairs.
"Thev are bargain sure! ! don't
500 how they can sell handkerchiefs
ike these for twenty-five cents each
Inst look at this handkerchief OF mine
Ipaid fifty cents for it and these are
lust as good 1t you they'r cheap.
I'M take six of them. l have dozens
now. but one can't have too many and
YOU don't happen on such bargain
often"
They are splendid, and-wly, Mrs.
Gadd, look Aere--now did you eUer see
snch gloves rs these for do,idr? !
ka0,c that Inever did! They're actual
" better than some paid tUo dollars
for"
Are they as we'll madeP"
"ExacHy-i not little better. Dear
me! | wish | had hundred dollars to
spendp'
Don't it seem TOO bad to let such
bargains goP"
"Oh, it just breaks my heart. al
ways--now tell me if you eUer saw lace
like this sold for4fifty cents yard9'
"No, never did"
81 guess not nor for fifty or sixty
cents. I'm bound to have six yards of
that lace can find plenty of use for
it."
"Of course you can; if I-oh, oh, oh ;
Ech exquisite embroidery!'
Perfectly lovely"
"Lo0k at the prices!'
"This would he bargain at double
She money"
81 &noW it!'
"Did you crer see any thing more
perfectly beautiful than this oak-leaf
pattern? Let me see what it's marked
-thirty-niae cents! Did you euer'
You've seen that embroidery on my
little Maudie's white skirt? Well, that
was fifty cents, and it can't compare
to this. Here, Mr. Clerk, ten yards Of
this embroidery for me; I'll never let
such bargain as that go.'
81 shall take six yards"
You'd better take tenn
"Well. | U'tl"
"You'll never be sorry for it. It's II
bargtn" tre
They 90 away empty in purse, but
the bargains they have made have
lifted them, for the time being.'above
the cares of this life. Detroit Free
Press.
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