Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-15
THE BARGAIN COUNTER.
An Institution Which Lifts tho Averag
i - y VyOmau Aboya IAfe's Cares.

An Institution Which Lifts the Average
Woman Above Life's Cares.
The bargain counters in the stores of
our great cities have brought more
genuine happiness to the women of
America than any other joy-giving
thing We can now think of. Nothing
brings to the average woman more
tranquility of mind, more perfect Sc
renity of soul than knowledge of the
fact that she has got a bargain" in a
remnant of calico or bunchof ostrich
tips.
Two women, with beatific expression
of countenance, stood at a bargain
counter in one of our Detroitstores the
other day. 9'2 p hsss
"Do look at this remnant Of cash
mere" said one, =" only three dollars
for thea'whole piece!2 It's worth four
if it's worth cent"
II believe YOU Splendid quality.
and see what a good blackitis."
sIsn't it, thought I'm going to
have it. I've no use for it now, but
it'll come in handy some time, and
oh, do see this ribbon!"
"Why! Only sixty cents for the
piece! Did you ever? ] paid thirty
cents yard only last week for ribbon
not rs good as that. Indeed l did! II
you don't take it Twill. It's a great
bargain. -
"Oh! I'll take it. A few yards Of
ribbon often come handy in a house,
"Of course, and-why, itisn't posi-
Bile that these hose are only forty CEN.
pair! That's what they're marked.
paid seyenty-hve cents for many q
pair not so fine, and these are good
length and good colors. l don't really
need them, but I'll never have achance
to:get them so cheap again. IN take
. four pairs 4 sksss ~ -
I :. "They are Il bargain sure! ! dom
See 'how they can sell handkerchief
like these for twenty-five cents each.
Just look at this handkerchief Of mine.
l paid fifty cents for it and these are
just as good. / tell you they're cheap
I'll take six of them. / have dozen:
now, but one can't have too many ant
you don't happen on such q bargain
often" ss ~ ftt- Ffs
"They are splendid, -and-why, Mrs
Gadd, look here-now did you euer SCI
such gloves as these for dollar?
knoso that Inever did! They re actual
ly better than some paid too dollar
for"
"Are they as well made?"
"Eractly-if not a little better. Dea
4 me-! l wish l had a hundred dollars t.
! spend"
Don't it seem too bad to let sucl
bargains gop"
"Oh, it just breaks my heart I al
ways-now tell me if you euer saw lac
like this sold for fifty cents yardP"
"No, never did. !"
Il guess not nor for fifty or sixt,
cents. I'm bound to have six yards o
that lace. can find plenty of use 70
it."
"Of course You can; if Lob, oh, oh
such exquisite EMBROIDERY
Perfectly louelyr'
4 "Look at the pricesr'
"This would he bargain ut doubl
the money"
81 kaow tin
Ibid you crer see any thing NOR
perfectly beautiful than this oak-lea
patternP Let me see whatit's marke
-thirty-nine cents! Did you cUer
You've seen that embroidery on m
little Maudie's white skirtP Well, tho
was fifty cents and it can't coanpar
to this. Here, Mr.. Clerk. ten yards I
this embroidery for me; I'll never L.
such bargain as that 60"
81 shall take six yards. +"
You'd better take ten."
swell, / ,oit" feA'
You'll never be sorry for it. It's
bargain"
/, They go away empty in purse, bu
the, bargains they have made hav
lifted them, for the time being, abov
the cares of this life. Detroit Ere