New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-08
HOME FROM EUROPEs SHOPS.
NO DULL SEASON FOR BARGAL HUNTERS

| THE MAGIC THAT LIES IN GETTING Kings FOL
LESS THAN THEY ARE WORN
Probably twenty-five thousand American wmen C
Europe this summer and half may American
wen. with them TO keep them supplied it'll money.
They roamed from London TO Paris, from Pat Venice
and from Venice Berlin and wherever theywent they
shopped- Now they nearly all home aga. talking
over their bargains displaying gowns waiting the
skill Of their favorite dressmaker and planning they
will buy year Paris is the banner city fr shop
ping, OF course, where there many stores sar
gtering Sixthaye Of this city, only bigger and
OF them and where the art Of displaying cheapgoods
bargain is brought 10 perfection In Lndon
sbrse is not cheap as on the Continent an the
methods Of selling and showing goods are more consvva
tive but the bargains In heavy and staple materials
But In both capitals the civity and esgerrsss
to show the stock on the part married
with the air OF with which the NewYok
salesady" parts with her goods. Nevertheless the
and rooted desire to struct traffic is not shared IL
by New-York proprietor Of the store who Is now
spreading his tempting with rare skill and fine
eye general effect and woman's pecuarities
There is doubt that mysterious magic turks In that
word bargain The desire something for nothing
universal and the the approach TO that
equivalent the bargain Periodically there aD
pear appeals who have TO spend TO avoid
The bargain in the interests of the wreeheiy PAID
seamstesses these bargains usually but
apparently general public thinks other method
curing evil be found than denying itself the
Joy OF securing things really does not want whenever 1t
sees them consplcuously Labelled marked down below
cost"
THE BARGAIN FEVER Is CATCHING.
The mania is infectious. Many woman sets out
buy certain thing she needs prosac dress lining
instance the intention of paying the customary
price for It, and thinks OF purchasing nothing else that
day. shop demurely and is about to seek
counter in the where such things sold and the
thin. when right doorway she is confronted
with large table heaped with bargains bearing
pacards gayIy ettered setting forth OF the
their value and the remarkably low figure
at which they being sacrificed Round the table
surges dense OF struggling women elbowing push
ing. treadng each others and gowns
the OF good and good looks all merged in
a frantic desire 10 clutch yard or wo OF ribbon
remnant OF dress goods The new conner has hestates
atches the fever, and finally throwing aside restraint
into the mass struggles pushes, and Is torn
81 reapses TIL perseverance is
wSded and her heart filled with Joy the capture OF
sonthing for 40 that she might have purchased
ny'hcre for half dollar
I'll mania is contagious, too with the merchants for
no soter does advertise q drive in Bsbrgg,ns
than h rival announces in huge type great clearing
sale IN andkerchefs, and a third slash in gloves
Many saeS make feature OF having day in every
week bbean day in all classes Of goods while others
have q stating bargain particular thing
which Is aNays sold close possible,
as An Advertisement than from any idea Of profit. No
part OF the day papers is closely scanned by New
YORK women t2n the advertisements OF the dry goods
houses They how all about every big in town.
where to 60 TO &c the best for their money. II
woman keeps te run" Of them all. she may dress
well for little mtey by buying except
bargain day. She DIST, OF course, know what goods
really worth, fer uany things sold as bargains
that are In no sense bargains az ALL and much old
trumpery is worked o" in this way; but the New
York shopping woman isno fool as a rule and knows
a bad article as well as good one when she sees #,
for probably has learId it all In the school Of ex-
perience.
HOW BARGAIN OUNTERs PAY
take down all that cassnere that's marked al so
yard, those shelves, putt a table just at the
door, IL 90 yard some OF it in the window
at the price, and put zig pacard out on the
street saying we're selling cashmere at 90 cents
for the rest Of the day, said ore. manager In Sixth.
ave to his clerk a dul day on which there
were scarcely any people in the tore. We haven't
sold enough to-day he added, 10 ~ our help Let's
see what that will do to draw atntIon But don't
sell more than yards any one lrsonD
His orders were carried out and syn the passers by
began 10 file In and surround the bargs counter The
sign drew like porous plaster or ayugar barrel in
ny time His store quickly full when evening
came the cashneres put back at the d price But
The good effect OF the sacrince lasted lot long time
Every shopper secured the bargain ,oasted OF IL
10 her AGO uantances VINO came 10 the sho b. ind that
lot of all sold out but many
wares displayed their deectaton some the better
class Broadway stores hold the bargain coner
tempt maintaining that their customers are 1oye such
weaknesses nevertheless, the insdious habit making
tS way into the best OF slowly but aev and
the wealthiest women who would scorn the idea of
struggling with the herd for bargains csnn resist
temptations which meet their eyes eveFyw!re for
even In Fifth there are stores where pres are
nl,e rally cut advertised be-