Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-26
WOMAN GOES SHOPPING.
She Puts In Busy and Long Dav o,,.
and Acquires Forty two Samples.

How does a woman 60 shopuinc9 n
If the writer had been asked ma. n
question two or three days ago. h. Il
would have said: II
"She goes right into a store. nm,
chases what she wants, and then Zoe, h
| home"
He has looked into the matter and n
changed his mind. No a woman h
doesn't go shopping like man 4
I When a man starts out to buy soma.
thing, he generally knows pretty near I
ly what he wants. and he buys it. Bp, I
with woman it is different Sbs
doesn't know what she wants when
she starts out She would wait until
some other day, and start without L
any special object in view. She would
buy something or other before sbs
came back, even if it was only glass
of ice-cream soda.
But the ordinary every day woman
who goes shopping starts off early in
the morning, and makes up her mind
that she is going TO have a large sized
picnic. She hurries the breakha
and does the usual morning cleaning
up in just about ten minutes. She
hasn't got time to indulge in breakfast
herself, but will probably bolt hot
cup of coffee.
With a small handbag containing
her pocket-book and few Other
things. she sallies forth. She doesn't
go into any particular store right
away. She looks about first and sees
Just what is going on, and what is be.
ing displayed. She sees great many
things she would like to buy, but her
pocketbook isn't fat enough, so she
postpOnes the purchase.
Perhaps its II o'clock when she ar.
rives at the dress goods counter of the
big establishment She wants to match
an impossible color. She hasn't got
the sample with her, but she describes
the color to the clerk. He will show
her all the goods in the department
and she will take a sample of each
What for?
She may mean to make a future
purchase, but it's very unlikely. All
these samples will find their way into
her crazy quilt by and by. The poor
clerk is tired and disguised, but for
! gets his sorrows moment later when
he begins Irritation with a pretty
girl at the opposite counter. He for.
gets that she's "A woman, and goes
! buving dress goods somewhere else
| if he had his way he wouldn't allow
male customer to buy thing from
her The clerk grows tender-hearted
the woman goes upstairs. Both are
contentcd and happy.
She tries on cloaks upstairs. She
tries on everything within radius Of
100 yards. Fur-lined cloaks, ulsters,
! all sorts of garments, and all sorts Of
styles 90 on one by one. Some are
too big, others too small; some too
cheap, others too dear. She tries on
all the cloaks in the department, and
! will send across the street to try on
all they've got in another store if some
one will 60 for her. Sine doesn't buy
1t cloak, or an ulster, or a garment
She only tried them on to see how
they felt. Then she goes with her
newly purchased bonnet into another
department. She looks at hosiery,
| gloves, scarfs for her husband, un-
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linen goods. crockery ware, table
cloths, napkins, shoes, and about every
! thing else in the store.
She arrives home about $50 clock.
Her husband had been home about
half an hour He is tired aud hungry.
So is she. The fire is out, there IS
nothing to eat, and the husband gets
mad. She doesn't. She says that he's
a brute, and doesn't want her to have
a good time at all, Then she shows
| him the result of days tour among
the biggest establishments. Here IS
the inventory of the stock: One bon.
net. worth 20 cents; one-half yard Of
dress goods, cost 80 cents. cav hat
do YOU want it forP" he asks. She
doesn't know, and doesn't care; she
got it, One cuspidor, Is cents. She
has six already. One flaming red
scarIfor John, cost so cents. lie az
most faints when he sees it. One I'M
Numbered shirt, cost 81 cents, for
John, again John is ready to DIE.
but he says it's very nice. He VIII
give it away on Christmas, together
with the scarf to man he doesn't
like. Then she displays forty-two on
ferent samples Of dress goods. -BoS'o"
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