The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-03
WOMEN AFTER BARGAINS.
uow THEY FALL AN EASY PREY
TO sHREWO DEALERS.

,,,. Articles whose Quality They Be
,,,,. 4. Regulated by the Selling Price
,,.,,pce. Of Their Expensive Ability to
Judge First Class Goods.
" hunting bargains Is part Of woman
10, Nor Is IL essential that the word par
,,,;,,.r in this connection should apply strictly
~ .,onpiug. Principally, If not primarily
~, aosires "a hargain IN a husband-nnd VINO
c.,, b,,,ne her'-iust as much as she does IN
l-oss. and il. perchance, a week should pass
over her head without her being able 10 re-
.,rl in her diary bargain Of some SORT she
would feel that she bad lived In vain.
az course. no woman ever pays an ordinary
,rics for anything be she rich or poor Mer-
chants understand womeus weaknesses ID
t,i. respect. and while one may say they are
cruel 10 take advantage Of them, be can say
with equal truth that they would he cfue'
not 70 humor them. Not every woman strives
to daludo herself, but certainly the masses do
80 and no one knows this better than woman
....af A striking exempiiicati0n of this
fact may be- witnessed any day IN millinery
store. where. as a rule, woman deals with
CONAN The woman who can afford it viii
,or sg5 for bonnet which, In an reason,
~ .lo1I have secured for $40 or Sl2, but
II f,a e,ls,voman were to ask her the latter
r.,r.. she would turn up her nose and walk
a. ny
The manager Of a well known millinery
Store relates a typical incident. One Of his
b,,t patrons desired a new spring bonnet,
,,d in selartine the trimmings was shown
some point esprit lace.
.How much is this a yard9 she asked
hei.lin'y un sample which She had been eX
anlimng Tor some time.
"Two dollars" was the reply
81 want something better" she said giving
tine article "a careless toss % one side.
The lady in waiting took one imtivo look
no her only but that was sufficient TO obtain
an accurate mental photograph. Bringing
out another box. containing precisely the
same article and pattern She said;
Il see sou like that pattern. Here Is point
d'csprit. exactly like that, but it is the real
article
Glow much is THAR asked the purchaser
smiling.
This is $40 yard, was the reply.
"Iu take that she said, without further
parioy
Ana .he did take it, and paid $40 yard
l0r % in preference 10 securing 20 at - %
yard
"a want some good an wool dress lannel-
said a young lady in a drygood- store the
other dag.
An article was shown her It was just
xhl' She wanted
"H0w much is that" she asked
"F0rtv-uine cents
SIZE turned mp her nose
"Ive got the same article for sixty cents,
said Che proprietor. and be carefully took
| down from the shelf another bolt Of flannel
exactly Ike The first. He carefully busted of
the counter. and laying the flannel down ten
laly. sa.d II am sure you viii Ike this; }
..e you are Judge Of "a good article
There. uow.n she said. almost before she
bad time 10 feel Of los texture, Il Ike that.
You say this is sixty centsr
"Sixty cents"
"Well. you can give me twelve yards of b.. '
I.re s purchaser in q decorative ait
Store SLe bias very slight knowiel -e oi
/ decorative art. and would as readily say slN
fora fifty cent vase as City cents for BOO
one. but suo affects i1 know all about DO. Sn
asks for royal Worcester vase Ono h
shown 20 her-a little thing for s-5 sho
wants something better She says. The
clerk Smiles and produces 500 vase.
Haven't sou got anything olsef She asks.
Certainly
a 500 vase comes OUT She looks at it d
LONG time. wants 90 Snow 10 It's real, and
/ finally ramarls rho doesn't like the work.
| r-,., ff, ci.ff. ta' . Misunderstanding look
+ier. and lauis down Venetian or Sat.
..,..,, a,.,,i, ,rarfh aiaut sos Tbisf, bonn.