Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-19

the next Friday or Monday, and without
stopping to observe that the department in
which she is interested is not included in
the bargain sales, away she goes, putting
and blowing, her whole soul bent on getting
another half dozen of those napkins. Ar
rived at the store, she learns, to her dis
gust, that there are no bargains at that
counter that day. She expresses her dis
gust too, and lowers at the poor clerks just
as if it were all their fault.
Having had her say there, she goes into
the dress-goods department and buys, say,
eight yards of a peculiar shade of blue
goods, and then goes home with the salts
faction that, if she didn't get the napkins,
she at least got bargain in dress. Next
bargain day she appears at the store again,
this time to get a couple more yards of
that dress got here last week." she saws
to the young lady behind the counter, and
really thinks it objectionable ignorance on
the part of the girl that she does not only
not remember her, but also the particular
piece of goods from which she bought her
dress. With a What do they keep such
people in stores for ?' query, she produces
a sample of the goods. The young woman
examines the sample and informs her that
that particular goods is all gone
well, but | want that and nothing
else" she says.
1T is entirely out of stock replies the
girl.
But l must have it," she says, with
some frmness.
She is again told that it is not in stock
Then she makes a straight dive for floor
walker, and lays her complaint before him
The young lady who was so odiscourteous (?)
as to not sell her what was not IN stock is
called up. She explains, and then the
woman is informed that they will prob
ably have some more of it in a few days
But she is not satisfied She wanders
away and tells cash-boy she wants to
see the manager. The boy goes for the
manager In a moment lie returns with
the very man she made complaint to. She
looks at him, excuses herself and goes
back to the napkin department. Napkins
are still high, and she goes home mad, and
declares she will not patronize such a
house again-never.
A few days more roll around and she
makes up her mind she will go and pay
the regular price for a half dozen more
napkins to complete her set. But her de.
termination to get bargain has blocked
her. Those particular napkins are all
gone-"Just sold the last of them this
morning." the clerk says to her, and ex.
presses great sorrow at her disappointment
10 say that she is now furious would
hardly express it. She deliberately makes
show of herself and then founces out
with the inward satisfaction of having
told them what she thought of the whole
lot.
A lady came into a Sixth avenue store
the other day and complained that some
buttons she had got there were not good
Whats the matter with them ?'' she
was asked.
'The shanks all came off," she said.
She was asked to describe the buttons
and said in reply that if they would show
her certain line of buttons (naming the
line) she would point them out. She
wanted them to give her enough to make
up the set. After some time, and the man.
ager and several clerks all failing to find
the particular kind of button described
she opened her cloak. She had the buttons
on her dress, and had been wearing them
some time, but wanted more of them. II
is needless to say that the manager and
clerks were all disguised, and with one
accord turned and walked away, leaving
her standing there alone.
Then there is the woman who sees a
bonnet in the show-window that she knows
is exactly what she wants; it will Just
match her dress, and nothing else will dc
but that particular bonnet
After good deal of trouble, and the
creation of disorder generally in the wen-
s.ow, which has been dressed with so much
care, the bonnet is brought forth She tries
it on, looks at herself in the glass, and
then suddenly exclaims:
"Oh, this is green. Why, l thought ii
was blue. Why, l really couldn't wear that
with blue dress. How stupid of me p
But, returning to the subject of bargain
hunters, there are women-lots of them
who are sensible shoppers; who know
what they want when they start out, and
how much they want of it.-Neu YorL
Star.