Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-08-03
SHOPPING IN D
a Professional Teiis of Her Experience
With British Shop-k eepers.

In an interview with a New York
Heratd reporter a singer who has I'M
dergone much of her training abroad
describes her search after IA desired ar
ticle in a London store.
I'm London they keep everything
under lock and key. Why, | went TO
the shoemaker Of His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales to buy Il pair OF
rubbers. Here's t.e conversation tina.
attended the sale:
What would the lady likc?'
"a pair OF rabbers.'
con, yes. Mr.. Brown. please step
this way
Mr.. Brown appears and inquiries:
what would YOU like, miss?'
'Rubbers."
ION, yes. Fosdick. Fosdick, please
call Charles to unlock the drawer the
sandals are in
Charles comes forward, unlocks
drawer after drawer till | find apair to
suit, and | begin to look upon rubbers
rs very valuable articles and wonder il
must keep mine in "A jewel case here
after.
"fou 90 into a picture gallery. and
every Tune you turn your head YOU see
a guard behind you watching tina,
you do not take anything, and there
are lnnumerahle injunctions to Move
on, Don't touch the pictures No
canes or umbrellas allowed inside etc,
You have only to cross the channel
IA short honr and a half it fakes-and
You are in a totally different nation.
different costumes. different language,
and oh! how different the customs.
Everything IS open to inspection. No
one suspects you of being "A thief; MOTH
ing is under lock and key.
Why, have been TO the Palace Of
versailles on "A fountain day when
probably 10000 were there, and all YOU
saw of espionage was a nan to let YOU
IN and one to let you out. And inside
you can walk all through, look at
the beautiful vases, pictures, raress
objects of art without n protest from
anyone. For all | could see. ono
could carry of two or three vases, poke
his umbrella through a picture, punch
Il hole IN the wall, drop dynamite in
a corncr and no one would know who
dill it.
"And the English tr~adespeOple are
SO slow at comprehending YOU. while
the French understand the sliyhtes,
nod, and even anticipate your wishes.
II went into "A florists in London and
asked for some Jacqucminot roses.
All, said the proprietor, Jack
Jack
'JacqucminOt roses
"Oh, yes. Miss Clara, please come
forward
Miss Clara appears.
"What would the lady like?'
"Jacqucminot roses red, red roses.
like June roses, You know
".Junc roscs-how many?"
~ don't want June roses. Jacuuem.
mot roses; something like Jane roses,
| said
"'Mr. Brownr Miss Clara calls.
"Mr. Brown appears on the scene &c
play his little part in the farce.
"'What did you say YOU wanted p in
CURED Miss Clara.
Il was getting quite desperate.
"Red roses. Jacqueminot. Rcd
sort of magenta color Meanwhile !
was turning magenta color myself With
~frenzic.
"'Mr. Brown. have we any jack
"'JacqnemInot ruscs,' | said. iceDiy
"'What did The lady say she wished?'
Mr.. Brown, suavely.
"'JacqueminOt roses, Red-nea:ly
like June roses.
1--WE can give YOU some very hand.
yellow roses
NO: / want J~acqucminol. Have
YOU nonc?'
I'VE have several other varieties.
Allow mn tn shnu N,,u S,n,n
"'No, thank you"
Miss Clara here inquired politely
if the lady would not take some June
roses
"'No, nor
1--we have several other varieties.
me to show you some, sand
Miss Clara. like a photograph of Mr..
Brown.
"'No, no, no! thank YOU"
AS ! neared the door the proprietor,
who had first passed me over tn Miss
Clara, advanced again with, What did
the lady wishP
"Jacqueminot roses
Miss Clara, haven't we anything
to please the lady? Show her some yel.
low roses
"'No, | thank you, no. and es-
capped.
well, | went from one end Of Re
gent street to the other, from one
end Of Oxford street to the other, ana
passed through that identical expert
ence at every florists shop, but did nos
lind a single Jacqleminot rose.
'Now, in Paris, if they haven't the
thing you want they tell you SO. take
address, and the following day
the very articles to YOU on APP
prevail"