Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-10-24
" OMAN GCEa SHOPPING.
How Goes a woman 90 shopping?

How Goes woman go shopping?
If the writer had been asked this
question two OF three days ago, he would
have said;
'Sbo goes right iuto store, purchases
what she wants, and then goes home.
He has looked into the matter and
changed his mind. No, woman doosn't
90 shopping like man. When man
starts ont to buy something, he generally
knows pretty nearly what he wants, aud
he buys it. But with woman il 10
different. She dcesn't know what she
wants when she start out. Ii she did
she wouldn't start. She would wait
until some other day, aud start without
any special object in view. She would
buy aomething or other before she 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 aud makes up her mind that.
she il going TO have large sized picnic.
She huEries The breakfast aud does The
usual morning cleaning up in just about
ten u,inutes. She hasn't got time to
indulge in breakfast herself, but will
probably bolt u bot cup Of coffee.
With snail handbag containing her
pocket,book and few other things, she
sales forth She doesu't so into any
particular store right away. She looks
about first and sees just what is going on,
and What is being displayed, She sees
great many things she would like TO buy,
but hor pocket book isn't fat enough, 20
she poslponos the purchase.
Perhaps lis twelve o'clock when she
arrives at the dress good counter of the
Biz establishment. She wants to match
:, an Impossible color. She has got the
sample with her, but she describes tho
color to the clerk. He viii show her all
the goods in the department and she will
take sample ofeach.
ri What for?
- She may mean to make future pur-
chase, but its very unlikely. All those
:, sa,npea will tiai their way into her crazy
= quilt by and by. The poor clerk 10 tired
Ia and disguised, but torgets his sorrows :
moment later when ho begins Irritation
"a with pretty girl at the opposite counter.
y He forgets that she is fwoman and goss
- buying dressing goods somewhere else.
~ If he had his way he wouldn't ALLOW :
male customer to buy thing from. hss.
bv The clerk grows tender-hearted, II
~ woman goes upstairs. Both are 60
hi tented and happy.
he She tries on cloaks upstairA 6ha
he tries on everything within radius Of 100
is yards. Fur-lined c!oaks, ulsters, al sosta
a Of garments, and all sorts Of styles 60 o.
,at one by one. Some are too big, othsu
bis too email; some too cheap. others -
mr. dear. She tries on all the dloaks h ~
10 department, and will send scros -
~. street TO try on al they'vs got IN asstha
,he store il some ono win 70 for hss. Il
ill doesn't buy cloak, or an ulstss. =
nd. garment. She only tried them On tsss
gh how they felt. Then she goss With -
,er newly purchased bounst frame ~
Of another department. She looks :
.vo hosiery, gloves, scarfs for her haabead
uulaundered shirts for the sams paslJ
ali. linen goods, crockery ware, tAblo c!othl
Of napkins, shoes, and about evsrything'sh -
hat in the store.
Of She arrives home about 6:30 o'cloe1
the Her husband had been home about ~
unit an hour He is tired and hungry. 3
rue il she. The Gre is out, there is nothin
up to eat, and the husband gets mad. 3
gon dossn't. She says that he's : brute. -
nlar docsn't want her to have . good iins
$ as all. Then she shows him the reaak
'lin tbs DAYS tour among the big sstahd1l
md. ments, Here is the inventor * 4
'unt stock: One boobet, worth stwso(ysas
Of cents; ons-half yard Of dress good =
.l6nv cents. {sWhat DO yoa -
~ for r. be asks. She doesnt kneN, e.
Of doesn't care; she got ii. Oas -