The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-07
LOSING BARGAINS.
While Women Gloat Over Them,
P0cketboOks Disappear.

some, Iashlonaoiy stampeu ieasiic,
portemonaies, strapped and clasped
beyond p~eradventure OF mlsnap, as
we'll as the long, cunningly knitted
silken purses, craftily linked TO defy
light and honest fingers alike, are
made exclusively for feminine use. NO
n ever hears OF a man Keeping MS
money III any thing OF n sort.
Now, those who have taken the
trouble to observe a wolnan's tactics
when shopping are fanlliar WIN one
stereotyped rules b follows, ana the
poorest rogue has shrewdness enough
to Q them when hrst entering an
establishment:
Get snopglrl TO describe now loitr
lily indifferent, languidly disdainIul or
coldly negiectlul nlnety-nlhe women
out OF a LOOK when they hrsb
step IN on n street. Ihen tney nave
themselves Well IN hand, a nrnl pur-
chase on parasoi n purse, anu q
green cierK would Wohuer wnaC on
earth even Drought sucn oliettantl IN
TO ne bored.
Before ten steps have peen taken,
however, tnose wary Chances nave
been bargains poioIy SET
forth On the center ounbe leScu d
glow OF MO iseiess aces;
and every dlgnined muscle Is reiaAeu
as the light 4 trace SHINES ik aialnp
IN eltner y
here the Tray peglns. Inc tnrlity
shopper goes ara 70 WORK 70 gee moW
much SUN sne can geIIor tne slnaiIess
amount. bangs Slowly aanapen any
uncuri' powoer iades as tnoug. ~
nau peen, collars nlelt, Aile1s
creep steaiSnliy uoWn Jne arm, Valis
mols1en ana part asuiiuer VIZ yeV
never does the ardent buyers atteh-
ten relax Q a
py tue uevoIlon ~ tIs uusiI
ness IN hand, she WORKS ialtIiIuiiy any
Wen; everything Is Iorgotten save Inae
erv and as Is iuvariblv the case ma
thence and perseverance all
difficulties. Flushed with triumph,
reyeling in the victory that will create
envy in the bosom of every oma
friend. she promptly turns to count
ont the necessary nickels.
Abomination of desolationi Where
in Heavens name is her pocketbook?
with feyerish anxiety eyery article
I'M and down the counter is over
turned. tossed rnthJessly about or
pushed hastily aside in n vain effort
to catch a glimpse of its beaded fringe
or oxidized clasp.
During this prolonged hunt every
man, woman and child is suspiciously
.eyed. No one knows or has seen any
thing of the mislaid purse, but sud
denly the light of conviction makes
the whole thing clear.
The robbed woman sinks helplessly
on the nearest stool and tells of those
two well-dressed blondes who sand
wiched her between them at the EN-
broidery counter. 100 absorbed to
notice aught beyond their sympa-
thetic enthusiasm over the goods she
had jostled and iammed about with
this result.-AHanta Constitution.
c.n,;nm Tnd.aa
49, Ioao
IN the spring ol looo q palr VI Ieu
io1es to0h up sleir Ioine " q DaAo'a
iarm. Iney jug sesefai noles on a
kno IN a wheae nelu' anu soon alo5r
iour hlls, or youIis ioAes Live
Every Gay Wnile narrowing ailu SOW
ing wheat in the field, says the farmer,
! saw tne Two oia ioAes fyinS Oh Tue
nteie nounu ~ ,lront 81 .leii NOME
Inc Kits roiled aoout III me sun' pay
ing Win tiie pushy ,alis VI eheir
parents, u enjoyed themselves ap..
parentiy as mucn as a group OF
kittens.
one morning q nelgnoor caile 70