Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-04
SHOPPING JUSr once.
A BUSINESS MAN &C. Es.
WIFE ron or s

ing Thing. Tor the Family Il Not the
rsy Task Men Are Inclined 10 Regard
III Was an Ordinary one Too.
A certain New York woman has hus.
hnnd who made himself conspicuous rc.
tcniiy bya remark. lie was reading aloud
In The newspaper tho suggestion q some
masculine happy thought that Il would be
good thing II women would ny 20 finish
their shopping 10 occupy the cars nm hour
earlier than the tired male workers needed
them, In which csse the latter could bury
their no-,s In their newspapers without
any conscience pricks from the sight Of
standing women about them. And 80
trading this husband remarked cinphat'
icailyi
That's sensible notion. Women can
just a. well manage their shopping h0url
10 h. through and home BY 8 o'clock"
Ills wife differing with equal emphasis,
an argument followed which ended, ~
many Arguments DO no The husbands a..
seriion that be could do Il. aud he was no
shopper either Whoreup1n bis wife In.
vite1 him 70 accompany her on one days
ordinary round. and In a nash moment he
accepted the Invitation. A day shat week
Wa selected, aud the husband duly re-.
mainei up town after breakfast
I'VE must start early" he said. That
Il one Of the points made"
"Assarly a. I can ever start" replied ha
wife. and The bead 0i che family watched I'M
hour alp away while bis wife got the chill.
drcn Oh 10 school, talked with the cook
about the days meals, received Au early
visitor on an erfand. ,iW the grooors aud
butchers men. wrote q note ordering coal,
put on her Jacket and bonnet. and finally
irit the house With him at live minutes be-.
fore 10
A. the gate bic wife WIS met and 10.
talnri 1--we minutes by poor woman who
belonged IN her charity visiting district.
whose call nccutglthtod return 10 tho
house for an order a. treasurer Of relief
committee Their residence j. In West one
Hnndrcsland Twenty street, and IL
took ten minutes 10 reach the l. station.
I've minutes inofc 10 catch train, which
they lait ~ Eighteenth street and Sixth
avrnue AZ exactly seventeen minutes 20 n
O'Clock
"Now takea transfer card. aid tho hus.
band. "And Fet everything IN one store.
That's the way you women waste time aud
strength running about 10 compare prices
and aavr a cent here and there"
ilia wifi aid nothing. II was her habit
10 use n transfer card.
The large shop first entered was crowd.
81. II was not Easy 20 gct 10 the counter
desired, bat oncc there y clerk was ready.
Some white pique was bought, and then
some colored plque was asked Tor. Only
two pieces Wuru In stock. neither would
answer this orrand mist h. done slse.
where. The purchase Wa recorded on tho
transfer aud tho hosiery counter was
sought "Stockinga for Nod, Fiassln aud
little Frank, aald tho wife. two grades
school and best" Tho hosiery counter Il
always beaieg,,l. ani . considerable whit
ensurd brfoFu sho could bu served Only
ono part of tho order could H. allied. Cor.
tain sircs wrrc out
A rug for tho library, (which I am 10
glad you can help me 10 scloci, /" was her
neat orraud. They took tho elevator for
the rug department and took srata for ~.
spcctlUn Of tho stock. Hug after rug was
spread before them until, A. tho husband
confessed, "tha choice became madden,
Ing" lie liked ovury one better than tho
preceding, and finally EAyc Il up.
rnEr oEr noNH IArE
Then bis wife priced. examined. conaid.
srrd the oolofings Of the room for which Il
wns Intended. and at last made ludiolous
selection. not. however, until good half
hour had bcen spent In the work.
one or two moru purchases were made ia
thu shop a. c1pcilrlously a. possible, aud
hnumbcr were tried for but were not oh.
tAlnahle. There was q consldernble walt al
tho transfer desk Tor paroyls aud bills not
arrived there, and when thcy were once
morn In the street tho husband was aston.
thed 70 mud that Il lacked only quarter
10 o'clock. To got luncheon place. b.
served aud discuss the meal consumed an.
other hour and then tho work was con,
tinuod
An exchange was 20 b, effected al one
shop which needed considerable circun,lo.
euiion, and At another the vito wanted 10
look 40 parcel bought tho previous week
which had failed 20 reach her. In this case
the dry goods rel tape hocame yuty trying,
and the husband. lika one ~ Ouida's no.
tu-s, sworu little under hls muataehe. -
The oolorvd plquo proved difficult neors.
atty 10 procure, the desired stocking sifr,
VIM not all found At ono place. other pur,
ehas"s needed trips " more than one shop.
aud "a was 90 hoiov they left their last
shopping place aud boarded a Third avenue
elevated train At Ninth street.
Both were tirui out, tho husband -.
peclaliy NO, "And,h said the wife. "thls a
an easy day Of shopping, have bought no
bonnet or gown; the choosing Of either Ina.
plies mora timo aud effort Yet YOU sss
how weary II Is and how ineNorablo the
houn consumed. Aud | Am an e1nsrt
compared 10 many women know. and a..
uhy have not looked a. q hiugln thing
outside " my list, which one has to do 10
shop iudlulouAly
The truth q the weariest person ON a
car At night Ia the woman who has been
doing days shopping. Il il physical and
mental labor Of the most fatiguing sort.
Yet II Il a. Important branch Of tie fam
ny Affairs u any other part Aud II mon
NIL only lat "a alone aud let IA choose our
own time Il IA all Wn ask, and they may
brrp their seats forever"
Tho husband replied never word.-urr
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