New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19

he said. WHY. man, / tell you we going 10
have the finest navy in the world. II you could
have seen the Chicago come in When / first
saw her she was seven miles away. Then she
was long white streak in the blue OF the water
A minute later I could see her brass flashing in
the sunlight. Pretty soon she was directly OPP
posite US and going like roce-horse. We could
see the water grow frosty where she churned
it, We watched her f1y up toward the city, and
the last we saw of her she was shooting up the
North River only streak Of white again. l
tell you, we've got navy now
Well, Arthur said, III tell you the best
line to take to Europe now, When are you
going to sal?'
GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM.
Europe be hanged said Arthur; I'm going
down TO Rockaway Beach tomorrow; promised to
90 with Phillips Next day we're off for Long
Beach. Phillips says the breakers there are i'm
mense. Better come along with u.s.
"'Can't do it,, I said I've promised Carpenter
to go to Long Branch. He's got place there.
you know good sail on the boat and swim
down there. I've got to get back because lot of
US are due at the Broadway on that evening to
see Hopper
But Major" put In the amazed New-York
man, how do you find out about all these good
thingsP"
Great Scott" answered the jovial Major,
haven't you goteyes? They are all around you.
You can't turn your eyes without seeing something
worth taking share in"
But isn't this pretty expensive way of spend
ing the summer"
Expensive? You are just like the rest Of
them Isn't every fare by boat or rail reduced
Don't you get excursion rates to every place worth
going to? My dear fellow, it's cheaper to get on
boat train and ride to one of the resorts
! near New FORK than it is to sit still.
THAT reminds me of good joke me-, added
the Major with laugh 81 found one expensive
thing about New-York this summer. That is, it
seemed pretty expensive. My wife would shop.
She was at it all the time. She showed me silks
and gloves and ribbons and everything you can
think Of and congratulated her on her bargains.
But at the end of one week, when she had been
just laying herself out, we say in the West, my
breath taken away by the bills.
my dear said, looking at one from Mays,
don't you think you've been buying rather eX-
tensivelyp 1t went up so high that it made me
nervous.
"'Wait till YOU see the others? p she said calmly,
as if were made of money. When saw them L
almost lost my faith in New-York as summer
resort There were bills from Hearn's, from
ONcilps. Denning's Ridley's, McCreery, lie Bou-
tiller, Altlnan's, Daniels, Best & Co.. Deutschs
and dozen others.
why, DEAR said, 'yoa will ruin me. Besides,
l don't see why you should want to shop LII sum-
mer. The seasons are all out, aren't they"
SAVING MONEY ALL TIE TINE.
a'Seasons? ?, she answered. They are all In.
DON'T YOU know that the summer is the best time
TO shop? Don't you know that the stores are all
cool? Don't YOU know that when large pro-
portion of the people are away you have all the
more room In which to look around you and the
clerks have all the more time to devote to you =
IL confessed that had never thought Of it in
that way before.
"'Don't you know she said, that every great
store in New-York is offering special inducements
to summer buyers?'
But my DEAR put in mildly, what difference
does that make. The bills just as big Look
at this one Here is what you have bought at
Macy's. Hum, over $500 Isn't that Just tribe
-er-just little eXtravagant"
"'Oh, you think So she said. DO you see that
fresh item?
"'Yes, silks, don't know what it means. but
it says silks
'Ex-a-a-ctly,' said my wife Silks-black
India, white, China, cream-white, ETC., ETC.
YES said sorrowfully.
"'Well Z? she went on, L intended to buy them
this fall l have bought them now. Summer
prices and all the comfort and time that could
ask Do YOU know that if l had waited until
this fall or winter should have been obliged to
pay from 20 to 60 per cent more for every item
Yes dear I said meetly, for I didn't know
"'And do you know that in addition TO all that
/ should have been obliged to pay railroad fares,
hotel bills, etc, when came East!
Yes murmured
"'And that they would have announced 10 more
than that whole bill. "
"'Of course l answered weakly.
"'Then aren't you glad that | had the sense
to keep my eyes, open when we were on our
summer vacation% .
"'You are always right | answered Blu But look
AT the Dennings bill-blankets What in
the world do YOU want of blankets at this tune tune
who would sleep under blanket at this time oil
the wear ought 10 be put in a lunatic asylum -.
EYou think so, do you Z? answered my wife
with crushing sarcasm That bill for blankets is
| 1913, isn't it."
well she said. next December I should pay
| about 81 3 for the same blankets
81 always said, my, dear, l put in mildly
| that you good shopper
| "'Of course am she declared with the greatest
comolacency. Notice that bill for stockings
"fOf course, but isn't it
g. isn't it what !? Isn't it a saving of forty
| cents on every pair"
ANY one could see that l answered
SHE PROVES GOOD CASE.
| .Ex-a-actly,, answered my wife. She likes
| that word when she knows that she has scored
| good point on me. That's what she said when
| ! told her that a man had swindled me out of
$50, 900 She had previously warned me against
| him. 800
But here's a bill from Altmans,' / said
desperately 'Surely, you never spent that amount
| of money on dresses"
surely, / did she said cooly; DO yon
remember that when | came East last winter
to shop my bill from the same house was SlG5 "
Yes | answered, though didn't remember.
| We'll have bought actually mori-actually
more, this summer she said, and the bill is
| less, isn't it,
| 1t is. / said, sootllingly.
That's summer prices she said triumphantly.
| Now. | will show you the rest. There's Rid
| ley's-actually Sl7 so saved BY buying this sum-
| mer.'
| Yes, dear
| three dollars and twenty-five cents saved by
| buying nv things this summer
| - .Toe I was COMPLETELY crushed