The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-12
WHAT FOUR CENTS WON'T DO.
Distressing Adventures of a Shopper Re-
duced to the Credit System.

Distressing Adventures of a Shopper Re-
duced to the Credit System.
'Did you ever happen to find your
self thrown upon the cold world with
only four cents in your pockets" said
merry looking lady, one of q group on
the piazza of a summer hotel.
MOP Well, l have, and l do assure
You it is not enough. Absolute poverty
would be bliss in comparison L con-
slider it the most aggrayating sum one
can possibly be possessed of
''One hot day / started out to dc
some shopping, and after taking my
seat in the elevated it occurred to me
to look into the state of my finances,
when to my utter establishment and
disgust saw just four cents rafting
around in a melancholy way in the bot
tom of my satchel-my purse was CON
spicuous by its absence.
Il found consolation in the G. o. d.
system of delivery, and reflected with
gratitude that l was sure of getting
home, us | had purchased two tickets
on my way down town.
But you could never guess the num-
Der Of things wanted to buy that day
which could not be sent home G. o. d.
My eye for bargains was unusually
keen or there never had been such
tempting displays of sidewalk wares
After | had put my hand into my
pocket about a dozen times in search
of ha I Cd 70 h
brought myself down to the realities
of the situation, ceased trying to make
impossible purchases and began to cast
about lie to see how | could best dis
pose of that four cents, 1t was too
mean a sum to carry. There wasn't
blind beggar selling lead pencils or an
old woman with a tin cup and music
box that had lost its voice to be seen.
Il was SO thirsty, and soda water
and California pears were five cents.
Apricots were either three cents each
or two for five
Why did l not buy one for three
cents? Why, bless you'll was too big
Il capitalist to make SO small q pur-
chase had four cents and I wanted
to spend all or none. .--,-------.-
1.-THE situation was becoming tragi-
cal, when | remembered that Biddy
wanted particular kind of twig broom
for the kitchen that cost just four
cents.
''Moral-'Put money in thy purse
and then don't forget it."-New York
Herald
English Thrift Shown inthe Care of Laces.
The fancy that obtains among fash
ionable Englishwomen for the making
and mending of fine laces has not only
thrift to commend it, but is also an evil
dence of their having had aristocratic
grandmammas. The sewing on lace is
an essentially feminine as well as an
essentially coquettish work, for it
brings out beautiful taper fingers to
the best advantage, and yet it can be
dropped at any minute to listen to a
sweet nothing and be as quickly picked
up again to assist in hiding blush
How many people know that in the
day when rich laces formed the chief
decoration of costume even queens
were careful of theme
An old picture of Henrietta Maria by
Claud LIE Fevre shows just how highly
this queen appreciated the worth of the
handmade lace that formed her cuffs.
Over each was drawn a cuff of very,
very thin muslin, through which the
lace could be seen, although it was per-
fectly preserved from dust and grease.
The unhappy queen lives on the can
vas an example of thrift that some
Englishwomen today might we'll imi-
tate-New York Sun.
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