The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-01
WOMEN AS SHOPPER RS.
They Are Often CoWed Into
Taking What They
Neither Want
Nor Need.
BECAUSE THEY ARE OVER SENSITIVE.
Empress Josephine's BOnnets-The
Trailing Skirt-Fashions
Of the Day.

Many very uncomplimentary remarks
are constantly heard about the way in
which most women do their shopping.
They are accused of being rude and I'M
mindful of the trouble they give the as
sistants. There are two sides to ev cry
story and this one is decide ly not an ex'
ception.
There is no doubt that the idle world is
full of women who busy themselves
troubling others. and we all know that
many of these idlers test the strength
and patience of waiting women; they are
very curious and want to see everything,
and learn the price of everything. But
the fact that the idle woman will be
found sadly wanting in the social and
educated world has aroused womankind,
and few have not some special hobbie or
work. As n rule it is said of society
women, by those outside of their sphere,
that they nave nothing to do but enter
tain and dress. They will tell you that
to DO these things well takes a great deal
of time apd thought.
THEY SHOP TO BUY.
Therefore | argue In favor of most shop
ers that they go to buy. They have not
time to waste asking needless questions,
and many a woman is made 10 repent
| deeply a purchase she has made because
| she hated to trouble the assistant. In the
| same way dressmakers do Just as they
like with women, ami their victims re-
pent at leisure their costly folly and lack
of a little courage.
A dressmaker will tell o that your
! waist Is too large. that you must lace;
you are afraid of her and meekly do as
she bids, although your conscience and
common sense tell you better.
There are endless name given to makes
of gloves, hats, laces and all odds and
ends of fashions that would take an ordin-
ary woman all her life time to learn.
These naturally change with the fashions.
| Unless YOU want to be treated most
disdainfully you must be able to DIS
tincuish between the Amy Robsart
bonnet and the Lille Langtry and the
mousselline de. sole from the Satin lie
Leon silk. If vour life has been spent in
humble homework or the most artistic oil
professions, it matters not II you have
showed yourself ignorant. you have to
suffer for it when shopping.
THEY r AFRAID.
I suppose men would laugh if they
heard q woman say it needed a great deal
of courage not to buy what one does not
want sometimes. But it Is so. What
woman has not been forced into purchas-
ing something against which her good
taste ana ecOuOulCul IDSlluCU warn HSF!
1t Is we'll to remember one thing when
going shopping. We have 20 pay for the
article. We are the ones to be suited
and those waiting on us are paid for their
labors. 1t is not our fault ii they have
nothing that will please us. Out of my
experience / advise all women not to be
too easily persuaded. A woman of a
timid nature. not wishing to be a
nuisance, recently allowed herself to
choose a carpet In a room where the light
was poor. She was sorry when the car
pet was laid. What was her chagfin ana
ANNOYANCE to find her carpet full of
purple, a color in the dim light she had
easily mistaken for brown. There was no
remedy, and the woman had to pay her
money for a purchase that was frightful
10 her, all simply because she had not in
sisted upon her rights. Don't be over
sensitive of the reputation you have as a
shire wd shopper. You will need all your
worldly wisdom, all your experience and
ali YOU powers OF discretion to choose
wisely and well. Besides, it is very diff
cult to keep up with fashion. Many a
charming effect is gotten, many n dress
designed by accidentally happening
across something that suits the purchaser.
Que should be positive about what one
needs; one cannot always be positive how
Que is going to satisfy that need.
1t would be Il great luxury II the person
waiting on Que woul be able to leave one
alone with ones taste and the objects nn-
der discussion for a few moments. Un-
due haste in shopping has made many u
woman miserable for days, after buying
nm u~nbecomiug bonnet or gown. Aud We
ALI sympathlza with her, don't we?