Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-29
UMBRELLAS FOR noRRowr.a.
A New York scheme That Might Ne Adsps,.
I'm wsshiagtoa.

SOLD CHAPPIE, IT'S GOING TO
"Yumps"
"weIl get vet"
"Not much. I'll take you under my urs-
brella"
But you haven't any umbrella, ss>r
boy"
"PAwdon me. You are mistaken"
Where is it,
I'm my waistcoat pocket"
wow. old chAppie. yoa are guying me-"
mot at ALL said the other, drawing fro,
his pocket a round brass check. This 10 the
way always carry my umbrella Do you s.s
that umbreila-stand on the corner7 This cheek
entities me to my pick OF all those umbrellas.
Come across the street and vel get one q
them"
That's new dodge. isn't IL. dear bow"
asked Chappie No. 1, as his friend raised the
umbrella over them. both 10 escape the conl-
mencing sprinkle.
.'Nsas. rather So" sssented Chappie No. 2
You see. pay IS year a subscriber 20 a
concern that makes business OF lending nm
brellas. IL has stands all over the CITY. Yea
must have seen Aem often. but didn't know
what they were FOR. The brass check entities
me 70 umbrella whenever 1 choose 10 present
II at any one of the stands. In exchange for
u
"oh. ] see But 60 get your check back yoa
have to return the umbrella"
''lou catch the idea exactly dear how"
"But IL must be q beastly bother. don't Won
know. 20 have &C. fetch the umbrella MI the Nav
back TO the stand YOU got il from. DO you send
your man with it2'
Not At all. dear boy. am not Obliged "A
take this umbrella back TO the stand who're
received il. All I have TO do is 10 leave u al
any ore Of the stands that happens 20 be con.
ant soh -,
if IL does so. In simply drop tins down town.
But how about your check
"oh. when leave the umbrella at whatever
stand choose the person in charge gives m.
another check. pnt that IN my pock-t aud
when next want umbrella go and get one
from the nearest stand. Il in the same process
over again. The checks for this wear are all
marked 1872. and on January I next I shall
have to buy new one for 1898 ! can get it a.
any OF the stands BY paving ss"
| so that provides you with umbrellas for q
YEAR,"
Exactly dear boy"
Its great scheme. But What strikes me
particularly is that the umbrellas are such
| handsome ones"
| The company couldn't afford TO have poor
ones. because a great many men are verv par
| tlcnlar about the umbrellas they carry Now.
| THINK that no article Of apparel should dis
tlngulsh a gentleman more than his umbrella
Why, you can almost read peoples characters
of their class in life by them. lon NAV re-
| member that in the famous picture OF Daniel
in the Lions Den the prophet was 20 be dis
tnguished from the lions by bis blue cotton
| umbrella"
Its bore 10 carry an umbrella"
That IL one reason why this method Of do
/ ing things is desirable. One doesn't have TO
bother with Juggling an umbrella about % pre-
caution against possible rain Besides, il 10 q
safeguard against losing umbrellas used to
| lose about four umbrellas wear on an average
| which signited an expense of s20 or s2s per
annum. Now pay only s. year and always
| have handsome umbrella when want one L
never get caught in the rain for lack Of one,
and don have to bother with carrying Al
umbrella all day when il is cloudy"
Il should think that good many OF the UNI
brellas would never he returned to the COM
psny."
"Oh, some OF them do get lost in that way, Of
course, but am told that the loss is not Q very
| serious item