Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-23

Floise Go"s Shopping-Thr Wonderful Bar-
gains which She Purchased.

floise Coca ShoppIng-Thr Wonderful Bar-
gains which she Purchased.
From the Ne lork Recorder.
Eloise approaching l-"Good afternoon.
Lulu. How sweet you look in blue. know
I'm perfect fright. but don't care at all
the only feeling have left is hunger. I'm SIM
ply starring
Lulu taking off Eloises hat and tanning her
with it l-"sit down here. dear; you look 40
warm and tired. and famished. ,oo-why you're
positively lean. What have Won been doing7"
Eloise- shopping with Carrie Bryden. It's
after and haven't eaten q thing but three
California grapes and a peppermint drop since
this morning"
Lulu-"why not?''
Elcise-"wo!l Carrie didn't Offer to treat me
to lunch. so, of course. wouldn't treat her
The grapes 1 just happened to eat before we
started out and the peppermint drop was in nv
coat pocket, or else / really THINK be dead
now.
Lulu-"DOnt say dead, dear. Starved wOuld
be bad enough"
Eloi-e-''I bought the loveliest wedding pres
en-; for Miss Briggs; a Venetian glass caraffe-
bargain sale only SAGA. and ! have a Tiffany
boa upstairs that i; will just st in, so she n
never know It didn't cost ten times that much"
Lulu-"How very fortunate"
Elolse-''l sent all the things | bought out
here On the first express, so they mus; be up IN
my room now. I'll tell YOU what they are.
Lulu-"Yes. do. One dozen get into town
to shop very often from this out-of-the-way
spot
Eloise-"weIl. in the first place, there was the
dearest little stove"
Lulu-'Stove?"
Eloise-'Yes. second hand one. for only
81"
Lulu-"But what can Won do with it7'
Eloise-''I want TO practice cookIng On IL.
| might get married some day, and then IL
would be very useful
Lulu -"You could practice on vour mothers
range when You re al home. couldnt you?H
Eluise--''But this Is such a convenient stove.
Louise. / couldn't resist the temptation when
the man showed me. 1t has an oven TO bake
little cakes in and that lit Of aud
draughts to open and make the fire come up.
Oh. it's 30 complete"
Lulu-"what else did Won get?''
Elolse-"some awfully cheap hinges-as-
sorted sizes for only 50 cents. Just think-in
the same hardware department"
Lulu-'lou never use hinges. do you,
Eloise:''
Eloise-'.I never have But 1 might We
can't tell what We NAV do"
Lulu-"1hen WHAT"
Eloise-"A book in red 10th and gilt edges
for 77j5 cents. expected to give II 10 Estelle
johnson for birthday present But when I
came to look il over | found it was bound
wrong, and ali the part that explains the nys-
terry is left out. SO 1 shall just keep II for
mammas Chrisimas-she won't mind"
Lulu-"And them
Eloise-"Gloves. Six pairs Of the very best
kid for 80 cents each. There were only odd
sizes. so had TO get So. Ny number il 9. but
l thought could squeeze into them. After
pause. They might burst out, though i
didn't think OF that
Lulu-''II tell you what 10 do. Leave of
sweets. Then yoa'l grow thin enough TO wear
them"
Eloise-"Thnnk you, dear. You are 30
economic and helpful"
Lulu-"After the gloves2''
Eloise Dumping up)-"Hand me my hat
quickly, dear. l had forgotten every bat about
the bananas" (Hurries of. calling back.
1.-The cheapest things you ever saw but decaying
rapidly. / must Just rush they'll al be
spoiled before get TO my ROOM