The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-30
pAKrs or rue PAPER WoMsN READ
stravs that seer, 90 show They Prefer the
"Ad.." tothe News Columns.

stravvs that seer, 60 show They Prefer the
"Ad-." tothe News Columns.
Halfn dozen women. Of whom a reporter was
one we're dining together the other evening.
"Havc you seen Irving as Beckett" the host
ess asked the reporter
no. | think I'll go on Saturday night"
"GIe plays Lou.s AZ on Saturday night" ex-
claimed the i've other women in chorus.
"Iiow do you know2' asked the reporter
with sudden inspiration.
MARY. bring the morning PAPER" said tho
hostess 70 the maid behind her chair. while
the others regarded the reporter with ill-con-
cealcd astonishment
Tell mo-" uske the latter do you women
In your hours Of ease peruse the columns oil
the daily pnpcrs2 Now. honestly. do you"
"Of course we dol" 10 chorus.
Perhaps then, you can toll me the e1nct
status OF the Hawaiian question at present.
md the latest developments in Brazil and how
tho Lehigh strike is progressing"
There was rcrccptiOie gasp and each
goman looked RnXiousy at her neighbour
Ihe2 ,ne % wsn, to T1 nn t.5s pity
whether you women read the Advertisements
:, The nye Gonntscina1ees Heightened. Then a.
mSnis whilo they gave little heed to the news
the five assumed careless, air as they re-
Piled: oh. yes, sometimes."
How about the advertisement 81 a bargain
Five setf.conscious smiles betol ened assent,
And you seem pretty thoroughly inform cd
about amuscmcnts. How often do you read
Well ri tell you how ofton I read IT," said
the poverty stricken little church mouse Of
comes round. Not that can afford to 20 to
the theatre often. don't get there once a
month aud whom do so sit up in tho 30
cent heaven. But am thoroughly posted on
the people and rlays that have been In the city
for the last two years. and that is next door to
%
III you want TO know whether women read
the adyottisements in the papers. she con-
Of my knowledge that they do Some OF them
road o few things; few Of them read all;
at my boarding house sits typical old maid.
Livery single morning she gets up from break
s a TS7 %6 me p%ps 5 ana s2y NGw
Keep it from the rest OF YOU very long. I'm
Just going to read tho deaths. Why under the
Imagine. ,or everybody that belonged to her
was dead long ago. Another woman at the
which. I think. nothing could induce her to
change always looks over tho Wants"
do; too" said pretty school teacher
.Mhy?" asked the reporter.
Well with a blush. "lsuppose it's because
friend % mine saw tho advertisement. went to
the school to make inquiries. and here am !
And. Tor that matter. one good thing turned up
Tor me through that medium: perhaps better
one may como the same way.
We'll" put in the church mouse. II own up
to reading the Personals In every paper |
come across I'm always hoping may SEQ a
mouse, who Is one OF the heirs to tho estate.
Sc. There's another woman Mt our house
she reads ali the aivertiseme nts. She knows
what shins are to sail and what ones are due {:
nSt what nHy' e at the tneatrs and how
and w6ers shoes afe the
house so muSh as we would il she wasn't there.
for we can ask her what's on sale and where to
tel T You S' how T L s With me about read
ing advertisements" said the hostess with a
judicial ar Il d. read them, = at Is keep
thing need e to the store and II it is sat
But why do you need to read the advertise
mcDts: you know they have everything. or at
least. most things in stock all the time" -,
j., But II they are advertised; that means that
they are to be sold Mt special rates for that
day or week onlv. It may be n very trinng
reduction. hut that makes no difference.
sense about the matter. remember a couple
o! years ago there was a drop in the price Of
sell sugar ut two cents pound less than its
usual retail price. But m nd you. not more
than two pounds were to be sold to any one
person. Well, my dear women came from far
and near: from Jersey and BROOKLYN. NAtur-
Ally they could save only four cents on their
ing or going they spent Ave or ak times that
unit. besides buying other things they had
not thought Of"
But said the engaged girl. who hadn't
taken any part in the discussion. there is
common sense in reading the advertisements;
you must admit that You ind out the novel
tics. and when tho regular old standby ma
terials are advertised ut bargain YOU know
IL on. yes: | own up to reading the bargain
advertisemerts, and, what's more. believe
every mothers daughter OF VI does it,"
Il know" said the church mouse. there
are dozens OF times when wish had read tho
advertisement even more carefully. You may
he suTo don't want to 60 to the museums on
pay days. hut two OF three times have been
caught when u glance Mt the paper would have
told me better And Im always turning up at
places after they ara closed and going to hear
something TINT has teen post ponet so That
have taken 4 vow 10 become as well posted as
the animated calendar 1T our boarding house"