The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-10
THE SAGA OF THE MA7cHLHss SERGE
or EGort Wasted IT'S tho Dirget OF Patterns
Many None Mould Merge.

or EGort Wasted IT'S tho Dirge OF Pattern,
| Many None Would Merge.
This Is the saga OF the matchless serge. In
the beginning Mrs. Fiske went to the country
and Mr.. Fisko did not go to the country. And
shortly after tho beginning Mr.. Fiske got Q
letter with several postscripts thus:
| r. s-The blue serge bought for my dress 10 q
yard short. Fnciossd IL q sample which wish you
would match. YouR LovrNo Wire.
p. 81 only want one yard Don't forget wirxr.
P.s.-Be sure and get the right stun
An" thought MIR. Fiske. Economy. thy
name is woman. Rather than buy an inch too
much she will buy yard less. Oh. woman
| womanv
That, however. was only an outburst Of phi
| losophy. Being q sensible man. Mr.. Fiske.
calmly proceeded to match the serge. And
here is where the saga really begins.
Mr.. Fiske set out at 8 o'clock in the morning
and walked through Twenty-third street. He
entered u big dry goods store and said to a
charming young woman who stood behind q
counter:
II would like to have yard Of blue serge
like this"
Hnughtily the vision gazed at the sample.
rubbed it between her tapering fingers.
stretched It, and squeezed 1t. Then. in q very
disdninfnl manner she threw roll OF blue
"Nh .5 cried Mr. Fl Fiske with delight. This
is.it" .,.,.n,,..,
the vision reashed for an other roll. He could
q NO %hon the
ond roll lay before him he said:
Il It the kind want1"
She brought down three more rolls. and Mr..
Fiske would have sworn that any one OF them
was exactly like the sample he held. in. his
hand. but the vision. with far-away look In
her eyes said:
Mr.. Flske Withdrew wilted. the saga says.
He went into another store close by and
approached a man who had q moustache and
an mr. OF authority upon his face;
lave you any blue serge like this = he
The man touched 1T. saw it smelled IT. and
Fourth counter to the left" he said. looking
over Mr.. Fiske's shoulders.
Mr.. Fiske, went, to this counter and beheld q
"a yard Of Sue serge like this, If you
tie Sample and took roll Of ! ! from one
q the shelves, Mr.; Fiske was ABOUT to say.
piazza Wneh sa' Fs Pot oass ro it.
an? !T then placed one on the counter,
The ySs snys to say don s sUa
think this is altogether too light Iren'asone
OF the others moro like 7"
iohS us8ou Aot bhouiueIo 6uo bdlu
This is the nearest we have to It,"
Mr.. Fiske. .vanquished. vanished. SO runs the
spirits. and said:
doesn't r1I m aassssS one pore effort and that
'S ssEssht to fsssSs
My friend. I'm trying to match this piece Of
serge. l don't know the first thing about
matching serge. and I wish you would help
me"
The superintendent smiled and said:
My dear sir. don't believe there Is q wo-
man in this country who hasn't piece of blue
serge which she wants to match. It's the
always sure they detect difference. and II
they pick the goods gut themselves they al
ways make u mistake"
Mr.: Flsko groaned In spirit,
III do the best can for you. Ca-R-
Take this gentleman to the blue serge counter
and tell Mr.. Simpkins sent him."
AR. Fiske walked along In daze Mechani-
man put 1t through dozen tests. brought out
ten kinds OF serge. each one OF which Mr.,
Fiske would have sworn was the kind he
wanted and then in frankness he said:
Sorry, sir, but We haven't got any like this"
Mrs. ftske was In the country and Mr.. Fiske
was not In the country. but there was me-
dunn Of communication between them.
letter. which ended thus:
p S-Enclosed find check for q now dresa BUY tive
extra yards and keep them for me.
p 81 have made an Internal idiot Of myself In
Trying 70 mntcn your serge HUBBY.