Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-09

WAS given quite a shock the other evening and have not recovered from il yet IL came B-. who is worldly wise in everything that concerns dress, and in the all important queS- ton of how much can be gotten for little, mentioned, casually. that had seen just love of pattern dress displayed in the window of one of our prominent shops on Chapel Street. Here was Interrupted by the question: '" Why afford it" replied "Oh nonsense said my friend. Why you can procure it easy enough of coTr5e, I never bargain about but for things of value, like the dress you allude 10, always and mind you it is invariably accepted Of course they hum and hRw some over it, but eventually they decide oiet me have 1t several
 Horror upon horrors, Here was little woman, who had bragged more than once of the bargains had secured, ana Just goods right along than my neighoor. ny @ lnina involuntarily wandered back over the many handsome dresses had bought and what a nice little pile had been swindled out of. Swindled did 1 sayy Yes, absolutely sSindled, Tor any house who claims to trade under the one prlce system and sells to your neiGhbor for less than to you, {" not to put too fine q point upon it, IS simply swindling, and as said oeiore, WAS shocked. So on the spur of the moment ae- cided next morning to investigate the matter Tor myself and give the NEWS readers the beneht of my experience. Starting down Chapel street. bright and early, I entered a prominent store and requested the clerk to show me imported dress lengths.
 After looking through lncin AiLu4- oughly selected one that thought would Ike; would pay. Would he not take lesst ventured mildly. quiet yet firm reply in the mega tive was thes response. Would he not see the head of the department, l next inquired, regar ling reducing the price. Once more ne quietly remarked, No, madame, that would only submit one to rebuke. Statesmen in this house are never allowed to ask such a question, if the goods could be sold for less they would be so marked" Thanking nm for his trouble I left the store, feeling assured that would now get even with Mrs B when returned home but then had only tried one store. What would be my experience in the next?
 Entering store No ? with all confidence "a commodity by the bye, that a journalist should always have on tap-I stepped up to tho dress goods counter and went through exactly the same tactics as in store No l. The clerk hesitated moment when offered him Sle Tor Q S22 dress but after consulting the head or the department he came back and-good bye 10 my | confidence in the one price system in New Haven | he said could have it. Now was in iiN | What should do. did not want the dress and | I did not want to lie. So simply said thought | you were a one price house and walked away ished at my conduct. If he reads the NEWS he | will understand the situation now however; | Determined to probe the matter to the bottom | went through all the stores on Chapel street and | experimented with the one price system TIC the honor of some of them, be it said, they wert | as steadfast to their price as a Moslem to hi' | creed: but the others. Well they don't get any
 more of my trade. Try 1t yourself when you | next want dress goods.