The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-07
HOW SHE BUYS SHOES.
One of the Interesting PecuIiaritfes
of Lovely Woman.


of Lovely Woman.
There were two of them, evidently
old friends, and, as theS stood look
ing at display of shoes in the window
of a Woodward avenue store, she first
one remarked:
Now, then, if you were me, would
you really buy pair of shoes?"
Why, it seems to me that I would
replied the other; but you must use
your own judgment about it. OF course,
shoes will always be worn more or
less"
Eyes, L suppose So
And if you have an extra pair it
won't be nothing thrown away
mo. guess L will take your adj
vice.
But don't buy because 1 say so. I
shouldn't want you to regret it, you
know
''Well, we'll see.''
1t was busy day and every clerk
was employed, says the Detroit Free
Press, but after taking a seat on the
sofa, they gesticulated until the atten-
ton of a hoor-walker was attracted,
and he sent them a salesman.
You keep shoes, don't your" inquir-
ed the one who thought of buying.
'Yes'm.'
what would you buy-lace, button,
high or Oxfords ~ she asked Of her
friend.
Il always wear high, buttoned, but
you do as you think best"
We'll, 1 will look at some button
shoes on an last. Don't bring me
anything but an A last. and 1 want
No. 2's.''
While he was getting five or six pairs
of shoes she removed the one from
her right foot and told her friend a
story about woman in Toledo which
took up nine minutes and kept the
clerk waiting for five minutes.
TOO SMALL he said, as he pulled
a shoe over her toes.
rs that No. 2 on A last?"
"Yesm."
We'll that's funny. That's what I've
s'Well, you can't get your foot in.
I'll bring you something else"
He brought 21zs on a B last. She
managed to get her big toes in with
the others, but that was ALL
Then he brought her No. IS on a c
last, and, as she finally managed to
w1iggle her foot into the shoe, it was
evident that she could not stand.
You'll have to have a larger shoe, y
he said.
| my stars ! But what can all all
your shoes =? I'm sure l can wear No.
Is on an A last. You know that" she
added to her friend
Il have always noticed how small
your foot was" was the reply.
| Then she tried on Oxfords from No.
rs to As, and from A to D last. She
couldn't walk without hobbling. Then
she went back to buttons and tried the
/ line all over again without avail. A
No. 31a on q D last was evidently fit
for her foot The clerk said it fitted
her like a glove, but she pulled it off
and whispered to her friend:
Don't you think the goods in stock
have shrunk?"
Likely as not.
"Or walking around on my foot has
sweIled it?''
/ Il shouldn't wonder"
"Will you take this pair?" asked the
clerk, as he held them up.
II think not We are just looking
around, you know. We may come in
again. Very much obliged to YOU"
They started to go out, but turned
aside to see some slippers, and were
eighteen minutes inspecting them and
asking prices. Then they went over
and looked at some baby shoes and put
in twelve minutes more. They had
reached the door when they saw a sigr
lof "Rubbers at cost" and stopped ana
loverhauled about fifty pairs and con
sUmed fifteen minutes further time
When they finally reached the street
the one who had tried on the shoes
/ said to the other:
1--WE must remember this place Sc
as not to come here again You saw
for yourself that the people have NJ
accommodation about them. kansas
City Times.