The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-04-14
HOW she BUYS SHOES.

HOW she BUYS SHOES.
one of the Interesting rsculiarities ef
Lovely Woman.
There were two Of them. evidently
old friends, and a. they stood looking
at q display of shoes in the window OF
q Woodward avenue store the first one
remarkeds
Nov, then, If you were me. would
you reallyabuy a pair of shoes?''
''Why, it seems to me that would"
replied the other, but you must use
your own judgment about it. OF course,
shoes will always be worn more OF
less" 'A
EYES, suppose So"
''And if you have an extra pair il
won't be nothing thrown away"
mo. guess l will take your ad.
vice."
':But don't buy because I say 50. ]
shouldn't want to regret it. you
know" ..s...e... -.-- ..'
swell, we'll see."
1t was busy day and every clerk
was employed, but after taking seat
on the sofa they gesticulated until the
attention of foor-walker was at
tracted, and he sent them q salesman.
''You keep shoes, don't your" in
1cired the one who thought of buying.
''Yes'm.''
.'What would you buy-lace, button,
high or Oxfords?'' she asked of her
friend.
II always wear high. buttoned. but
you do as you think best
''Well, will look at some button
shoes on an A last Don't bring me
anything but an A last. and 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 a woman in Toledo which took
up nine minutes and kept the clerk
waiting for five minutes.
s'Too small" he said, as he pulled a
shoe over her toes.
us that No. 2 on an A last?'
'Yes'm.''
"well, that's funny. That's what
I've always Nvorn.'
"well, you can't get your foot in.
I'll bring you something else.'
He brought 2>a's on a last. She
managed to get her big toe in with the
9th ers. but that was all.
Then he brought her No. SIS on a c
last. and as she finally managed to
wiggle her foot into the shoe it was
evident that she could not stand.
you'll have to have a larger Shoe, -
he said.
'My stars! but what can all all your
shoes? I'm sure l can wear No. 2's on
an A last You know that" she added
to her friend.
~ have always nOtlCed now small
your foot was" was the reply.
Then she tried on Oxfords from No.
2's to No. As, and from an A to a D
last. She couldn't walk without hob
bling. Then she went back to buttons
and tried the line all over again with
out avail. a No 31s on a d last was
evidently fit for her foot. The clerk
| said it fitted like glove, but she pulled
| it off and whispered to her friend:
Don't you think the goods in stock
have shranl<?''
| Likely as not"
cor walking around on my foot has
| swellcd it?''
~ shouldn't t. wonder
| "Will you take this pair?" asked the
clerk, as he held them up.
| II think not. We are just look
| ing 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 sign
of ''Rubbers at COST and stopped and
| overhauled 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 SO
| as not to come here again. You saw
| for yourself that the people have no
| accommoda ton about them."-Detroit
| Free Press.