The record-union., 1894-12-28
ROYAL BAKING PowDER.

quire the aid of one in her purchase, un
less that the idea is 10 keep her IN a good
humor? In London one OF the best GLOW
ers sells hosiery down stairs and gloves
and fans above. They also show glove
boxes, stretchers and powder shakers in
the same cases with gloves Men sell
the gloves here, and only try them OH
when requested to. Only warranted
gloves are exchanged if they rip or tear
when first putting them on, and only the
best qualities are warranted.
In Paris much OF the same custom pre-
walls, though the chief shops are larger,
one on the Boulevarde des Italiens hav-
ing two windows. No better gloves can
be found than are sold at the Bon Marche
aud the Louvre. where the glove trade is
immense, but the small shops have also
an excellent trade. Many of the costume
house sell gloves to match each dress,
which takes trade that may be called
high class and high priced. While the
salespeople DO not otter to try on gloves,
they will 40 1t when requested TO, and all
hrsC-claSS gloves are eXchangeable under
the conditions prevailing here.
The Dry Goods EcOH0Dtist says that
Berlin aDOunds III glove shops, also Vi
emma, Hamburg, Dresden, and Munich
has at least TWO neat ones. selling prOmi-
nent make manufactured IN the outskirts
of that city. Women are the clerks here,
circles OF europe, especially II France,
where they seem to be born with Uusi-
Ness tact and faculty unknown TO other
nations. In Berlin the display OF dark
red pique gloves in pretty window was
marked New Ork Style" Europe did
not take kindly al first TO large buttons,
but now they are pronounced very chic.
/ The fashion Of keeping gloves OF all sizes
loose III large package that was noticed
n several German ShoDS does not favor
ably impress an American accustomed
10 the neatly wrapped and boxed gloves
shown in Jhis country.
On The Boulevard one passes a tiny
shop, probably by Il leet, which seems
to be aIl.wiaGOw, and the window is with
out glass, the floor being filed with
wooden partitions holding buttons.
Every color, size and quality is repre-
sented In the assortment, from the hum
blost white bone button TO an expensive
novelty. orders tor especial models are
taken here, and in spite of buttons not
being as popular as they were some sea-
! sons ago, the mother and daughter in the
shop seemed to be making i comfortable
living, and this in the .ace OF The fact OF
being in a EcighborhoOd where the rent
Tor even bandboX of place was not
cheap.
! What we call notions, needles. thread,
/ dress stays, pins, bindings. ETC., are con-
SlGered small wares and haDerdashery in
| Europe, the latter term being common in
! London. Ihreadneedle street III London
| probably received its name from the
! small wares or thread and needle' shops
/ that were there in bygone days. Such
shops are universally carried on by
! women, and often the owner also does
! dressmaking or plain sewing.
There Is class OF notion or fancy
! stores In Europe that we used to have,
! but long since they became absorbed in
] hav 10,
stance, photograph frames, knives and
! SCISSORS, fancy stationery articles, but not
| paper and envelopes; leather and plated
/ silver goods OF every description, lamps.
and bits ot cut glass and china, and often
! travellers cushions that are quite an in
! sttutlon IN Europe, where the comforts
! OF travelling do not come within hailing
distance OF our IuXuTieS.
Llngerle-lhlS alI-deScriptive word
| seems IN Europe to include hosiery
! muslin and cambric underwear ready
made neckwear, corsets, silk petticoats,
| dkerchie!s and sometimes teagowns,
| and odd silk and cotton waists are added.
| Paris naturally leads in work of this
kind, and, odd though it may seem, men
are the designers OF the daintiest models
seen III these lines. Nevertheless women
must make up the wares upon which
they put the lovely handiwOrk for which
Paris is noted. The windows of such
| pAoSco arc Sp6tllhSIS uT6SSeO, Out eacl
article displayed may be styled a dream.
| Everything as near as possible is made
ell suite, and while machine-mad lace is
very stylish for gowns OF all kinds, on
underwear only real" lace or haud-em-
broidery is allowed. Women are always
the salespeople in these shops, headed by
the owner, who. if married, usually en-
pIoys her husband as book-k eeper
Tiny handkerchief shops are princi-
pally seen in Germany and Switzerland
! The stock embraces silk, linen, cambric.
lawn, batiste, etc. The embroidery NAV
/ be done by hand or machine.
and Initials are embroidered to order for
five to twenty cents in lovely and elab-
| crate styles. One such shop at q resort in
! Southern Germany is attended by
| SWISS IN her peasant costume, who gets
a comfortable support out of a place
about eight feet square containing a win
dow, small counter holding glass case.
three chairs and her workable She
embroiders to order and sells handker-
chiefs forwarded from Switzerland. AS
they cost no more than at a large general
drygoods shop, customers naturally
| sought the specially shop. There is
natural tendency in Europe for shopping
III small special shops, and Americans
! soon fail into the same habit; the atten-
ton and assortment are good, and out
side OF some famous Partisan places, the
prices not in excess, which fact attracts
| custom.