The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-30
NEW FROM THE GROUND UP.
How "A Woman Snapped on Her Old
Raiment in a Department store.

How a Woman Snapped OF Her Old
Raiment i'm a Department store.
From the Washington Post.
A middle-aged, well-dressed woman, with
a well-to-do-look. one day the latter part
of last week, entered a large department
store In this city, and purchased a number
Of articles, under conditions which the pro-
prietors regard as questionable Suisse
quently the Identity of the purchaser was
must settle promptly.
At the time of the purchase there was
quite crowd in the store Few noticed the
lady, and had 1t not been for later devel-
| opments, nothing would have been thought
OF the transaction. She first went to the
| stocking department and looked over the
articles displayed on the counter but none
OF them suited her fancy. She inquired of
the clerk in charge whether they did not
not have better goods in stock. Higher
priced stockings We're shown her and she
selected fine pair When the clerk was
| about to wrap them up the purchaser re-
quested to be allowed to put them on, stat
ing that her feet were wet from the
rain. Although the articles had been
| bought on the transfer card, which is is
sued with one purchase, and directed to
compiled with the unusual request and
directed the lady to a dressing room.
Where the change was made. The old
stockings were returned TO the clerk, wrap
pea up, and sent to the delivery depart
ment, to be sent to the lady's home when
she should have paid for them
with the transfer card issued at the
stocking department the lady went to the
said:
what price shoes would you like mad
amp said the clerk in charge.
Inc best shoes were requested, the size
given and fine pair selected. Then the
customer remarked that as her old shoes
were wet she would like to nut the new
ones on at once Not at all suspicions The
clerk, wishing to accommodate the mr.
CHASER, assisted her to put on the new
SHOES. The old ones were sent to the de-
livery department, wher the stockings had
preceded them. The purchase was enter
ed upon the card and the shopper departed.
ne underwear department was next WIS.,
lted and the same programme carried ort
Again came the request to be allowed 20
wear the clothing, and again the request
was granted. Another entry was made
upon the card, and all went well. As in
the former cases, the old clothing was sent
to the delivery department.
Corsets came next. and the most COSTLY
fN%-A 80 liz SNOie Was CHOSEN. A hnuf
was paid for these. So fine and pretty Vas
the satin of which they were made that
the clerk at the time remarked thai tbev
were entirely too nice to wear nnder
dress. Pretty shoes, new stockings 49,,
pair OF corsets, and other articles to match
would not look well with an old Jrass
which, while good, was a little out 81
fashion. ''Ae oul OF
The dress department was imnedi,ta,,,
sought and, with an air of one who ot,-,ag
the store, the display there was 49,,
lned. Here, again, came the request 70 he
aIowed to wear the purchase and again
came the answer that this might he dono
though II was out of the ordinary Tho
ola dress was wrapped up. sent r.. az
desk and the lady departed with the na mv
purchase A 'ne new
only one thing was now lacking n oo,,,
pIvte the costume-a new bonnet TTbo
millinery department was sought b,;t -
came trouble. The clerk in charga dta -.
look with favor upon the proposed nia, 30
wearing unpaid-for goods and v,on han 81
grant the request without first cons,,ttir's.
WIN the manager. The purchaser ala ,,ns
W., mssh ms to be done. so the bonnet ,yos
i ieIt with the clerk, to again be examined
before 1t was taken, " SA'iiiiileu