The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
LOSE STORAGE RECEIPTS.
so WOMEN HAVE TROUBLE GETTING
THEIR FURs WHEN NEEDED.

coipt-Dovelike~ Innocence Rewarded.
This is the time OF yenr when the furrlers'
shops and the fur rooms in the department
stores are filled with women evidently intent
upon business Of some sort. The initiated
say that this is not necessarily an indication
that trade Is brisk. and II one takes the trou-
] BILE TO watch. he win sec that a good two-thirds
Of the shoppers. instead Of displaying their
usual degree Of interest In the rayishments
about them, stand aloof and wear every shade
Of mysterious expressions.
There lie the woman who looks as II she had
been stealing pins and had come to confess Il,
and there lie the fearful woman. and there is
the woman who strides In. nRurativelV speak
ing, loaded for bear" and makes straight
for the most important looking man In the
concern. and treats him to a bit OF her mind.
A clever little woman ex claimed the matter q
few days ago. You see. this is the time
when women who have left their furs in stor-
age for the summer want to get them out. Now
women always lose their storage receipts
yes" resignedly. II do It myself. II is the
kind of thing one just can't avoid. When l
20 away in the summer l always pack that lit
is slip Of paper M with my choicest posses-
aions. put IL In between pages OF my favorite
book. or stick IL in the lining Of n jewelry box.
or slip II in an envelope with letters which are
TO be kept. or ONT where that Is absolutely
safe. When l go to look for 1t along In the
first cool days OF fall II seems to have vanished
into thin air. Well. the first time doesn't
make much difference. but by the time one
has done the same thing over three OF four
years in succession one begins to feel q little
foolish about It. So ono naturally puts of TAX
ing any active measures from day to day, con-
vincing one's self hat It IN not 80 cold. after
all, and hoping that meanwhile that horrid
little slip will turn up somewhere. But.
strange to say. 1t never does.
Presently comes a notification from the fur
rier to please remove goods stored by q GER
tain date: then follows 4 brisk cold snap. and
that decides the matter. and 1 mako up my
mind to make a bold stand. meet the enemy
face to face II necessary and reclaim my 1--WE
property from unlawful detention. Oh. 1t
sounds very funny when it's all over. but I as
sure you It isn't SO at the time when your hands
are freezing for want OF your muff and you
are shivering from cold and nervousness and
dread OF being suspected Of being an impostor.
all because OF a little slip OF paper which you
made the mistake Of putting away too care
fully. Then you 20 down. or. better still.
write n curt order for Mrs. so-and-So's furs to
be sent up at once. and, in due course Of time.
they appear In charge OF q man who demands
the receipt in return.
We'll up to that time all goes well. but when
the man persistently refuses to leave the house
without taking either the paper or the furs
with him the situation becomes a trife en-
barrassing. With the best intentions in the
ySs asssn to R Keep IT, t faa f RGs mean $50 then Their
s @eass a the BATHS sTs royal OF vf But that fss' d SS@Stdi"S Spo IT
the woman-there are ways, and ways, OF
course. II the store happens to be one where
a matter OF time and red tape. but. %unfortu-
nately. this Is not always the case. -,
had had left my @afr and collar at the turEIeT's on !
Know me-. We'll. the i ii frs Z. cold Il days / started
the usual success. The days dragged on and
November came. and still l had not neryed
my mys woes 20 on nee day pS' to Mrs NJ avon ". who lives lives f IN the
next apartment. And she simply stood
aEha!%Sth At m Tou Ss pooT e5ildr she said in a tone
of maze ISnt sSoSs tSas f}tfIe 'S Slt af d pape49 d does fsn I
But / !iaitered. they don't know me and
'hs re ~fI you have theml i'd ike to Know how
they can keep you from II. Don't ask Their
give. them up. Be perfectly, firm about L and
can't do anything; the things belong to you
and not to them. don't they?'
so NE" 1 Began %' to Is ts sa as Il I %ast P%Ss Be- ths so wGa n an
I IsiSs Y lssbl1 her b sSn / d ImPllififf I'd tS TS I Fl I gs e.
DO You see this capeF, asked Mira. W.
kindly ignoring my confession. Of weakness,
with enSioas sRi;versF i've had this cape out
Of storage for at least three weeks, without q
Why. the easiest way in the world, / sent for
1t and when 1t came / took 1t and hid II away
Meanwhile the man was outside the door de-
handing the check or the cape. and. falling to
Get, them s5,s demanding en- md nGd t. see eI me- ;na ! gave sa him !, 9
the door and simply laughed at his demands.
The best way to do about such matters Is to
wanted Them and that; Of course. vas not
was Simply preposterous. Well. he tried the
old dodge about obeying orders and loaing his
time to talk my longer and that i Would look
f %Ist tss recent Ss s6s,G yh hsI1 i / found y Yat time W aab' ,h Il n Z
shut the door and locked It on the inside and
went to dress for the matinee. But that bell
fe weu II9T pesp e oat Of Ie q w mndovef to as see T H Se Sed
gone | would see him sitting there where he'd
established himself on the step and tussing a!
Well, 1T was really annoying; for anybody
warrant for my arrest. So had to give up 90;
ing out that afternoon; and gave the maid
away from the noise Of it.you know an cleo:
1 mina Ssll s ss h tin 1e i sRa a he most aos a aslEsh aTi
music in the yorld-IIv bTt pillow r on , my head head
long he stayed. but when / walked s%evera!
hours later the bell was still ringing. and ]
peeped out and saw that instead Of the fur
man It was Mr.. W, mad as q wet hen because
he'd lost his latchkey and nobody would lei
him In. But the worst OF It all is that / was
forced to break an important engagement
without having any good excuse for doing SO
and ever since then two Of my best friends
have been giving me the cold shoulder, Every
few days that horrid. man comes back to ask 4
I've found that receipt yet. but I haye learned
to know his ring now. and when l hear II,
leave word that Pm not In and take refuge In
pleasant, but then II could not be avoided
And / gained my point, for i have my cape
So Iadvise you to send for your furs at once.
We'll. j. can't say that / was very much en-
couraGed by her story. but | proceeded TO fol
low her advice. 1t was just before luncheon
the next day when ny box arrived. and / pro,
ceeded 70 sore 1t away. while sent word thai
the receipt was put away carefully. which was
absolutely true. and would follow in a day OF
|, two. 1 was Just congratulatine myself upon
INV naWlV apnuirad nerve and wondering how