The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17
DAY FOR MEE,T0O
THE MANIA AMONG THEM QUITE Al
ACUTE As AMONG WOMEN.

A Madden Hnsh Around the Meme BArnaia
Counter Than the wOmen's and q Worse
Display of Temper-They Haven't Go6
60 Buying Bargains for Their Wives
A great many time-honored Jokes about vo-
mans ~frRilties have In recent days become too
badly worn 10 pass current, and the slgns Indi-
cate that the bargain counter mania as q sub
lect for humor will soon drop out OF clrcula-
ton. Probably there are men who will telling to
the old bargain counter Jokes as pocket piecep.
Men are always loath TO abandon any Of their
established theories about women. They ind
the facts OF femininity so ~puzzllng that they
hold fast TO traditions-which having been in-
vented by men. are suited to their minds.
The fact Is that the bargain counter habit Is
not feminine. 1t Is universal. and the salesmeR5
In the large stores, albeit preiudiced witnessed.
are obliged TO confess that the mania among
men, II not 80 prevalent. is quite as acute a.
among women. An advertised sale OF light
weight underwear or golf stockings for men
will draw q crowd equalled only by the mob
around q shirt waist counter: and M men arut
proverbially impatient and haven't learned
through long experience in department BtoreeSf
10 wait serenely for a condescending reoogni(
ton from a salesman. the excitement usually
runs high around the mems bargain counter.
A woman reporter strolled into O store onaa
day last week In search OF an umbrella to ro~l
place the last one she lent. but forgot all about
the umbrella IN her excitement over whGN!
seemed to be a football rush In the centre aisle
From the centre Of the bunch came frantic
cries Of Cash - and an alert floor walker STOOD
near. evidently acting as referee. The reportsH9
edged up toward the fray. She didn't feel her$i
self justified in distraoting the attention Of thq
referee. so she controlled her curiosity until
another floor walker hove In sight Then ah4s
asked breathlessly: 4
What's the matter2" \
He looked puzzled. K,
What are they %scrambling for?"
The floor walker grinnsd oxpansiveIy. /
Sale Of bicycle trousers marked down fron
$50 TO $4.0o." :
The young woman gasped.
DO men do that sort Of thing 2" she asked Ia
q dazed way. The floor walker smiled again. \
BLESS YOU. 1 should say they did. The
m aren't the only ones. The men havS
been ten deep in ront OF that counter all dayH
and l will say it for the women they don't lose
their temper the way men do. Maybe it's bed
cause they're moro used to the scramble. III
kind Of q recent thing. this bargain counter
business for men. but IL isn't because the mem
don't like It Just as well as the women do. It'd
Just because there weren't any bargain coun{I
ters for them. We advertised Q salO Of liRhtE
weight underwear at very low figures last
Friday. and things were 90 lively that I Thought
it would be wise for me to vacato and put II
policeman In my place. We had to put two morl
out because they got mac and gwore like
pirates. Now the women don't do that" I
The smile on the floor walker's face suddenly1
broke bounds and became q laugh. !
Funny thing about that sale. though" hGl
chuckled. I'VE were selling the suits here I'd
90 cents. and I never thought Of buying anyE
I'm too big to wear any Of those cheap grades-G
oanif Onk than IN AZ Wall II urant hnpnA THAI
night. and my wife says:
John, I've got o surprise for you
Railways feel dubious when she comes at mSs
that way: but I followed her upstairs, andd
there on the bed were six suits Of the Identical
underwear I'd been wrestling over all day.
~ saw them at Smiths for IS cents a suit, !
and they were such a bargain I Just thought "a
oughtn't to miss the chance Of getting them for
YOU she said.
IT pretty nearly killed her when 1 told herr
we were selling them at 80 cents, and that ~
couldn't wear them at any price; but It WON'T
keep her from buying me the next thing shG
sees that seems cheap to her. That's one thing
mon haven't got around to yet-they don't buy
bargains for their wives"
That's not because they are wise. but bey1
cause they are too careless to think about it, '
oh, I don't knoE: / guess it's because thsS
gains for men alone. Whenever see a woman
shoying up into ? crowd Ike that. and buying
be troubie and tears In one family. AWomanaa
never does know what q mai will like"
his sq nse tafe t { % g Sit ald his t hns f Sa one q h fsd ooi HaS
detached himself from the crowd. that wa&1
struggling for bicycle trousers: Hs looked hot
Of blanks and exclamation, points.
he groaned to the Hoor walker. "Do You run
mat sGTt q e l,pgnatiG asylum right alOngf"
day. Ny wife let me in for this. She. read the
Of lifeline II i, wanted bicycle trousers. and &
was fool enough 70 take her advice"
rr TnfB M Pul aed n II sRer 1Sset anyt SRa ws %ro S1
about those bicycle, trousers there's. ono
ET2PR e T ThS T tbsR %5sed she heb had SG RSHSf 70 sS g. a BON sH
life. and Is as handy at a bargain counter as ~
Friday seems an S9plggSLy daGy, sSSr baEggatins."
EH sGs S any t ab4' bought on Friday tOriD. raysl
1TE ff c dSqF v walker I Ssd Sh Ss1 hi hi, tb head So,s. and
gut ahead oS t6e deal 4 / TsFsnS for sSspr
for mems bargains. but in the summer We hayS
S sgPsS t thsR 1lT Tss 4! s SHs S EssS f fPS sS9 u.s. SSE Bss Rsi u
tsinf s of The then Tt eSt tss Tygsh t IA R saS f SSd 2 ST9 S sSaS
they think win p%SfrelyEe the crowd at Coney Of
hbeng Brs S0shts or E Enlf eg sri tAsy n ARE eGi4Ps ~
Friday afternoon will cause o regular stampedeS
and red and yellow plaid golf stockings Wilt
necktie department.. There's o 25-cent Ascot
sale there and the men are Just stepping od
But the young woman turned away sadlyd
with a shattered ideal and went for luncheon u
q restaurant whose window bore the RignN
Tables reserved for gentlemen"
Tho era Of equality OF the sexes IL close al