The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MAN.
4 6UILELEss. UNCERTAIN BEING
NOW IN THE SHOPS.
Often In Need of Assistance and Genersn
Doubtful of what He wants-Provokes
BpseIess Susutcions. too Sometimes


BnseIsss Suspicions. too - Sometimes
Extremely Generous and IMPRACTICAL
The Christmas shopping man increases In num-
bcrs and expands in guileessness and croduhW
from year 10 year His holiday tours Of the shops
arc not o whit less entertaining from the dispas-
sionnte viewpoint 81 the pOrpoiie booded observer
than thc frantic ante-Yulo suugglings around the
shops ~ his wife OF his mother OF bis sister Inc
difference Ia that through II all the Christmas
shopping man feels consciousness OF being IN
volved in tanglc that presents certain phases oil
humor; whereas his mother or his sister or MS
wife accepts II all in deadly earnest and even be
comes carcworn and fearful over IT, The Christ
, mas shopping man has been 80 abundant In the
stores hereabouts during the last week or 30 that
II is difficult 10 arrange him and reduce him and
make composite Of him. He is one, however,
in all the main essential characteristics OF the
tribe First and foremost he In the merest bobbing
chip upon the surface Of a stormy sea; he doesn't
know what he wants, can't tell what he wants "
he sees II, believes implicitly everything that Is
told him by the saleswomen with the wavy hair.
while he Is suspicious Of the most OBJ, iously truth
full statements Of the statesmen; pays almost any
price for something that he doesn't want
growls savngely over the quito reasonable figure
attached 10 the thing he does want and must have
and is in general incompetent and figure Of fun.
Look a-hcre." said one Of them at silver toilet
article counter the other afternoon he held UP
silver topped povderbox with puff jogging
around therein as he spoke: "how's this for girl,
anyhow? Do they Use these things nowadays"
The ung woman behind the counter Of course
saw that the young man was trying 70 put UP
bluff to hide hIs shccpishncss and his precise
knowledge Of powder boxes "Hc knows that
girls Use en- w we'll as do she no doubt thought
but she smiled swccty atbim.
IL .t..l A.
They use them for ornaments for their dresses
generally"
Il thought they splatrrcd the -four on their
faces with piece Of chamois skin, said the young
man. with dismal effort AT gaycty. OF course,
the tired counter girl had " smile The young
man would have been grieved had she not smiled
Saleswomcn are supposed TO smile over all the
remarks Of Christmas shopping men.
"Now. look h.hcrr," continued the young man,
you don't think she d get the suggestive
of the thing my sending her powder boz
like / thought she made her face up. do you? Girls
noses all get shiny don't they, and they've got
TO u-r powder for that haven't they
"a powder box and pull makes n very suitable
present" replied the salCswuman
All right gimme this one. How much die
say 1t Was? Al night Som -cr you've got all
kinds oi silver truck here. haven't you? want
To get pair Of those cr buckles; you know
ne glt penn ,, ,he counter uinn AJAX him "ha'
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