New-York tribune., 1899-07-09

PoD Nsrche carr large lines OF these and will
mako careful alterations 10 measure ul ASKED Io'
80 cents above the selling price. woven Six soouS
are cheap and so are handkerchiefs and real lace
Imitation lace to be about the same price ls
IN America The French shops cannot be consio-
cred fashionable. they appeal neither 70 'he poor
nor 70 the rich The women OF the haute 1nonue
regnrd a fashion having lost distlhctloh .'.o
moment Il Is displayed In the stores. ana lot this
reason II hardly pays the stores TO cater 70 tnis
trade The poor trade at the bazaars ana shops 4.
.be,r oun quarters; these open evenings ano
SUNDAYS and carry a cheaper line OF goous lnHii
IS found In the stores.
Tho big stores cater for the big middle class and
are all run much on the same princlpleS 80
article is plainly marked there is no dishonest rep
esenta,,on and all trade is done on cash system
1NExPER1ENCE IMPOSED UPON.
~ -. -..--..,ad that these sound commercial
nr,ncples are not adopted by the smaiier anu oiV.
- .oshtorabIe shops. These are run on tothHE
dirsrent lines and Il is here that the america % -
generally forced to pay for lheApel'c"Oo -
o-a q few exceptions but II is quite sale ~ asS
.ho+ the American woman pays quarter fnole ioi
'ti0' - "a otnar articles she buys IN France
- a. tho French woman. The great dinlcuity
,oo,e one OF the swell shops pleasantly withou. WIN "
making a purchase; IN 80 1olns - vitbout paw
ha1no taken up the attendants time "IO"0"' P"'
be m two big stores best known n1nT 20 Is not
SiSsgreeable In these places II on ,ne nisce 10
a class OF goods beyond the power o' '
supply the French shops are built on or
-, riar from that in vogue IN hts -. On I'm
dinereht PTSi are lighted in the centre by an IN,
AnlerI0 eu and the upper floors are GoiIpos s no,
Of galleries rGI far nIenty OF light but nsgres fairy
900 ,entllation. These shops aie Snctbe- feature
double stal r,can eyes is the line OF small booons
sutside the door Remnants OF chTap hapSSed counter
outslu. .hose and in this way cro"ueu, " 80
sod at . fseTed designed to ESa
tine for the customer Iwavs or a sale OF lace to
days OF Ihe he',stde one Of the doors OF the a Ion
Marche customer IN may yyrdnbe nh1 of mounting
there any am ne regular lace department. , ,,,o,a
The French are di,y accepted All the big shops
b Sot one or more lifts but they ar Tbe big stair
ehtent "a. comfortable. and goods are uisP'Seu anu
sold every iahu''e' - ~,-,-pr
ROLLING CARPET AT THE ho' ne
the Louvre Is rolling carpet 70 me Iu 49,
sa.o-trnent On the second floor. rms sueee
Iii Garnet Of THE Arabian Nlshl' - 49,
', "a ,heir nurses and its success seems uue
chiiu'e" ,a.,.v than utility. The system OF pay
mo-. -, ou the shops is the same The clerh az
aar,as a purchaser to the eaisse. he sI'es
,rcbase 10 an attendant 10 oe u0'e -, ,,.s ,ho
o,t the article and amount 10 tods Nv and the address
out This Is entered in "A book stu 70, tho CLERK
desk a., ,ha bundle is TO be sent NJ - nbenge
taken II the ou'stor1er receives II and her chllse
"a''S Snrious system the suItaos, -, ,he caisse
lapo, osf smoothly, and the man az ,re1e eI,v ~
Is certainly the best the Printemps introduced
mortals SOM system OF cash railroads ouL ,he I1e
ot ths eet with favor and aftgI II one has many
shop io make the convenient way IL 90 Win
card marked s WITH ofs' the cIerK ha tears OF number
SS Sh .ends his slip to o5 the ss %sS coec pg
the end OF t"e "A psv Tor them all together ne ne
h:er way the card pay % for them when
the ca 49, delivered at the house, ~ .hsoluta cash
HfSS Se h%Ts sSS2Sa one
system ane se Cheaper the more nn vaT
ss shsz Gsymea isT sye e e Ifo
elastic tgT Give what they call limited GTe or on
@ thy send Sro.rse osi soTsss %sO presdes
adSgG will leave % nSymsn an But one
sRd n few tSe eS's shdSs Os as one the
eann9s nliners and small shops IN ne there is no
prlVtA..sir on en- lose IN this way anu ~
doupag oissisation protect thenh cor aeh,s his
FFrenehman Is e5ay rsspSnssV tSsS sa~e been married
VILE MAJ contract which gives each me r he sned
unqeT Ter own property. In that case sue "'' "