The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-06
THE HOME
THE ETHICS OF SHOPPING.

and to be quite honest with ourselves, We
must plead guilty to spending OF time.
thought. strength and money, more
than Is meet'' in view of the exceeding
shortness of this little life of ours and its
multitudinous interests and responsible
ties.
The following suggestions were drawn
up by mother, for ths guidance Of her
young married daughter;
systematic your shopping, making
therein written lists of your wants and
the places where they may be supplied, in
orderly, consecutive arrangement, SO spar.
| ing time for matters of more moment.
Have definite idea of what you want
and ask for it in clear, comprehensive
way. We have no right to waste other
peoples time and patience in helping us
make up our own II iuds.
Observe the same courtesy in asking of
q service of another as you would expect
yourself. please" and THANK yoa'' arm
easily said, but they say a great deal and
are among the 'hall-marks" of goud
breeding Good manners are also needed
by way of example. Do not buy q thing
because it is cheap, with but u vague idea
OF what you will do with IT, Wasted
money has a curious retributive power OF
making itself regretted. Never allow
yourself to be tempted to purchase any
thing for which you have not the money
in actual possession.
If possible, do your shopping alone,
unless accompanied by someone older ana
more judicious than yourself. The judg-
ment Is clearer and cooler and one is less
apt to make mistakes when alone.
hile tours of inspection through the
shops for amusement, are dangerous TO
any but those of affluent years. They
give an occasion to the adversary"
Always count your change, and be as
prompt to have an error corrected when
the mistake is to your advantage as
though 1t were against your interests.
This would seem superfluous Rdvice-but
alas, poor human naturel
When the shops are crowded and every
one in haste, should the saleswom an turn
| to serve you in preference 60 someone who
was there before you, have the justice to
waive the offered privilege. We have not
the right to seize an advantage to the
prejudice of another, to which we are not
entitled. 1t Is in such little ways that
the real quality of character shows itself.
II in great haste, you may always re-
quest the favor of precedence of your
waiting neighbor, and it will rarely be
refused.
Garry home tripping parcels yourself In
the large shops. each article passes
through many hands before it is finally
delivered at It's destination. A little con-
siderat1on on your part will thus spare
much work to those, perhaps already
over burdened.
Try to bear about with you an atmos.
phers of oheerfulness and serenity. Such
feelings are contagious in a very real
way.
Avoid going to the shops. If possible,
OH Saturday afternoons. With very many
1t is their only available time for shop
ping and the salespeople are so driven
during the busy seasons that they require
all of Sunday to rest and recover. With
the natural craving Of youth fer pleasure,
however, they ignore the WEAKNESS and
push themselves beyond their strength.
noted physician of this city says that
after three years In one OF the most crowd
ed shops, the health of saleswoman is
usually seriously impaired Mrs Bur.
ton Kingsland in Kitchen Magazine.
TO AMUSE A YOUNG CHILD.
1t is the common experience Of all who
have had to do with babies of three
months old and upward that they tire
quickly of toys which can only be looked
at and handled, while something in the
nature Of an occupation, suited exactly to
the child's capacity. will hold his atten-
tion for an almost indefinite period.
Snch occupations rs pulling out the stop
per of an empty vial and putting 1t in
again, winding and unwinding a spool of
thread, emptying and reflling a dish
with sand or water will give pleasure for
half hours at a time and for many hours
in the aggregate The instinct for CLASH
vi nd perfn 4
ened and small objects are placed in rows
or in piles; pebbles and shells assorted by
size or color; beads and buttons strung
upon wires or strings are never-failing
employments. Thus toys may be largely
dispensed with TO the child's positive ad-
vantage, and what he really needs is
supply of play material, such as sand,
blocks, pebbles, seeds, small boxes And
bottles, paper and string. Elaine Good
ale Eastman in the May Woman's Home
Companion.
NEW TRUNKS.
We have had trunks exclusively for
skirts, trunks for bodices ana trunks for
millinery, to say nothing Of trunks with
hinged fronts that drop downIand display
series of roomy drawers, whilo the lid
holds a plate mirror, and completes
convenient chiffoniere. And now genius
gives US the wardrobe trunk. These
trunks are somewhat broader and longer
than ordinary, and when in use standEon
end. They are supplied with cross-bars
and hooks instead OF trays From ten to
twenty gowns may be hung In much the
same manner as in regulation ward
robe, and the more gowns the more com.
pact and steadier the receptacle becomes.
The height of the trunk makes Ii unheces