Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
ALTON REFLECTIONS
nv THE DAY OF SPECIAL SALES "
DRY GOODS.
IT HAS ITS ADVANTAGES
No. D,x,ded skirt, and q
woman's Experience
y.,a for Her FoIIy-Person"i
General Notes.
,c..r..,onaence of the Dispatcho
General Notes

,-orrssnondence of the Dispatch
.H~roN VA January 14.-Now 10 ~.
:, snsc,al sales-"occasions' DO
u' al tbem-in all the large VI,
Goods shops. smiled to observe, ,hat
inc an advertisement the otner u"'' Tho
ono enterprisixg firm had pofio"e ~
,orr, and announced an oeas,, and |
.S,ngerie" interspersed with JuPenslated |
.s1nons" which 1t obligingiy ,rchosers.
90 the benefit OF ordinary puiU"" I
unacouainted with ia behe dav. In
mas at some such sale the OF" Girl ;; YOU
Ihe rave high authority oniy. nf
AaO"d 70 confess that any huln ,ss 40
.,onos.. would have been po"e,i
ytF mn 60 far away, but ny
1otioyed the rest and this is VIVA ma the
surging. perspirtng mass n tri-
-, etore is obseete-ano cai ',..tch
ppbartIv away bargains Oh as
Tbe Ioyeliness Of woman's cnafas s,a ON
not shine brightly In such ainoham
on INNER floor a special SAFE Vi e., we're
powns was going on. Inc ,rter and
sv" ,on deem around the counter an
az a., escited as fox-hunters on CHASE .e.t,
-a a moment to watch t"o W"
ggsos,od ladies exchanging feminine aii,s.,
IL ohout a gown. One had sec".
80 hodv the other the skirt roi,i ~
III on the counter, and each claiiiieu 80
pt,o Nos entitled TO the whole gaiiIiS ~
A. a. was the only obtainable one Vi IN
desired size, each held to her pro-, - 49,, :,
dxed determination on her .i.' IL, ~r;,,e
face 10 carry the day. L Wah'eu oh,,d
the judgment Of Solomon on a." a.
~ Son;t know how they settled IL. ;,
srronos of dress and especial saieS'
While our country sisters have not SO io na
einca discarded their straw bonnels loi
SoIts and velyets. and are but just com
tortahlv fixed out in their winter tosse
2 $50 We were with openings OF VIM
. goods and pique suiungS loI $3.50
, ,aar Whewl Anything more caicula.S.
T ~ ,,,al.a one shiver this weather imam III,
5 Contemplation OF airy mulls ana laws -
can scarcely conceive. But they weie =,
g beautiful So lovely and cheap DIS W.
: There has been nothing IKE tne 80 .,,
s for Years. And yet, would we hAe 49,
n weather to follow these sprins aacl
r rs, that come earlier and carrier edc,
l., sasSono They begin now the hrst wee
= a. January. It positively gives one a
:. nrnIeasant feeling 70 be stopped "rappe
5. ,n furs nv a bland and persuasive mon
- ,raiter and asked II we would like 10 se
D sor,athine in our late importations OF PEI
T. Gales" -. MA invok,
e. Gods NJ tho snow and sleet, We ihNoh
oiva ne cold weather! Blow down pla,
from the polar regions, while we ua',
Or with time, and get the warm "ol ~
Ia This sable and seal, collarette. OF Oh en'
ne e,or,,ina red-fox beauty caught by soil
Is 80 ,,,e know. and worn in memory
as nc C,he fox's) native mountain haunts
e. Dolby!
n, ITS ADVANTAGES.
Ut lust Wl
eI will be worn. and OF having the nial1I 90 20
ng HI tbere ia full time for the maxim
no certainly has its advantages. For We
eu urou, them. these poor woman VINO IL
TO an a state of perpetual preparation
wardrobe who never seem TO acquire o
- arv anproach TO completion, VINO IL
Is anrar entlv for no other purpose, ana
OIL material OF whose gowns, wnen nna
u made might be Of the nature OF 90,
~ lope's web, who are going rouno NSn w
III samples and selecting patterns anu W.
ca dering If this will wear anu M
wash and wasting the gray Matter
,be,r brains in deciding how they v
AK have the thing made, and II they VIII
M IL ANYHOW. after II is done!
lot These are the dear creatures VINO "o
have the small trouble OF the hs-i
who buy the material for gown anu
al lect the trimming for 1t next day' VI -
weak. who undergo the fitting ana NM
ing. and have II on and hali worn
lge- and buy some more matetlal anu
III through the same ordeal again anu %
the year through; with mere an ou. ~.
rnent and there the lingerie -'ho ~
en- banoilv the special sales" call Tor u
\ " decisions In this line" and now
fancy articles for neckwear ana gem
ne odornnnent. who never get anything
inst AS they need ii, and TO whoih
NJ, whole season passes, while they i've
perpetual whirl OF getting reaoy'
(. If these women were destitute OF me
'oay and belonged only TO that class VINO
fore never get new bonnet tlil tne Snoe
r In shabby, and who find py that ui'Io
asti- the glory of their heausedi .ttn
81 zone of course. there Is nothin
his Gov. they are doubtless doing the
Dia- they can on the most they nave
by what Is meant refers 10 women wn'
,stor ba,,a what money they think neces
rgest for n wardrobe suited 10 their s'd
ricd. and as often TO single women % ii.'
each ones. quite as often to independent
the men. with bank accounts ol IN
10 do as 10 those less fortunate women op
I ad to ask others for what tneS
has u,,,o,hnr q is the want OF manage
5000. or If executive skill in American VIZ
mons 7 cannot say, but English women Sc
small - oil mis- wearing of life awi
lc at snasmodic driblets OF dress ana /
char women. never. The impious young
,ulum SON who found a wel-htung dress
$40 ia her mind than all the consola ui'
after religion was not more comiortaoie
rts of the foreseeing and provldeht W
ty of makes herself when she taxes ti
their the forelock. looks about her' anu
dition The worse labor OF the season AT Oh
with swoop. ,,-,,.,,,
place No more trouble of indecisioh
ID col sturfs and styles for her; no more I
IN the Of standing up TO the dressintN'
,hurch more wearing of the sort when
3 with one wish people were clothed WIN
in Il ers like the doves, and had no
] pro- IN tho matter. So far as her wa
e man i .' concerned she has nothing IN the
ted to ~ trouble her; no more bother
rs ago ,ie,,e. no more turning and matchi
!. Mr.. nroviding. but thought and TN.
her. in set free for other purposes Il
term God. she can study; she can 90
Il inte- YORK. charity work. or nothing
ght be ~.nur-.-.s.-.-.-~ss-~&z
spell IS
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