The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
A Department Store Idyle.

1t did me good just to see them" the
! stout saleswonan said to the htter as
| the two met at the drawer where they
| were putting away things
See who?" the filter replied in her
best English
/ That couple that went out here just
! now You have noticed a big, awk-
ward countryman and girl rugged out
/ in cheapfeathers and rose ribbon. Had
| a satehel with them"
Believe did see them" said the TT
! ter. a bridal patr22
Going t. be- About the first Of the
/ month, I think. He is helping pick oct
/ the bridal outfit. The glrl wanted a
( velvet shoulder cane, I'M she cQu On (
| 20 over 50. She wanted Jet trimming.
| lace, and al thar. She tried on the
! cheapest one We have-that ST lo*-an5
| was delighted with it. The groom liked it,
1 too. He told her she looked Ike d pea h
i in Il, and praised her up so that she
turned all colors. He even asked my
+! opinion as to how It looked. However.
she pulled 1t off at once when she heard
the price, but her face fell and she look-
ed nearly ready 10 cry when she said
that after all, perhaps, a coat AT So
would be more useful than the cape"
Wen, so 1t would be more useful. -
said the filter, putting her pins n ne
an equal distance from the armhoe Of
q garment she was 10 alter Did she
get q coat?"
'eNo; she's got the cape, and I'm as
much pleased about it as she IS That
fellow she is to marry is a hulkng
clown, but he has a heart and as much
the cape off. and looked so disappoint-
ed, he moGoned to me behind her back,
holding out s. bill, and then said out
I loud Here, miss, IS that the lowest
you can take for that garment? She 5
/ bought Two dresses and some shoes and
handkerchiefs down stairs, and it seems
to me you ought to make her a better
figure than that. The cape amt worth
a cent over So
Il pretended to consider little, and
walked away as though to consult
somebody. Then, while the girl was eX-
aiming the cape for the fifth or sixth
time, and I was behind a screen hanging
up some cloaks. he came and gave me-
the extra s.. Don't let her know he
whispered Shed never take it if she
thought L helped to pay for it. But IT'S
her wedding cape, and l want her sat
isffed. Then I told the girl that IL was
the last cape we had of that special
kind, so I would let it 90 for 50. And
you ought to have seen her face when
I told her She just lit up ali over like
a sunburst, and went off wearing the
cape, as proud as though it was silk
velvet instead OF velour, and was lined
with real silk instead Of fiimsy satin.
They have gone down to the restaurant
now to get lunch. I doubt If the young
fellow has much money, but he's a.
tender of his sweetheart as if she was
made of crystal and likely to fall 20
pieces in his hands al any minute
Il do like to see real lovers" sad the
6t4ar eba f1,rre1 I'M rOa 1aex-a
she held just three-quarters of an inch.
It's lunch time now; you think if We
went down promptly we'd see them eat
ing together?"
Shouldn't wonder" was the answer
''They are in town for the day. and
judging from the way the pocketbooks
looked, 7 don't think they've got much
more shopping to do. They will probably
take a good while over lunch, and then
sit around in the ladies' parlor and listen
to the music until train time. New
York Evening Post