The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-17
SHOPPING MADE EASY.

New York, June Is.
There is one woman in New York who
says that shopping has no terror for her.
She bought her whole summers ward
robe i'll the course of four hours this
Spring, and. save for the trouble of il
few fittings, She had no trouble with it,
She is the woman who buys her ward
robe outright, knows how it is going To
look before she has purchased il, and
Says that life is one long Summer-day
dream for her This year she went into
the shop where she considers the pref
test gowns are to be found. and whore
the pepole who handle them knew hest
what garments are best suited to tle
particular buyer She entered the place
ut II O'Clock in the morning and left ut
in the afternoon happy woman, for
she had some doztn more gowns to her
credit than she had when she entered,
and her responsibility 6 :erning them
WIS Oyei.
There are many women who buy their
war,lrobes in this way. They like the
privilege Of seccing the gowES they arc to
have before they buy them and Of seeing
the effect of different other gowns rs
a gown in her own mind and he sure
that il will be what she expects il to h.
when it is completed. Some women
never know what style Of gowns suits
them. and for these it is help to have
some one Il tell them what lines best
suit their figures.
Il always expect my lrcssmakrr." says
one particular woman. 80 tell the STYLE
Of gown | must nave ana then to make
il for mo. 50 that I will like it, That
is hard on the drcssmakcr and the woman
who sells gown which he purchaser
sees has less trouble.
$50
The woman who buvs cniire ward
roles spend from $500 to $4,000 al Il
time. That will cocvr the cost Of n
couple of evening gowns, of either donrs-
tic manufactnr' or imported 1t will IN
Glide couple Of afternoon gowns foul
ards perhaps. simpler, gowns for morning.
tailor suits of both simple and elaborate
make, shirt waists and other speartc
waists, and the necessary wraps. After
these are purchased there are necessary
alterations to be made, and in short
time the woman has fill wardrobe Will,
the smallest amount of trouble. The
gowns could be delivered to her at very
short notice if it was necessary, hut as 4
rule she is IN no hurry and she receives
then MI in a reasonable time
There is nothing in which SO much
Judgment must H., used as in scllin. n
woman gown," says the woman who
khaMS both women and gowns. Sin max
ing sale there is the future as well Ms
the present 70 consider. II would 10 thr
easiest thing in the world TO make 4 sale
;aat would keep the customer AWAY from
me shop ever after. There is nothing 4
woman IS so sensitive about as her
gowns. II She buys gown that Is m
becoming she never forgives the person
who allowed her TO got It. She not only
has herself to snit. but husband Mt
home 10 please If she likes every gown
that she buys and cmcs in in Tho Fail
TO say that she never had such pretty
ana becoming .wons. she is going 10 a.,
all Of her wardrobe again in the same
way. So it is of The srcateSt mnnrtancr
TO help her TO get the gowns that suit her
iigure best. and tho c1ors that arc most
suited to her. and to give hcr the hest
quality and tho hest variety that can be
found.
\ woman who is Of the average sizn
can find cv"lN thing thqt she wishes
and I'll varieties Of pretty frocks. A
woman Who is above or below the aver-
age 81 or 30 will also possibly he able
TO find what she wishes, but il may take
her little more time.
Mems establishments honst thai they
can fiji all figures. bnt women like wider
variety to choose from than men. ana