West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-05
DOWSEgS BARGAINS.
lie Attends n Reduction Sale and Picks
Up Pew Things.


room for three minutes and re-
turned with package that he had
hidden away when he came in.
"What is it, dear1" asked Mrs.
Bowser, as he stood before her with
fatherly smile on his face.
"You may guess" he playfully
replied.
''But how can ~ Is it something
for mer
"My dear woman, want to talk
to you for few minutes. Like all
other wives, you do considerable
shopping. You flatter yourself that
you are close buyer. Almost
every day you come home to brag
of the bargains you have made"
eyes, ! think l do pick up some
bargains now and them"
'You think so, and not wishing
to hurt your feelings, have said
nothing about it, not even when /
knew you had paid full price for
things. AS matter of fact, you
have been swindled on most occa-
sions."
"Where you would have made
great bargains1" she sarcastically
queried, but smiling all the time.
Exactly, my dear-exactly.
know the value of things 10 times
better than you do. Amy husband is
better buyer than his wife. 1t
stands to reason that he is"
''You might know more about
shovels and grIndstones than / do. Z"
"And about everything else, as l
shall shortly prove to you. 1t may
surprise you to learn that | have
spent the afternoon in attending
bargain sales at the dry goods stores.
had a double object in view.
First knew you needed several
things for your wardrobe, and second
wanted to show you that could
buy to better advantage than you
could"
"Well, / hope you have. Let's
see what you have"
"The first thing that appears to
our gaze" said Mr.. Bowser, as he
broke the string securing the package
sis pair of white gloves. Examine
them and you will find that they
are the regular $3.50 glove, and yet
got them for % cents. challenge
you to say that you ever bought as
good pair for the money. Right
here is a saving of So cents, and it is
only the beginning, Anything
wrong with them7"
"N-o." reluctantly replied Mrs.
Bowser, as she turned them over
and over.
"But you don't seem pleased"
DWELL, you see they are No. 8's,
and my size IS only 6. You don't
think of that you know"
"H'm. | don't see how that will
make any difference, however. II
they are little too large you can
wet them and cause a shrinkaee.
It's all bosh to number gloves any
how"
81 now call your attention to two
pairs of brown silk stockings. The
regular price is So so per pair, but
got them for sI.7s. Here is a
saving Of $3.50. I'll bet you never
made such a bargain ia your whole
life"
mo, didn't admitted Mrs.
Bowser with a sigh. "The only
trouble is"
Because never wear brown
stockings, and because these are
No. 10"
"But what has color to do with
it2" persisted Mr.. Bowser, as he
flushed up.
Nothing perhaps, but they are
size and half too large, and can
never wear them. It was owing 10
their size that you got them so cheap.
II you had only known"
81 know that those stockings are
all right and the biggest bargain on
earth" he interrupted. "After
being washed twice they will pro.
badly be too small for YOU. /
expect you will also find fault with
the next purchase, which is . regular
50 shirt waist reduced to f4.so.
Here is another saving Of SLso,
and what have you got 70 say about
~ Is that size and a half too
larger"
mo, dear, but"
"But wbat9 Out with it,
ut happens to be four sizes too
sm'iI for me. This is 81, while ]
wear 30. It was swfully good Of you
to think Of buying me a shirt waist,