The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-05
; WOMAN'S 90
@ REALM.
SHOPPING IN BERLIN.

Soi SO Easy TASK MS 1t is ia London
New York City.
"T"0 Of tn" first questions that arise
! il 4 wOiEanS mind on arriving in Il
| new town. especially il il be Il foreign
! capital. arc, In which streets are the
| best shops. and which shops are Tn"
best ior those particulH" things ;hA,
/ want 10 buyE'' says lie I."ndon Trir-
graph. 1T docs not take Il visitor
to London very long to "hiain answers
To these questions. h,u in Berlin it is
another matirr. SHOPS ave arranged
on quite Il different basis in tn" latter
city. If, for instance. YOU happpu To
require the necessary n@i"r!HE; inl
making such Il simple article aS y
dressing Jacket Nou v",ild not. ms in
London. go to Il good traprr's AMI
there procure everything ut once. sup
pose the .iackri is To hr nadc OF ilau.
mel. This must he sought for in Il
shop where only tlannrl. ready made
flannel goods ANA blankets arc sold
These three articles form the entire
stock of tho shop. which rcioccS in the
name Of 'woll material haEdinY'
"N"Xt You will want lace and ribbon
for trimming pnrr"SrS. For lace YOU
must 60 to villa, is called 'Spi,zcn
hauS'; ribbon you Will prucurr in an.
other shop where only ribbons. rhf-
f"nS. wells. belts. buckles. etc. are sold
This is called Il 'ScihrMIIAndcr un con-
fcrtionS hauS,' and generally has truly
charming displays Of all the dainty,
up-lo-hAtc. airy noihi!:::S that so en-
nance the appearance of ,h" modern.
faShi"nhhlN dressed woman. Lastly.
YOU will want buttons. needles and
cotton for your iackrt. ana these YOU
will he ahl" tn procure I'LL together nj
'poSam"niirr gaSchait.' This last
named is one of the most useful kinds
/ Of shops in Berlin. and if YOU are ever
at Il loss where TO got such odds and
ends rs taSSrlS beads, houtarcS. cord
webbing, all mcndinG materials. ctc
this is The shop to 90 90 first. If they
! have not so, the desired article they
will always t"ll YOU where il can j.,
obtained
"Th" Berlin shops where they sci
! dress materials contain S;utfS Of cvcrN
! lma@lnahs" Kind, from the chtaur<t
! cotton to the cuStlirSt silk and bro
! cAd". Everything is in the hrS, pos
| S'hlr order la&. indeed. most thing.
! iii Germany arr'. and if YOU know
! what y"u want YOU are conducted
! t.. thu ri"h, counter and can at ole,
! get Il hir'i> eye view of nll thr differ
| chi qualities and rOiOrS OF the particll
! lar stuff. Black rlHtrriaS form one
| department. white another. hnlurSuun.
and twrrdS another. cloths another
NrlNclS another. hroradcS ard silks an
! other, cottou$. prints and inruS an
other, and SO on through the Who'll,
hN'. l.i."n drap"ry and hosiery az,
%"nrrally cninbinrd. AND rrS"mhl
English shops of the Samr kind. us Il,
ais" the silk MERGERS. gloves and boot
makers: but when YOU touch ON mil
llnCrN YOU again require ia look annu
YOU Tho millinrrS' shops. pure au,
simple. contain nothing hat read,
trimmed hats or forms thai must III
trimmed on the premises. You canno
buy shape at i miIlinrr'S and YOU
trimming somewhere else For an un
trimmed hat. br il felt o" straw, vo,
must =" l." som" 'hnt manuiarlnr.
branch rSlahliSIlinrui.' and there vu
VIII ll!lu mats IN Inc riWrSt Du$Si,l
stat" even straw AND frlt hy the yart
not yet madr NY.
'Nillinrrv has Improved imurnSrl
In Berlin within the last five year:
Formerly the concurtiunS displayed
windows With 'nlO,!CS' written on the,
were not objects Of brmuty. hcjn
either "rrrlatl"n and tophravy nr bal
I" the last degree of u-IinrSi. No,
EnWrv"r. in all the better shops ",
. iiMh l'ars; models. anal even very IA
: limitations. though Grrm"n lnxc
will never equal Trench nurS {,
liGhtnrSS Of touch. nor the German .,
the French ono for delicate ruuLin;
tiOnS Of rOlOr.'