The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
WHEN WOMEN SHOP
THEY BUY MORE WITH A LITTLE
MONEY THAN A GREAT DEAL
IF Man Has Wife Who Is Good
Manager, He Would Better Give Her
His Money-The Pet Economies of
Some People.

Some one said the other day that a
man did not know how to save money
as does a woman, and that is so. Of
course, we mean when a woman sets
out to save; if she thinks there is no
need of economy and wants to, no one
can make money fly like a woman. But
men and women save in such different
ways. Watch woman at a restaurant
If she is alone, and you will find that
she rarely treats herself to anything
more than a plate of soup and a roll,
while man, even if he does not want
to spend much, will generally order a
good luncheon. Men will sometimes
save dollars and even SO cents, but
women save quarters, dimes, nickels
and pennies. Temperament has much
to do with saving and there is all the
difference in the world why one saves.
If 1t is done because one has not means
or for some good purpose is accumu-
lating, it is to be commended and emu
lated. But there are persons who are
naturally miserly and mean and they
save because 1t is second nature
Sometimes a woman will start out
with $40 to do some shopping and will
come home with just dollar and a half
left; it will seem to her as if she had
very little to show for her eighteen
fifty. So the next day she will go again
and get more for that dollar and a half
than she purchased the day before for
eighteen. Such is feminine genius
They seem to be able to do the most
wonderful things with a little money.
The reason is that women will take
the trouble to shop. To shop" is to go
ABOUT from one place to another, COM
pare prices, and get the article for a lit
tie less than was asked for 1t at first
Not so with man; he goes to the best
place, asks the price, pays it If he has
the money, and if he has it not, goes
without the article. There are women
who are born shoppers; rather do it
than eat or sleep. Others, women, too,
desp1se shopping and never go into 1T
extensively, but If they have not the
price asked for an article at first, will
go without it like the man. One of the
hardest things to deal with in business.
according to those who know, is the
changeableness of Women's minds.
They Will buy a hat, wear it a day or
TWO and then take 1t back, get another
and do it all over again.
When 1T comes to close calculation
and saving commend US to the fem
lnlne mind. or course, in economies
there are hobbies and some women are
very saving of certain things and very
prodigal of others. There used to be a
very rich man who prided himself upon
making one match do for two; another
was woman whose pet hobby was
saving butter and gas She would have
a tit it anyone wanted butter twice at
the table; and used to go about turn
ing the gas down to save 1t. She would
spend great deal in other directions.
and this is often the case with persons
VINO nave some pet economy. Then
there are those who spend literally on
themselves and their families, but when
1t comes to their friends, are not quite
as generous. The other extreme is also
not unknown, of those who are gener-
Gus TO others, but spend next to MOTH
ing on themselves
But the man who is naturally a
Spender and money melts out of his
pockets, should give his monthly sti-
pend to his wife and let her run the
mouse and give him pocket money. IL
his wife is the wonderful manager that
women often are. he is much more
likely to have a bank account at the
end of the year than IL he kept money
IN his pocket constantly.
AS rule when men meet the first
thought is to spend something: buy
a drink or cigar, while this is seldom
the case with women. They might
meet after twenty years separation
ana not spend a cent; not so man.
Almost every time a man draws his
breath in company with other men, it
Is an occasion for celebration.