New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-10
THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Enthusiastic Youngsters Choose Com
panions" for Fall Term

School supplies have become distinct depart
ment in the modern retail drygoods store pict-
ures or gloves. with at least one Opening in the
course OF the twelve months. the announcement OF
which IS duly heralded in the advertisements OF
the stores and eagerly anticipated by hundreds of
small people. This is the fall opening. Antedating
the actual commencement of school by few days,
1t is the swan song of the long. DEAR joyous vaca-
ton. Like the autunnal chant of the crickets in
the fields II serves formal notice upon all con-
cerned that summer is over. and that the giant
hopper that goes by the name of public school
system of New-York is about to start UP for
other year
so the youngsters are up early and off to Four
feminist and Sixth-ave. and Twenty third-st.
They hunt in couples tripets-part of the fun
Is in seeing what the other fellows buy and show
ing off your purchases. The only children
poor little things.-have to make up some other
boys and girls who are going. or else have their
father mother tag along. Anyhow. though, it's
great fun to have opening all to ones self with
statesmen and ssleswofnen to wait one. and say
Perhaps you'd rather have. the bigger for IS
cents or Here's your change quite il one
were grown-up person who wore trains or
shaved.
"Oh. mother. this" exclaimed a little lad OF
ten. with spectacles. TO the pretty. elegant
who was with him. Hs held up scholars COM
panion one OF the 1t about ten
inches long, made TO .mitatc bookrack full of
books. There were Milton, In and gold:
Longtellow in sky blue; Dickens in one volume
care au lait. with ecru trimmings, full calf and
hand fooled, very gorgeous; Burns Lew Wallace.
Shakespeare, in crimson and gold. and Sir Walter
Scott, in two fat brown volumes So lifeliSe were
the books-if one may Use the expression-that one
felt almost as il he could pick Up the Dickens and
fall to David Copperheld,' continue Mil
toms Paradise Lost from the point where he
last dropped II.
Inside was a compartment for lead pencils and
| another for the penhoder and pen points (That
ordinary mortals call pers). The saleswoman
|
the lads mother what the places for, and
how. in the days when states were used for all
written number work in all the grades. the
slate rag and sponge and slate pencils were tucked
away in the little compartments. She said this
| particular scholars companion had teed made in
Germany. The price 81 cents.
All day long groups OF enthusiastic youngsters
| hang about the counters where the book straps
and bags displayed. The carryau is con-
venent little affair. 1t consists OF combination
pencil box. book strap and ruler the box and the
ruler being the top and the bottom respectively
while the books held firmly in between them.
The box is OF pretty white wood fastens with a
key, has room in It's two compartments for an
inkstard as well as for the eraser. rubber, PEN
| ellis and penhoid'r. and costs % cents
| There doesn't seem to be much new In bags.
| The long bags little girls hang over their shout
| ders and the leather portfolios that little boys
sling their backs 10 the fore. having
approved themselves 10 the juvenile heart through
| years OF daily companonship. Bonnsz embroi-
| derry Is some Of the cloth bags. in colored
| scrolls and curlywigs or big initials Some OF
in the '' top such as any mother Who can COM
mand BIT OF black. dark blue or dark green
flannel serge. with enough silesia or sateen TO
| Inc II. could make in an hour To buy such
One type OF leather schooling has little wal
| let shaped pouch on the outside for the luncheon
y.nt g's exclaimed G5 small So o Of the HOBO type
as 10 paused before the nSmsT a francs bd bb
| caught his fancy and the rest OF the gang could
a@a fsfth or" on the aS' wires he tor q Ms bent
y sSnt So no fun in d ha m stsnn et X
sp him., frog 'hs e de psshs q p shs he
deere big enough to KIM cop wild. II youse used
Il right" He made on 70 where some OF those
| half in diameter. reposed and a minute later
A. The pencil counter they found themselves in
what our granddaughter would have termed termed gen,
and girls were carefully equlpping themselves with
| munition for their approaching duel with knowi,
| boxes OF pens in their hands which they had al
An apple checked iassie seemed to he much taken
| with pencil In the shape or miniature umbrella
| tightly furled. and with fancy handle price Il
You couldn't make it lo?' she suggested halt
tlInidly to the saleswoman.
IT'S marked 49,, was the cold reoinder Of this
haushty lndEiaua VINO H ~, s t @ 5
| partment. presided over by her chum.
nothing dauned and that's ali that old ' PENCIL
| worth, anyway. Here. Frank. can't you lend me
Frank dug down into his pockets. jIngng his
| cash.
Dunno as I've got it to spare" he returned
iofty. bringing up few coppers in the dragnet OF
| his fingers. Yes ] guess can He counted on;
Ave pennies But YOU mustn't try TO borrow again
| Mother wouldn't like it-it isn't good business.
| just lent Allen two cents. and between you Tn
| feeling crippled" he restored the rest of his
| money 60 his pocket with an air OF largeness.
| The boys and girls In crowds to the opcuins
OF school supplies. and spend hours the choice
OF a stonge, a tablet a box of crayons. Every
| minute IS an enjoyment. They fun of impOr-
tance and the hustle OF alton for the busi-
i ness or their little lves-public school.
| WEsTcoTT-5RoDMAN.
| pretty wedding occurred Wednesday after
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