The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

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| OF its hardships since / turned inventor"
!
| The bargin-counter lady is a familiar
form at this season Of the year. The glow
| ing advertisements, which always spell
| truth 10 her trusting mind. bring her out
early and often. and she misses chance
TO obtain bargin, whether il is something
| for which she has been pining. or whether
\ II IS something that she had no idea pre-
| ViouSly OF desiring One woman reached
/ home covered with snowhakes. and blue
/ with cold. late the other evening. after sew
| eral hours spent I'm n survey OF the bargain
counters. She held a long box carefully in
/ her arms Ii was her sole purchase.
What is it?' queried the members of the
i family. curiOusly. noting her triumphant
! air as she laid the box down.
open II, said the shopper; Il want 10
! take my wraps on"
/ The Srown-up daughter united the strings
/ ana removed the papers. Then she and the
grown-up son, and the husband and father.
! gazed upon a fiaxen-hared doll in white
| gown. 1T only cost > cents" announced
! the shopper proudly.
But what are you going to do with it,
queTied the grown-up daughter Il don't
| really care TO play with it, and none of our
few relatives have children small enough to
| care for a doll
well, but think Of getting n doll like that
for % cents!" exclaimed the bargain-seeker
Indignantly. as she bore of the faxen-
haired bisque mite.
bargain when she can find a real one hap
pened into one of the large department.
stores the other morning at half-past ten
A cloak and suit sale had been announced
for that day. and she stopped TO look over
the suits TO If there was anything that
appealed 70 her taste. IL took her about a
| quarter Of an hour TO decide that there WAS
one which she liked enough TO buy at its
reduced price, so she ordered il. AS she
was slipping off the jacket her eye fell upon
a woman, hatless and gloveless. who was
trying on a suit before one OF the long mir
rors, while the attendant saleswoman re-
garded her with look OF pale despair.
That there wOmans been here since
o'clock this morning., whispered the
woman who was waiting on the girl She
was downstairs outside of the store when
came in. and soon the doors were
opened she come right up here, and here
she's been ever since. trying on suits.
guess she amt going TO buy until she's
tried on everything in stock, and knows
that what she gets is suiting her bettern
anything else we've got; but my land. IL
1 was the girl that's waiting on her
wouldn't have no patience LETT
As she spoke the bargain lady slipped on
the coat she had been regarding in the mir
rOr, and cast her eyes about for fresh
One girl who is a trihe new to bargain
counters was drawn down the other MORN
ing by advertisement Of silks at marvel
ously low prices The counter was be-
sieged by lot OF women. and she managed
to wedge herself within the inner row. She
Joined the other hunters in pulling the
lengths of light-colored silks and crepes
over and over and finally she found a piece
of rose-pink silk that particularly struck
her fancy. Il believe III get party gown
off of this" she said TO the girl who had
accompanied her, but as she spoke an eager
hand was thrust over her shoulder and the
length OF silk jerked from her hand:
want this piece" said the owner or the
hand aggressively, elbowing her way
toward the object of her desires. The girl
turned and looked at the anxious lady with
whitening contempt.
well, I guess you can have il IL you're
so anxious for it," she said scOrnfully. It's
awfully fiimsy and cheap looking, and I'm
sure that don't care to have il"
Don't yOL, nOw?' said the aggressive
woman. She fingered the released lengths
of the rose-color doubtfully. well, don't
know as care for it either then" she said,
turning away
Flat life has its little comedies, and one OF
these was played not long ago. with two
charming women as the sole actors. The
women in question live up the same flight
of stairs. one on the second and the other
on the third floor of one Of the big apart
melt houses. Everybody knows how hard
it is to go to see next-door neighbors and
fiat dwellers discover that il is even more
nearly impossible to call on ones upstairs
or downstairs neighbors. Miss Smith, OF
the second floor, had not been TO see Mrs.
Jones' of the third floor, for many weeks.
She was busy girl. and her spare mo-
ments in between parties, calls and theater
junketings were occupied in various ways.
so chance meetings on the stairs were all
that had taken place between the two. One
morning, however, Miss Smith wished ard
entity to talk over a new telephone, and
her own phone is an ''old" one. She dashed
upstairs to Mrs. Jones's apartments. where
her ring was answered by the maid. Nom.
Mrs. Jones isn't home" said that small in
dvidual.
"Well, I'm quite sure she wouldn't OBJ
ject to my using her telephone for a mo-
ment, would she, Mary2" said Miss Smith.
smiling Miss Smiths smile is Irresistible,
and Mary smiled in return as she answered,
mo. Of course not"
down the stairs in matinee garb. she met
Mrs Jones coming in from shopping. She
stopped. Il up in your fat this morn
ing" she said land you weren't home.
@Ohpi said Mrs. Jones. The sweetest OF
women are sometimes "A little unamiable.
and that OH was cutting. Then she
added sweetly: What did you want to
Miss smith caught her breath and held
her temper. "Oh nothing" she returned
brightly; Just few minutes use of your
Miss Smith is a clever girl. She knew
the meaning of Mrs. Jones's remark and
venge was a pretty one, and II only failed
in that IL did not carry much sorrow 10
Mrs. JOnes's heart. She decided that the
very next afternoon she would array her
self I'm her finest linen and her purplest
purple, and 90 upstairs to call IL Mrs.
Jones were not at nome she would leave
her card with due ceremony. If Mrs. Jones
was at home she would make, not call.
but n visitation.
She went 20 call. Mrs. Jones was az
home. Miss Smith laid aside her cloak her
furs and her hat. I've come TO stay till
after dark" she announced. I'm not going
home until your dinner bell rings"
xrrian At
office turned at the door. I'll expect TO
see you then when / come home" he said
jestingly.
lie did When he returned Mss Smith
was still there chattering She refused 10
STAY to dinner. but she did not go home
until dinner was quite ready to be served
Her revenge was complete, and far more
satisfactory than IL she had taken the usual
woman attitude toward the question. and
answered the snippy remark By the usual
cold aloofness. But then, Miss Smith is a
clever girl
ribly. both physically and mentally. espe-