Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15

IoHuOn ChrOnlcle.-Cdn there be &
greater pleasure to anyone who has
lived long in the wilds of Asia and
Africa than to have to saunter down
Bond street, looking into the shop
windows? But when, after long
drawn-out enjoyment, the idea sue
gests itself: why should not deck
myself out in some of these pretty
things? Why should not I, too. pos
sess these treasures?" then comes the
rub. You have money in your peck
ct, current coin of the realm. 1t is
not necessary to chop lump of silver
OFF, first test its purity, then weigh IL.
then add some small odds and ends OF
pieces, or break a rupee in half to
meet the shops demands, as one has
to do in some countries. Neither is
it necessary to sit down for a long
drawnrout wrangle over the price
No, the prices are seen fixed and pay
able.
But before buying most articles OF
toilet 1t is necessary to try if they fiji.
and unless prepared to doom yourself
to long period of detention in a
dressingroom, undressing, trying on
and redressing, the pretty things must
be sent to your room for approval.
And then at once comes the question:
Has madam an account outstand
ing" If the answer cou.~. but he
Il am owing here some hundreds of
pounds for years past, having, ever
since | began to deal with you, only
paid an occasional instalment on ac
count when particularly pressed to
do so,' then, of course, all would go
well. Without further demur peie
noirs, evening blouses, silk slips and
the like would be sent at once in proc
igal profusion. But if the answer. to
be truthful, has to be: Il settled my
account with YOU before left Eng
land, and owe neither you nor any
man anything" then alas, the shop
man murmurs something about refer
ences, and regrets that he cannot
send anything to be tried on, unless.
indeed, You can undertake to be at
home, and try them on there and then.
the young person in charge waiting
the while
Now, why this distinct preference
on the part of all London shops for
people who do not pay their bills
when delivered? Sadly we retire
from the shop, disconnected. In the
first glow of arrival, with so many
impOlf ant mattorc IN bond - - -.
possible to set apart this definite time
for being at home and trying on
However, there are other articles 10
be bought besides those that mus.
fit" to charm. But then ensues a
purgatory. Madam is requested o
walk this way, madam must turn 30
the right, to the left, through the pas
sageway or across the bridge, and all
the time be submitted to a running n
terrogatory: rs it this, that or the
other, madam wants?' Unfortunately
madam Just arrived in England. does
not quite know. Slips" are so far a
mystery to her. Coffee coats she has
never seen. She would like to see
something, anything, then she would
know If she wanted it or not. Color
ed or black?" asks the indomitablo
young lady, who is cross-examinins
her and making her feel more and
mere with every minute what an
ignoramus she is What, black.
oh, the blacks are in the haber-
dashery department at the top of the
house. You must go back through
the passage and take the lift and
Flight is the natural result.
On another occasion the examina-
ticn will go much further Does
madam want it lined, or colored, plain
or tucked?' assure you, madam, this
is what everyone is wearing. We are
selling them in thousands" AS II
any woman in the world could tolerat )
the idea of buying what many thou )
shops. One young woman after
bought. Technical terms fail me TO
describe the nature of the inquis 80
/ have been put through in shop "a, y
shop, and gone away without being
able to buy anything. simply because
| could nct pass in dress terms, my
initial little 60" Vain is it to plead
Il am not a dressmaker or a milliner
do not know all these new words
| have never been apprenticed to the
business. Shcw me something pretty.
| To be served in this way one must &C
/ TO Birmingham or some such business
center, not enter fashionable Wes'
End London shop,
They have. however, other ways o.
putting you off in London. | went in
aocently to a first-class shop to blu,
some shirts. Again the cross-ques
Joining; they wanted to know everl
measurement about my husband, W.T..
which | was unacquainted. However
stuck firm. 'Tha largest size made
nd nothing less WIN satisfy me" Blu
ny heart quaked in spite of my decid
d air, and when young man stepped
onward and said carelessly. "Yol
now it is our sale next week, whel
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