The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-23

expenditure for each person. The foolish
mothers. who drag babies around the
densely crowded aisle OF a department
store, are not wanting. There was a baby
actually smothered in one Of them last
week. And the poorest woman can dis
pose of her little one among friendly
neighbors for a few hours when IL Is
really necessary. Then the dear, gentle,
tranquil old people, in whose ripe expert
ence rush and crush have been shown TO
be dangerous, wander carefully from
place to place, not hurried at all, nor
worried. nor furried, choosing this or
that article quietly. and paying for it
quietly. and waiting quietly for the
save the lives of the people behind
the counters, and aggravate the red
There are only three golden rules for
Xmas shopping. Buy in time buy what
you can afford, and when in doubt as 10
what viii please, get a nice book. One
hears such strange scraps Of CONVERSE
lion on all sides, as, for instance:
Jenny has got one. Don't get that She
never is pleased OF grateful. no matter
l
! do for Sarah. It's 90 cents. She is buy
4 ing something Tor me this minute that
/ cost = cents" or Five dollars is more
/ than / can afford. but Il is for the altar,
and nothing is good enough for that" or
l Aren't .n-laws awful 10 shop for? I've
/ done seven, but I've got to remember
! about seventeen Of EN-" or "Oh! if only
knew what would please my husband.
/ II IS so hard 90 get anything for a mani
/ When he was a bachelor he got more
/ slippers than II he was a centIpede, and
/ now he never gets pair. Wen. maybe
/ slippers would do for one present" One
l gil was saying TO another, Don't YOU
/ get conceited and send your young man
/ your photo. If you want 20 please him
Send him box Of Havana cigars. You
Wll2 Well, you'll just make the mistake
Of your life. I know EN- Another
pulled her Old father away f0rcibly i'm the
act OF buying q bright green necktie foI
himself, saying: You don't want that
AT your age. Ny goodness, Besides, YOU
came 90 buy things for other people
And you haven't got thing for Pau
and Lefty and Amy and Jean yet
doat believe you've bought a thing yet
worth having not a thing" To which
/ with "a wink, the cheerful old soul ex-
claimed. Yes. ! have. I've got "a six.
teen-pOund turkey, "A pair of ducks, and
/ a basket of champagne" IL L dom
md something Tor Ted in this store
shall be almost crazy I've walked the
city Of Washington over looking for III
/ edition Of Italian songs printed d hun
dred years ago, and couldn't get them
and there isn't time enough 10 order
anything clamors one woman. My
7 H. fafa
1 certainly had IL On my mun. and nou
IL is gone, No, here il is; in between IN,
lining and the mUff. % oh. what swee
thing for mother, Don't you think sh.
VIII De pleased She loves shawls. an.
lilac is her fav0rite color murmurs
lovely girl 20 a sympathetic clerk. III
take that red ball for the baby's stock
ing-oh. I'm sorry, but 1 can't.
haven't got a cent left. Oh, it's only
cents. and ] can't get down town again
Couldn't / pay you after Christmas
just must have that ball for my pape
stockiug-for my baby. says a beamint
friendly mother in difficulties well
. I've got so left Charley gave me s.
10 buy presents with this morning. Blu
I'm not going 20 spend it all that way.
tell you. I'm going % get myself "a ST.
OF ermine with il, the handsome youni
i44et4tA OF titt JcNFiig counter ttHLlt
/ to her friend. There's lots Of nature
human nature-am0ug the Christina
Shoppers, TO De sure. Yet nothing L
which you cannot add and love there
with" To buy something for 81 an
b. send il early. expecting TO get back an
b other thing worth So is just setting
sprdt to catch a herring. To pay in grie
, and wee, thanks TO ample credit and
sweet but Unwise generosity. the bill tina
viii certainly come in by the LIST Of Jan
3 uary is just folly. And don't be TO
( narrow-hearted. There is the washer
! woman, the organ grinder, the bootblacI
r the newsboy, the old negro-remembe
Them do