The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-10-03
SHOPPING IN LONDON
Methods Of the Bio Stores II the
English Metropolis,
TRICKS or THE MlLLlNFRs.

Ia American shops the establishment |
snd the customer are sAEarate entities
The arm displays its wares the buyers |
examine them ana purchase Or not as !
they see ht
Ia London II is dillsVeIe The mo
meat you enter the ace 9f q shop yoa
are accepted as part and parcel q lls
interests, 3 member of the family as
II were. Then q shopWalkeF ponAees
apon you and Insists on knowing what
yol want If you hesitate 40 y your
reply be plants himself sguafeiy la
front of you and waits when ln
sheer desperation (foF yoa had intend
ed Z happy almless sort of looking
about, YOU Say gloves he gFasps
your ann firmly marches yqu e the
glove counter seats you at + and de
tails q saiespergon 70 wait ppon J01
All this hQpDeued To ule ana ~ an
exaspcNated frame of mind / bought 2
pair of gloves merely 70 keep peace ~
the family, but tue bland and gentle
mauly glove seller had 70 notion of let
tug ne on 50 easily. i3e took it FOR
granted thar that first pair wae Simply
81 way of preface, and he displayed
yIoYes u MY size ~ All styles and sol
ors. Tie very foregoneness q bis con
cluslon that J would buy them OF irri-
tated me, an eaieay announcing that
] wanted no more gloves tDald nlm
for the pair had boLght Sgtuflseq
I and grieved beyond expression. be
+ beckoned the shopwalker aud together
they cross examined me ae to why Z
refused 70 buy more gloves. DID the
/ col0re not suit mef Were che prices
4 DOT reasonable Di6daining 70 answer
these questions. endeav0red 70 stalk
haughely away, but tails was not a.
lowed. More I'd sorrow than 10 anger
they told me must wait for my biNt
Ae the gloves were e be sent and !
had given the exact change 4 deemed
this unnecessary. but 4 soon found 4
10 be one OF their inexorable laws
Bilh. signed and counteraigned must
be waited Tor no matter how tFi6ing
the purchase
The next thing I learned was tha'
the price asked is far from being ths
real selling price Of the article
cringed at the thought Of Offering
guineas for q seven guinea bat bat
SOON learned mat It was expected q
/ q customer and that the marked price
were merely amounts from which q
begin the dickeriug
And the ruses Ees0rsed TO b. Ties
wicked milhners ln Mayfair Is on
Of the most fashionable millinery shop
ID tie world Over the door gilt lei
ters spell one Of the most famou
Partisan names 70 this shop ] ven
Tor hat Being very eaung ea
pressed great inlegsst in several bat
which ] knew ! should not buy a
last capelessly inquired the price o
bat which had really charmed m
from the lrst Theprice was s guiDeal
As it bore f0uF magnificent ostrie
plnmes. this price was not exgrbitan
but knowing the game 7 bargained.
First ] asked # they would call
pounds instead ef gulaeas ihis ueal
e reduction in price ef 0nly g Slilliug
but TIE iuilglitE e discovered ws
aeyand al words With B seafblr
glance tba saiesisaF informed me tA.
they never sold ~ pounds 20 that sho
and sieFel away the sn0Wiedea Is
future use in swageer establishments
Determined to beat teem at tAe
qWu eame. + taeu saeHed sg=ae.
fcr me bat This was met WITH a
propriate expressions Of mortified su
prise. aad IS great concession &
= euiueas was proposed lemaiul
6rm in my six guinea oder aud aft
felnt Of leaving the shop wltho
buylng 8 hak # was reluctantly 3
eepted
Then followed wbat cohsi4eral
russ Of extreme tieYeruess on mf pal
had been told shai ID left aew b
to be- sent beme the milliner woQ
change tha trimming Tor otbers a
iooked the same NuG were o. inlerl
qualify ] had been advised therefoI
on ppfehasins hat 10 carry Ii aw
with me in order 6 prevent this
4 remarked on paying ioe tAis bal y
'e as wished to wear it that very aftl
noon would take Il with me.
large bandhox heiae eaeis maAaead
pv hRusom eab Fae saiss.ady s.n.
agfeel 20 this plan and sent the
b upstairs 90 be boxed
after waiting fifteen minutes ter
hat 10 rrtutn s. ma began e grl
suspicious and when IT did come
deliberately united abe box rsmos
E the tissue paper wrapplags and
amlned the has Sure enough the g
long rich ostrich rlumes bad been
meyed and replaced IS f0ef others
the sane eolaf hnl e 6 disiine
cheaper grade 7 boldly declared {
fact bni lhe salesiadg haughliiy
MED e
-But said "look IL the bat.
the stitches. hastIiy put in to b
these feathers They were bot %
whsn she lat left me-
- sAt she sale. merely
- slitckss io fssien q nll ai tEimm
that was ioOsef
g ana nothing rsuained ior PIE bnf
.la- lake the lat and depart ! could
les prove my ease ( could Bet 20 Eedf
Ne But 3 learned when buying het
nEn It nrnlv en- mv head aad \