Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-07

ing her way into the throng as oaly n
confirmed bargain hunter can. she
reached the table and found n garment
TO her liking. She examined it as crit
ical!y as if it We're ii priceless even
ing frock. She measured its length by
holding 1t up to her chin and noted
it's f~ullness by stretching It across her
Body with the sleeve ends in her palms.
Then she scratched her thumb mai,
across the stitching at the b~uttonholes
and laid the sleeve along her arm 20
test It's length.
Perhaps you would like to try It
on" suggested a salesgirl.
Whats the price, demanded Hetty
Green.
"One dollar" replied the girl. but
those IN the other table are only Is
cents. a regular bargain"
All of Hetty Green's interest; in the
higher priced garments disappeared
when the cheaper ones were displayed.
Two women stepped back to make way
FOR the elderly woman as she APP
preached the table.
Let me See that one" she said. pick
ing out a plain kimono with ~ mar
row strip of ribbon along it's front,
and guess I'll try it on"
But Mrs. Green did not want to let
go her wrist bag.
The sleeve is very full" said the
clerk. " your little reticule will go right
through"
This seemed to please her. and she
slipped he's garment Oyer her shoulders
and drew it around her form, smiling.
"A nice tit. co." said the girl en-
couragingly. smoothing her hand along
the ron of the garment. and at 20
ceEts it's as good for the money as
we have had in the store for Il long
time"
kimono Didn't Suit Her.
Whether or not she could not trust
her wv judgment or was in doubt
what the girl told her. only Hetty
the kimono. She slipped it off with a
sigh. laid it tenderly on the counter
and went away without saying any
thing. Here. as at the jewelry counter.
the salesgirl thought the customer was
Il poor woman whose limited purse
prevented her from satisfying her small
desires.
Thus far Hetty Green had been
shopping" for more than an hour sid
had not spent so much as a nickei.
Her next stop was in the rug de-
partment. Instead OF looking at the
iow-p:iced cotton and WOODEN affairs
that could be bought for a few dol
lars, she asked for the imported car
pets.
What are these? ?" she ask ed. rub
bling her fingers along the nap OF a
large carpet of oriental pattern.
Oyo = Sdlu Tie neat
of the department. and a rug Of real
value"
Il might wan one of these for my
home in New York. said Hetty. but
not now"
She walked away as she spoke. and
the house representative followed her
to h pile of royal Tabriz rugs. She
asked the price of them and their size
looked at them for just a minute. and
then ordered three sent to her hotel
They cost her 500.
VIVA name. please"
Mrs. Hetty Green she replied. NJ
she opened the wrist bag and counted
out the money. What size did yo,
say they were?'
Eighteen by thirty inches"
Very we'll: SEND them to my hotel.
Near the elevato she addressed =
hoorwalker. She wished to be directe I'D
TO the stores lunch ounte Once
there. she took her place among WORK
ing girls OH a high stool and made
a frugal luncheon OF milk and a hun
Without stopping at any more fas.
/. rsnatSc.S. .saless. Mrs. .GIaaS, .ye.urned r.
her hotel. There she had letters "a
write. n when h came down TO thu
lobby h bought the necessary STAMP.