Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
100 Miles Steam Roads SO Miles Round Purchases Amounting $50
SO Miles Steam Roads Is Miles Round Trip Purchases Amounting 5
20 Miles Steam Roads 10 Miles Round Trip Purchases Amounting SD
10 Miles Steam Roads Miles Round Trip Purchases Amounting to 50

that she did not know all about the
scheme sooner She is highly satisfied
with the experience she had as far as it
went for she did get back some OF her
fare. and this is how it happened: She
came to Washington with sixty good
American dollars in her pocketbook and
went around 10 several of the stores.
looking at dress goods, toys. china and all
sorts Of things that will make fine Christ
mas presents.
Friend Told Her About It.
She made lot of purchases in one of
the stores, had lunch in woman's cafe
on + street. where she saw the latest
fashions as they appear on the smartest
young women in the world; went to the
matinee afteTWard and spent the night IN
a hotel. There she met a friend who had
come here with a full knowledge of The
Stars invitation, and the two friends
spent half the night talking about 1t.
The next day the first woman learned 10
her sorrow that the store from which she
purchased SO many things did not get in
on The Star scheme, and consequently
she felt just little put out. 1t is a
safe guess that she Immediately looked up
dnOlLeT STORE, where SIZE coulQ set Il ic-
fund card and left the rest of her $50
right there. Then she came down to The
Star office and got what refund VAS due
her and laughingly vowed to know bet
ter next time.
Then there was a woman in Culpeper
who wanted 10 buy some clothes 70: the
boys, and thought that perhaps the
clothes in the local stores would be about
u
The boys wanted to come TO the city
and get the real article in the way OF
up-to-date buds. That's natural. Any
young fellow in this day and generation
that does not want to have his trousers
hang just right and his coat fit him just
so around the shoulders is either born
genius of the long-haired variety or needs
to fall in love- so that he will be more
particular about his appearance.
The Boys "Won Out"
So the boys were insistent ard had
many long and earnest talks with the
keeper of the family purse.
She had to capitulate finally. because
the boys swore they would go ragged if
they could not wear the real things in
the way of clothes, and just at that time
The Stars invitation came to the notice
of the family. Result: Fifty dollars
worth Of clothes from Parker. Bridget &
Co. and a refunded railroad ticket. a good
time in fine city and everybody salts
fed. 1t is a safe bet that there will be a
lot of young fellows down in Culpeper
who take a trip to Washington before
the month is out just to get suit of
clothes like the pioneers of this story.
Just looking at the figures in the files
with the hope of writing a story about
the refund business is mighty hard way
to CLEAN an inspiration and the business
office people thought that they would
rather be set down hlindfOlded in the
middle of the desert Of Sahara and told
TO write a seven-column story of a rail-
road wreck For figures are the most I'M
romantic things on earth. but is there
not bit of romance in the figures that