The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
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The trump for the doubting bargainer is not to buy. Not to know ones mind, when on bargain hunt. is like going without" when aces are shy.
 A mere man once described bargain as something you get for nearly nothing and wish you hadn't"
 A mere woman when asked the meaning said: q can never define bargain until the next day"
 These are awfully good definitions to cling to when the bargain hunting spirit is upon one. Marked down" times are salvation to the prudent buyer; ruination to the one who loses her head.
 Bargain days rightly understood are like rolling pin. They spread a small amount of dough" over big space. In fact. to make small income masquerade as a big one-watch the sales.
 Did you see the 'ad' in this mornings paper of all the swiss, nalnsook and Hamburg embroideries being marked down, Dolly?" said a familiar voice over the phone few days ago, which 1 read fly recognized as Bettinas.
 "of course f'Aid," replied. T always read the advertisements first. I'm woman, and not one ever escapes my eyes"
 Well, what do you say to going down and getting some bargains?2 Iisttlnat said.
 "In 15 minutes I'll join you was my prompt reply.
 When l was a little bitty'' l read
 ..l-ta l 4ad shopping scene. A woman rushes into a shop, makes the shopgirl take down box after box of things; examines bolt after bolt of dress goods, then calmy stands and parleys about each and every article that she has come to purchase, and after spending hours in this reckless pursuit, says she doesn't believe she will buy any of the goods, but would like some sam ples, width and price.
 So far so good, but when women go to bargain sales they usually so to buy, and they take advantage of the take me home quick for $1. AS" sign, and are most generally sorry when they do. |. Bettina and I arrived early to avoid the rush, but instead of that we found ourselves in the thick of a fight that would make pink tea or a suffragette quorum look like a mid-week prayer meeting in the summer time.
 "Heavensl" said Bettina, as we wedged our way in. 'I am glad to see that big policeman because l may have to go to him with my troubles"
 You can't imagine as many women as there were gathered around that bar gain sale of embroidery. Short ones, fat ones, tall ones, slim ones. blondes, bru- nettes, brindles, ugly ones, pretty ones. stylish ones, tacky ones, well dressed and badly dressed, maid, wife and widow young, old and middle aged-and If you found any missing in this aggregation it was only a native of Hawaii or one of the deposed Abdul Hamids wives who hadn't seen an Age Herald that morn | ing.
 | Around the table they were 10 feet thick and a center rush at football | game was mild compared to the way they 1 elbowed and wheeled each other in an effort to get hold of those bargains. What if these were men?" I suggested to Bettlna. q believe they would fight, don't you?''
 q should hate to see such an affair composed entirely of masculines and with out the pale of the American womanS softening influence" Perhaps under those circumstances you could write refutation of Mrs. Elnor Glyn's latest venture," I sug gested-
 Not exactly" said Bettna T am not writer as you well know, and besides I know nothing whatever about men. But I do know something about Swiss