The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-22


L when I'm in department store
am invisible.
Now, you know when a man goes
up to the handkerchief department
and says in fairly strong tones,
please let me look at your slightly
soiled Irish linen real gentlemen's
handkerchiefs at 80 cents a dozen
marked dUwn from SO on cacount sof
stock taking" and the young woman
addressed looks right through him to
the lady behind him and asks her what
she wants, it stands to reason that
the man must be invisible 1t has hap
pened to me and it really gave me an
uncanny feeling. hate to go into
crowd in a department store for fear
that will become invisible, and then
maybe q pickpocket will go through
ne.
But, to drop foolish persifiage.
there's another reason why feel that
I'm invisible in department store.
| and that is because the young wom-
the young ladies-talk right along as
II they didn't see me even II cough
and stand on my tiptoes. Now, If
was looking right at a certain space
and suddenly a cough came out Of
that space, and yet I saw no man, I'd
stop talking and begin to SILVER, al
though I'm not superstitious; bat
the salesladies are evidently quite
used to hearing coughs come from in
visible men, for they go right on, only
pausing to take breath. and sometimes
blush in my invisibility-by the way.
I'd dearly love to see an invisible
blusA--wonder what color it isl say
blush because their talk Is not only
so intimate. but often SO acrimonious.
Now. they say you won't hear acri-
mOnious talk at the higher priced
places, but-you know how 1t Is.
Times aren't what they were a year
or two ago, and il can get good
handkerchiefs for the washing at six
cents apiece what's the use of going
to Fifth avenue store where one
hears nothing but the most high-bred
talk and pays for it when he buys his
handkerchiefs?
Besides, in some of those higher
priced shops there is an air OF hau
teur, q sort of French aristocracy at
mosphere that chills me so that for
! get what / came for and am glad Il
escape to the more democratic street
There's no feeling of universal-er--
sisterhoOd at those swell places. The
young ladies-young prfncesses,
should say--glide around noiselessl,
1 and use the broad a, and their tonei
. are so chilly that it seems almost al
. insult to ask them for ascent socks
D And, besides, they always charge b
: cents for them in those places.
{ No. in the present state Of the mai
, ket, and considering my bringing W
8 give me cheaper places, even II d
( become invisible in them.
}, Now, the other day l went into
, store to get a pair Of mittens-m
{ hands get real cold IN the winter an
l Snc that mittens are much warme
= than gloves. They say that you ca
dress In almost anything In Ne'
York and not attract notice, but whe
I put on q silk hat and a sack Goa
over a cardigan jacket = warmes
thing In the world, q cardigan JACKIE
and only a dollar and half II 20
look for bargain-and then draw O
my brown and orange worsted mitten
and walk up on the dollar side Q
Fifth avenue, always feel that
am no longer invisible. Lucky that
don't care. I'd rather be comfortabl
than fashionable.
The other day was reading He
bert Spencer's Philosophy OF Style
when a writer dies / always rea
Just enough of him to be able to tad
understandings about him, and max
people think l know q heap about hi
its SO handy at teas, you knov
Well, as l was saying, was readin
Spencer's philosophy Of Style" In
pocket edition, and went in to see
broker friend down in Wall street, on
of those pink-of-fashion men, yo
know, and as he was busy sat dow
and read Spencer. When he came o.
he saw the book and reaching out
took Il from me and read the It'll
PHILOSOPHY Of Style"
He looked at my high hat and n
cardigan jacket and my mittens ~
sn then he said: very appropriate.
id there q chapter on gum shoes
% glancing at my easy rubbers.
On Well, Of course. didn't mind.
ID, said to HIM, good-naturedly: I'VE
sr- lack, you go in for money and clothe
y. but as for me. give me comfort al
re brains"
an "You have the comfort ali righ'
nd said he.
hs But I'm jestproof. Good heaven
there In NO man living but has :
he soible, and II it pleases Jack to laui
oh at mine--why, let him. II ] went
nm for being glass of fashion ana
ng mold of form ! would only make n
self ridiculous and be uncomfortaf
into the bargain; SO say. why q
mi