Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-01-13

HAVE come to the conclusion that
when I'm in a department store
am invisible.
Now, you know when q man goes
up to the handkerchief department
and says in fairly strong tones
please let me look at your slightly
soiled Irish linen real gentlemens
handkerchiefs at 30 cents dozen
marked down from SO on cacount OF
stock taking" and the young woman
addressed looks right through him 10
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. I hate to go into a
crowd in a department store for rear
that I will become invisible, and then
maybe q pickpocket will 60 through
me.
But, to drop foolish persihage,
there's another reason why feel that
I'm invisible in a department store
and that Ia because the young WON
the young ladies-talk right along as
II they didn't see me even II ! cough
and stand on my tiptoes. Now. II
was looking right at q certain space
and suddenly a cough came out OF
that space. and yet l saw no man. I'd
stop talking and begin to SILVER, al
though I'm not superstitiOus; but
the salesladies are evidently quite
used to hearing coughs come from IN
visible men. for they 90 right on. only
pausing to take breath. and sometimes
/ blush In my invisibility-by the way
I'd dearly love to see an invisible
blush-wonder what color It isl say
{ blush because their talk Is not only
20 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 10
Times aren't what they were q year
or two ago, and II can get good
handkerchiefs for the washing at si1
cents apiece what's the use OF goinG
to q 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, a sort Of French aristocracy at
mosphere that chills me SO that for
get what / came for and am glad tC
escape to the more democratic street
There's no feeling Of universal-er-
sisterhOod at those swell places. The
young ladies-young Processes.
should say-glide around noiselesslI
and use the broad 4. and their tones
are 30 chilly that It seems almost al
insult to ask them for 25-cent socks
And, besides, they always charge 81
cents for them in those places.
No. in the present state OF the mar
ket, and considering my bringing up
give me cheaper places, even II l az
become invisible in them.
Now, the other day went into
store to. get q pair Of mittens-mI
hands get real cold in the winter ant
I find that mittens are much warmel
than gloves. They say that you cal
dress in almost anything In New
York and not attract notice, but wheI
put on. a silk hat and a sack Goa
over a cardigan Jacket - warmes
thing in the world. cardigan jacket
and only a dollar and a half II yo'
lock for bargain-and then draw oil
my brown and orange worsted mitteni
and walk up on the dollar side o
Fifth avenue, I always feel that
am no longer invisible. Lucky that
don't care. I'd rather be comfortable
than fashionable.
The other day ! was reading HeT
bert Spencer's Philosophy Of Style
when a writer dies ! always reat
lust enough Of him to be able to tall
understandingly about him, and maxi
peopIe think know heap about hin
its SO handy at teas. you know
Well, as was saying, ! was readlnI
spencer's PHILOSOPHY Of Style" In
rocket edition. and went in to see
broker friend down in Wall street. ont
Of those pInk-0i-fashiOn men. .yo'
know, and as he was busy sat dow
and read Spencer. When he came GU
he saw the book and reaching out b
took Il from me and read the title
PHILOSOPHY Of Style"
He looked. at my high hat and M
cardigan jacket and my mittens ant
then he. said: "VeFy appropriate. I
there a chapter on gum shoes9
dancing at my easy rnbbeFss
WE'LL Of course. didn't mind.
said to him. gOodnaturedly: well
lack, you 90 IN for money and clothes
Sut as for me. give comfort and
brains" a-
..vo,,f -ks,a fhe enmfort All right.