Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-23
ENJOYING
HERSELF

If" said the young woman who
had just come In. Il had to be chloro-
formed fifty-one weeks in the year,
and could enjoy life for only seven
days. think I'd choose to be awake
bargain week at the stores.
81 have hal the most beautiful time
this week just being busy. One day l
would go downtown and buy things
and have them sent home and the
next day I'd so down and take them
back. Between whites I'd show them
to all ray friends who dropped in and
have them tell me why they didn't
Ike my selections. When nobody
dropped in I'd call on them and ex.
plain to them why | disapproved OF
their purchases and advise them TO
return them at once. OF course. all
this criticism was taken I'm the proper
spirit .......
when you've purchased perfect
love OF blue chiffon gown and get It
10" only to find 1t Is purple instead
Oh blue. you wouldn't have any re-
spect Tor friend who didn't say Il
WAS horror and tell you to run
back with II. Things do look differ
tnt The next day--have you ever no.
n"cd? Even men find It so. passed
the necktie counter In n dry goods
stcr" the other day and man with
ID face was talking confdentially
to the clerk
say, h. was complaining. when
this was In the window II was Il bee.
yutiiul lavender dream, and when |
tried 1t on at home it WAS nothing
but sartorial crime. SO kindly take
nhSk ard let me buy can of tooth
pow drr in its place. need snow
shovci, too-do you carry emf
rive always regarded myself as n
per on III sane and just mind" went
on tn" yourE woman who had just
cone In. but recent occurrences have
shnT"n .hat belief. You know that
wher i0J plant II woman in the midst
OF 4 ou'.,minS Of $50 dresses marked
down to so and hurl at her hewild.
cred head 500 opcr, coats that are
marked down To $50 and thrust upon
her sight hats that month ago had
500 tags attached to thciT bIiins and
now have nice little black marks
through the old figures and sI2 signs
belle" th"1,, she. can't be blamed for
going little mad and buying rGck.
lrSsiy Th"E on Tho way home she
adds up i've" rur"hn -Cs r,Crinllv. feels
nervous. d.. hes iOr her checkLu0l: as
soon rs she reaches her room and
~ =" to h'r aiekcuing horror. that,
wnir her Tank account totals ninety.
odd dollar. she has bought Sl4S
worth Of stun that she L. trustingly
expected 10 rIy for at The FIRST of
the u:onth
rs it any "ordcr size lies awake all
night waiting Tor the hour to come
when she can tear downtown to be
at the store when it's doors open?
Why. rcgnla! groove has been worn
In the store floors to the returned
goods desks these days.
~ ! go downtown bargain week
with the mild intention of buying n
spool Of thread, bolt Of baby ribbon
md box Of handkcrchiefs, I'm lust
rs likely as not to come home with
fifteen yards OF silk marked down
from $3.50 yard to rs cents, n new
hat and fur coat. Then ! discover
that can't possibly wear the hat
with any outfit possess and that
the silk II q color that makes me look
Ike broilcd mushroom. and some.
body points out that spring is almost
here and. instead Of fur coat, what
| really need Is linen buster and n
parasol
"If you think II Is fun trying TO
hand good money to the man behind
the counter for some yards OF silk
It's because you know nothing OF what
gentle woman will do at q sale. II
is enough to discourage and appall
any mild hammered person when II
woman with sharp chin and Wig.
orous arm muscles reaches over your
shoulder and grabs the bolt of silk
you are considering and sings Il TN.
on the pile she already has I'm her
arms. then omashes her way throuqb
the crowd to the door to consider bnr
plumber In the daylight. Presently sbo
VIII return to the edge OF the moh
about the counter and hurl the whole
armful across the heads of the inter.
vening shoppers I'm the direction Of
"" Wv" ~, WV" wv ''HihTk tnat she
should think decent store would be
ashamed to show such goods. Occa.
sionally one Of the bolts so hurled
nits the counter, hut most OF them
descend on the innocent bystnpdora
Ike the unexpected sticks from ex.
plodcd gkyrockcts. II r. dlscoDccrtjup
when twenty yards Of green brocade
land on your willow plumcs and driyo
n hatpIn into your skull. although. Of
course. you can't help but admire the
skill Of the woman who achieves such
result with one simple twIst OF tho
wrist
NO concluded the young woman
who had Just come In. II can't stay FIR
tea, becnuSe I'm on my way dOwpiown