The Washington herald., 1911-12-07
By JuL1A CHANDLER MANz.

The many women who can visit the
gayly decorated shops at this season
for the selection of their holiday sup
plies-visit them daily if they desire
10 do so-have little realization of what
it means to the out-of-town woman
or any woman for that matter-who
cannot personally conduct her own
shopping.
She knows that the shops are crowd
ed with gift seekers and others bent
on Christmas cheer. She fears to trust
her order to a clerks selection, feeling
that it will be given but hurried at
tention under such circumstances.
So she reads the splendid holiday bar
gains; the many gift suggestions, or
the offering of delectable edibleS, and
the sadness of fruitless yearning fills
her heart.
For what is the use of the money she
has saved by dint of much sclf-denial
for months that are passed if she can
not tour the shops so splendid now
in their Christmas array?
Planned Beautiful Holiday.
She has planned and hoped for such
a beautiful holiday time for the little
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that they can scarcely wait another
minute for the coming of Santa Claus.
But what is the good of the planning
if she cannot leave these little tots long
enough to make gift purchases for
them?
These are the mothers whom The
Washington Herald is assisting.
Nor does the help go out alone TO
v,,n.t,arz fDr N1-l,n
make for herself an opportunity to per
sonaIy conduct her Christmas shopping
may take advantage of this opportunity
to have a trustworthy shopper, who
knows the shops and their offerings at
tend TO her wants and needs.
Any gifts or Christmas supplies of
any nature that you see advertised in
the columns of The Washington Herald
will be purchased for you at your re-
quest.
Make out Your List.
All that YOU have to do is to read
the offerings of The Hcrald'S adver-
tisers, sit down and make out the list
of things that you desire purchased
stating the advertised price. and giving
the name of the shop offering them. In
close a money order for the total
amount of purchases YOU desire made.
Where the order is small stamps may
he inclosed for mailing Where the
size or nature of the purchases require
that they be expressed they will be
sent by express. {. 0. D.
When your list come TO me | will
visit the shops advertising the things
YOU wish purchased; see to it personally
that they come up to the description
given you: buy them for you, and sec
that they are shipped to your address
promptly and safely.
Shopping IS a profession There are
women who make a business of it, |
charging I liberal commission for their
work and trouble; giving to it infinite
patience and the experience of years
of association with the many big stores |
The out-of-town woman sometimes
obtains the addresses of these profes-
sional shoppers and takes advantage of
their services.
HeraId'S Services Free.
Christmas is now almost upon us.
however, and every woman boards her
pennies. and is loathe to pay others for
selecting either her gifts or Christmas
provisions.
Knowing this, The Washington Her
aid proposes to give every woman who |
the professional shopper free Of all cost.
The only stipulation is that the gifts |
or provisions offered must be such as
have been seen advertised in the col !
umns of The Herald.