Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-18
ENJOYING
HERSELF

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 go down and take them
back. Between whites I'd show them
to all my friends who dropped in and
have them tell me why they didn't
like my selections. When nobody
dropped in I'd call on them and en-
plain to them why disapprovcd o.
their purchases and advise them to
return them at once. or course, all
this criticism was taken I'm the proper
spirit
when you've purchased a perfect
love Of Il blue chiffon gown and get it
nome only to find it is purple instead
OF blaze. you wouldn't have any re.
srect for IA friend who didn't say ii
was horror and tell you TO run
back with IL. Things do look differ
cnt the next day-have you ever no.
iiced? Even men find II so. | passed
the necktic counter I'm dry goods
store the other day and a mau with a
panied face was talking confidcntially
to The clerk
Say he was complaining. when
this was I'm the window It was "A bee.
yutiful lavender dream. and when I
tried ii IN at home IT. was nothing
but Il Sartorial crime. so kindly take
II BACK and let me buy can of tooth
powder IN it's place. need snow
shovel. too--do you cIrry 'em!'
i've always regarded myself as
person of sane and just mind" went
on the yourg woman who mad just
come in, but recent occurrences have
shaken that belief. You know that
when you plant Il woman in the midst
al mountains of $50 dresses marked
down to so and hurl at her hcwild.
cred head $500 Opcr1 coats that. are
marked down to $50 and thrust upon
hcr sight hats that a month ago had
$50 tags attached 10 their bii inns and
now hav" nice little black marks
through the old figures and Si2 signs
below them, che cant be blamed for
EoinS lite mad and buying rcck-
IGS"ly Then on the way home she
""d# up htr purchases mentally. feels
nervous. d'I.h"s for her chcckb0ok as
soon as she reaches her room and
Ia -. to hey slCkcning horror. that,
WhItc her Tank account totals ninety
odd do!larS. she has bought s1AS
worth OF stuff that she is trustirg'y
expected to ray Tor at the first Of
the T,orih
=" il any wonder she lies awake all
nigh waiting Tor the hour To come
when she can tear downtown to be
at the store when its doors omen?
Why. regular groove In. been worn
In III" store floors 10 The returned
goods disks these da"s.
IF ! 90 downtown barrain week
with tn" mild intention of luying a
SrOC of thread. Il bolt of baby ribbon
and lOX Of handk'rchicrS. I'm lust
ms likely as not to come home with
fifteen yards OF silk marked down
from $3.50 Il yard To oS cents. u now
hat and fur coat. Then I discover
that ! can't possibly VICAR the hat
with any outfit possess and that
the silk Is = color that makes NO took
like u hroilcd mn hrCom. and some.
body poin.S out that spring Is almost
here AMI. instead of fur coat what
| really need Is linen duciCr and n
parasol
''lf You think II Is fun trying TO
hard good money TO the man behind
the counter for some yards of silk
It's because you know nothing of what
gCntl" woman will do AZ u sale. II
&c gr, IN n
any Eiid hammered person when n
wo" IN with sharp chin and Wig
orOu% arm muscles reaches over your
shoulder and grabs the bolt of sill;
Won arc considering and gliWgS II nm.
on the pile she already has I'M hcr
! arm g. then smashcs her way through
The C:oEd 10 the door to consider her
plumber In the daylight. Presently sho
will return to the edge Of the mob
about the counter and hurl the whole
armful across the heads Of the infor.
ycning shoppers In the direction of
the clerk. with the remark that sbo
should think decent store would bo
ashamed To- show such goods. Occ,.
sionally one OF the bolts so hurled
hits the counter. but most of them
descend on the innocent hystandcrs
like the unexpected sticks from OK.
ploded skyrockcts. II Is disconccrting
when twenty yards OF green brocado
land on your willow plumcs and drive
( hatpin into your skull. although. Of
course. you can't help but admire tho
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. 81 can't stay for
/ tea, because I'm on my way downtown
10 take back thre" silk pctticoats that
don't v'atch the dresses I bouebt
them for and TO bunt up few shirt
| WV IT'S that won't NJ when I got thcm
home, Oh. Us gay life. ana r. lasts
/ only week. go cont Interfere ui,h