The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-02

hogany dining room sets. rocco
screens and tea wagons.
Much - loved Anne. I began q
eeel pale. figured out that my whole
annual income would Just about pay
tor what the dear girl apparently had
n mind.
when she began talking with the
attentive salesman about an $500
carved chest drew her aside. MY
dear said l In quavering tones. real.
ly. you know, we cant afford an eight
hun-'
"'Silly!' she said. AS II l didn't
know that! Why, I'm not going to
buy any furniture-lm Just looking!
And she sailed out of there under the
outraged eyes of tho salesman with
Out turning a hair.
"Ilow women do It I can't figure out
they undoubtedly possess a sort of
courage that men lack.
when ] 20, my breath I found We
were on the china and glass and pic
tulo floor. We priced about 100000
worth Of stun there at least Anne
did. The salesman was so impressed
by her air that hc did his best to sell
her dozen plates. very chcao at ST.
500. | assure you that got cold
ellis, SO realistic was her assumption
that possibly II the plates pleased her
She might condcscend to have them
sent to our address.
And she was absolutely impervious
to my agonized glances.
"She considered sets In rock crystal
and she turned up her nose at 500
coffee cups. At last she led me down
to the floor beneath. II was full Of
hats-women's hats. Anne almost
purred. What on earth she wanted
there I couldn't imagine, because I
distinctly remembered hearing her say
that her trousscau included ten hats.
She didn't give me q chance 70
point out to her that she could weGF,
only one hat at time. because she
promptly had the head milliner and
two earnest saleswomen surrounding
her.
"That girl tried on thirty-three hats
by actual count and. as each one was
more expensive than It's predecessor.
you can imagine the state OF mind !
was In. never knew there were SO
many different kinds of birds and
feathers and things in tho whole
world until that day. | saw myself
proceeding through the rest of our
trip Juggling bandboxes and Just as
was working up an extremely bitter
frame of mind Anne smiled sweetly
at me and said she believed she was
ready to 20.
I'VE left tho saleswomen reviving
each other and proceeded to the silks
and velvets. 1t was perfectly wonder.
full how much Anne knew about quail.
ties and wearing abilities. She routed
six statesmen before she descended to
the linens and lingeries. | won't at.
tempt to relate our visit to that floor
but some time want to tell you
about a $500 tablecloth and napkins
10 match.
THE rest is a sort OF mist. l know
that at last VIC found ourselves In the
basement among the kitchen furnish
ings. There Anne simply had a glor-
ious time pricing things. Up to now
she had bought absolutely nothing. SO
| woke up with a start when she ran
out from dark, underground corner
with a teakettle in her hand.
Isn't this dear?' she asked. And
only 80 cents-think of IT. How love-
ly 1t will look in the fireplace.' So
she bought it.
'That isn't ALL When We unpacked
il at home she deliberately marked
12 in front Of the 80 TAen the first
time her cousin. who is one of those
women WHO pride Themselves on
moving the value OF every article on
earth. saw it she threw up her hands.
"'My dear she cried Did you get
that kettle for only twelve dolalrs and
a half? Why, you got a perfectly
bargain 1t is worth dou-
ble-you can't fool NE on antiques.
Where did you get it?'
"'Oh, said Anne, nonchalantly, 1
picked it up while We were away.
just happened to run across it,
so, after all" Baird concluded. i
think l see how by spending half a
dollar and FIVE hours woman can
really accomplish something when she