American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-07-25
How
She Shopped

Il wasn't responsible" Baird said
4 always had known better than "a
venture into : department store With
. woman bent on shoppins. but, you
: ! VA on ny wedding trip. %
whom Anne suggested going shoppinG
smiled fatuously and consented.
Anne made for the elevators and
led me- = the topmost door. Being
totally IGNORANT 0fSthe correct method
Of stornihg = womsn's store. I took It
Tor granted that starting in 1t the tan
vas the rule, and that you got docksA
II o didn't begin that way. l b.
heve It was the floor whore you rot
httsd and altered when you buy ready
mades. bashfuliy SUNK along ~
hind Ammo Al she strolled down ma.
hogany corridors through the doors Of
which came walls and complaints and
storms from m In the process Of
being altered and fitted.
Just as ] opened my mouth to ask
Anne what she had bought to be fixed
and when she had bought 1t. she turn
ed on me blandly and said she was
ready to go down 10 the next floor.
There was a furniture display there
and ] think she priced every piece Of
1t. In half an hour my head was a
mixture Of Flemish bookcases, ma
hogany dining room sets. rococo
screens and tea wagons.
Much as | loved Anne, | began to
feel pale. figured out that my whole
annual income would just about pay
for what the dear girl apparently had
In mind.
when she began talking with the
attentive salesman about an $500
chest l drew her aside. MY
DEAR said I In quavering tones, reel
ly. you know. we can't AFFORD an eight
hun
"'Silly!' she said. AS If didn't
know that! Why, I'm not going to
buy any furniture-I'm just looking!'
And che sailed out of there under the
outraged eyes Of the salesman with.
out turning a hair.
How women do 1t | can't figure out
undoubtedly possess a sort Of
that men lack.
when | got my breath | found we
on the china and glass and pic
hoor. We priced about $500, 900
worth of stuff there-at least Anne
lid. The salesman was SO impressed
by her air that he did his best to sell
her a dozen plates, very cheap at ST..
100. assure you that | got cold
hills, so realistic was her assumption
hat possibly II the plates pleased her
might condescend to have them
lent to our address.
And she was absolutely impervious
o my agonized glances.
She considered sets In rock crystal
she turned up her nose at 500
'onee cups. At last she led me down
o the floor beneath. 1t was full of
lats-women's hats. Anne almost
What on earth she wanted
here ! couldn't imagine. because
..istinctly remembered hearing her say
her trousseau included ten hats.
She didn't give me a chance to
ONT out to her that she could wear
My one hat at a time, because she
romptly had the head milliner and
wo earnest saleswomen surrounding
err.
That girl tried on thirtythree hats
y actual count and, as each one wal
lore expensive than Its predecessor,
a imagine the state OF mind /
as In. l " knew there were so
lany different kinds OF birds and
and things In the whole
orld until that day. saw myself !
roceeding through the rest of our :
Up Juggling b~andboxes and just as
working up an extremely bitter
anne OF mind Anne smiled sweetly =
me and said she believed she was :
'ady to 60.
I'VE left the saleswomen reviving
Ich other and proceeded to the silks
I'd velvets. 1t wal perfectly wonder n
! how much Anne knew about quail. :
and wearing abilities. She routed
< statesmen before she descended to I,
. linens and lingeries. l won't at ;,
mpt to relate our visit to that floor. :,
It some time ! want to tell O :
'out a $500 tablecloth and napkins :
match. ,
The rest is a sort of mist. know =
at last We found ourselves In the >,
among the kitchen furnish. A.