Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-23

! ladies, hosiery department? some-
thing in silk, or lace, you know
But men, as a rule, are easily ham
died, and you can usually wait on a
dozen men to one woman"
Haste and hats" was also the ver-
dict for the male shoppers choice at
/ Bamberger's
IF wives would get wise to this pc
euliarity of the male SEX" philoso-
I phized a fioorwalker. they would
never sit down and cry when hubby
| protests that SIS is too much to pay
for a hat that will be worn only a
scant three months. Instead, wifey
would wait patiently until Christmas.
For at the merry Yuletide that same
! hubby will rush in frenziedly, grab a
millinery saleswoman by the elbow,
and tangoing toward the cabinet
specially reserved for imported
models, demand:
''Pick me out a hat far my wife.
Something Frenchy and expensivel
Price? Oh l don't give a hang,
only for heavens sake be quick!"
And the chances are that the sales
weman will be able to sell him the
very hat his wife wistfully refused to
try on the last time she was in be-
cause it cost $50, and hubby thought
s15 was too much to pay
Rush for Books.
lHahne's book department was the
storm center today for a medley of
men shoppers whose tactics resembled
those of football eleven.
Safety First This hits mel"
cried one man with enthusiasm, pick
ing up a long leather book. Here,
wrap this up and put in a Christmas
card suitable for a kid" But the
sales clerk, in silence more eloquent
than words, pointed out the legend
just under the Safety Firstlp in
sigma. which the man in his haste
had ignored. Your sale is not com
plete,' it read, unless you repeat
name and address of customer. Write
legibly."
"Oh," was the crestfallen ejacula-
tion. 81 thought it was for sale.'
"Chips That Pass in the Night. by
Jack Pot" is book (?) which has
found much favor this season with
masculine shoppers. Motor Trips"
is another, while THE Puppy Book"
has served a double purpose not only
satisfying the demands of those who
want something new in children's
literature, but also those who find in
the custom of Christmas giving an
opportunity to joke with or insult
their loving friends
At Oppenheim, Collins & Co.'S a
bright-faced girl went into gales of
laughter as she related her expert
ences with benighted masculine seek
ers after gifts.
zone bashful young fellow asked
me to pick out couple of casseroles
and tie them up with bunch of red
satin holly ribbon he fished out of
his pocket.
"Casseroles?" I asked him over
again. I'VE don't keep anything but
clothing. You'll have to go to the
department stores for casseroles.
HE looked at me reproachfully and
picked up a pink satin camisole off
the counter without saying a word.
"Oh," gasped, having all 1 could
do to keep my face straight. you
mean a casserole. And upon that l did
him up two of the flossiest ones we
had in stock, and he went off as
pleased as punch
The Popular Coat Hanger.
The French Shops display of silken.
scented coat hangers and novel
sachets was long ago raided, accord
ing to the statements of clerks. and,
strange as it may seem, the ribbon
coat hanger is as popular gift for
gentlemen as for the fair sex.
Few women were abroad today, the
consensus of opinion given by sales
people that women are more fore
sighted than their mates and do their
shopping early, thus being borne out
by fact. On every hand. however,
there are 80 many thoughtfully ar
ranged displays, exhibited with spe-
cial consideration of the shopper who
doesn't know where he is at" that
even the most helpless of men should
be able to pick up something both
beautiful and necessary in his scram-
bled visit to the unfamiliar shops at
the eleventh hour.