The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23


Of whom there were many such vas
the commercial importance 81 the r..
gion before the war that u was tanned
not only by u uain line railroad uut h,
u narrow gauge road and government
owned canals. one still sees iu barns
and sheds the huge market baskets
with which, to the number sometime
81 u hundred, the farmers took the
Train to market In ST quentin and
peronnc.
To give these people a taste of 'hoiI
cid lie we hold to bc Of as much .m-
portaucc as giving thcm material rec
lief. We sell our goods az from un'-
half To uuc-third their cost, ana uur
customers. who know a bargain. ar,
quick TO respond
Q This IL amusingly evident when ,ho
store. transformed TO u pcdlcr's cara
takes the road. One would not thirk
that the ruined villages contained fu
many inhabitants as swarm into the
street at The first sound OF the horn
There b. scarcely time a. let down
the t0ilhuard and open tho hampers
before the torckccpcrs are swampcd
with customers. Grandmother with
kerchiefed heads, younger women,
b~arCheadcd. children and bluecoaied
SOLDIERS crowd up on an sidcs.
How much is this" demands "a
would he buyer, holding up a IRVING
gan. The ~storokocpcrs examines the
Iricemnrk, and namos half that figure
Frying pan In hand. the customer re-
treats to her home To get { change.
Make a note OF her calls the store
keeper iu the rear To her colleague,
and turns her attention 20 a broad
side OF questions. 'tiave YOU any
Snbots?" "lioN much IL this scarf
IL want q bar Of snvon Narcotics
please bring me a kettle next week
a large kettle. like that Nine. Harbier
bought last week"
Soldiers and children chime In with
n%eighborly advice and laughter. TIL one
wonder how the stnrekeepcrs can
keep the store amid this din.
Buyers Interested In the styles.
Meantime the lady who bore off tho
frying pan has returned. and proffers
n hundred frame note IN payment. II H.
the turn 81 the %storckccper In front
to call for help. Amy change? q" she
demands. waving the note frautlcal'y
to attract attention. And, strange az 81
lilhA AIIfthAt luN Nlhikt ~ NNN'ff
ing But the transaction Is not yei
completed. your name, madame
Down Il goes. with the name Of the
article and the amount paid on the
card which will later be consulted by
the social scryicc worker who has
charge of that village.
II can be seen that there Is plenty
Of work involved In keeping our store
~. ..-Ha ... aI-V. Fa.k.Nl. and mo-. !
counts. there is the restocking which
involves orders on our buyers fl Paris,
or long trips 10 the ntarest large
towns. There Is delay also In rec"i'-
ing these consignments dependent for
transit TO rs on the movement "t
troop~-fut We are In the war z%uue-ur
on the weekly delivery Of army cam
ions.
Their. is uncertainty, too. On IN"
part of the buyers Hs Ia what are the
prevailing styles. he the mud never
80 deep, sabuts Of wood are not worn
here, 1T Is our habit" the womtu
explain. shaking their heads, ITO wear
the sabots with leather tops
ON the other hand. our clientele ha
q truly French taste for novelties.
do not know how many times we has"
flfl N~hft ~ We NhNtV iNl sui N'II B
uniforms. our sweaters and out
shoes. The uni' hats also Vo have had
"a chance 4" dispose ut ono az uur
hamlcts having sent % delegation Ia
negotiate the purchase. Much as W
would have liked 10 be- rid uf thcs
uhjc't--to oar minds mo-. uubcrom-
ing we refused. meeting the request
10y buying real velvet hats FOR them
,n Paris instead.
The Duchess Asks tor Cut Glass.
II IL Of these droll incidents, ana not
OF the work. that one hears "a, she
listens 10 the storckeepcrs on their re-
turn often after darn. from their ull-
day trips Of how "A stampede was
caused by a f%latirun. misnamod press,
instead of repasse, nf how the Duchess
Of # walked u mile through tho
mud, On pltcut heather shoes, purple
and diamonds, L. ask !ur cut
and LimoRe, or of how n run
On hitherto unpopular f%ascinators fol
lowed hen the mayoress set the stylv,
But there Is pathus as well as humur
IN our store, as ore realizes the dcsti-
which causes those unusual de-
The bulk Of tho needs, the
beds. the sheets, the stoves. the clothes
presses, the chairs and tahics-1N
these must be gifts from us or from
the government. Meantime our tray
Cling store has become something to