Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-18
DAILY NOVELETTE,
A SHOPPING SPREE
by Lydia s. Roberts

down the stems, Her next door neighbor
tapped on the window and came to the
door.
Are YOU going shoppIng Anna? ?" she
asked. Lucky woman, want to go.
but I haven't sny money. II only prices
weren't so high. I lust love to go on a
shopping spree, but I can't this week.
Come with me today. Alice" laughed
Mrs. Barton. Have you thirty cents
Won can spare?"
Yes, of course. I have that much.
but"
Come along quick. then for that's
nv spending money today. admit I'm
going on a shopping spree, but remem-
ber this Ia not before the war, but
after: n sort of a. postwar moneyless
spree. I'm off for three hours while
mother takes care of the children.
need rest and a change and some va
riety"
Going to get 1t for thirty cents?'
leased Alice.
Yes, indeed. and so are you; but you
must do exactly as | say
When they left the train and got on
he boat Alice Brown started to go in
side.
Come out" insisted Anna "Remem-
ber. we are out TO get some air, as we
housekeepers don't have half enough.
Button up your coat and get five min
utes OF inspiration and lung power, all
for nothing. That's our first purchase"
she laughed.
Alice hurried for the car alter theE
got off the boat, but her friend snil-
ingly pulled her coat Were house
hound homemakers, my dear, out for
exercise and air. and we get 1t by walk
ing and saving our carfare."
"our first stop on this tour" chanted
Anna an they reached the shopping dis
trlct, is before tne "hlu'" VI 'iie ''e
grocery store. Isn't 1t a picture! See
Tho b,v baskets of lemons and oranges
| ~ .,id <ro,, tb. h,cls
| rieN'e .ro,o ,,,ar
Erouhd OIL green 'e"ne' anu l..
l>The vase or JoHqu"s lit '''o 10
rerfect THERE'S n whole pot of color
| 4, .L,,,, about on tho next dull
| TOT I'VE w '"'.n Min. .o, =,
rainy DAY All Tree io' "o'"'"e' wv
she ended.
"I do wish our grocers would take
r,ir,s from these artistic fruits in here
ana h'ahe '"er
sunshny." said Alice.
We will now turn into one of the
ut,Io narrow streets that holds great
niue "'' ~" 1850 ., oor,;ruod
treasures IN sHnaH spd'es'
Anna, Here is a store full of exquisite
h,,,oro,, ar,craft. Talk about Colors
" ,i,,,ori,e lights on that
Look AT the summer '"s
one butterfly wing
to h
,,i,aoynana and gaze at the wonderful
N''''o raod Ann, az thev
p''"'',ee' nwn oouldn,t think Of buy.
ing them, but take them home lin your
hrain so YOU can see them among Inc
soap ou'"''S ~
row
"'rhe next store gives YOU the latest
news in books. Please note the titles OF
the new books. SO we can get them al
omr home library"
..c,, ,Lo,s .em ree the puppies :" cried
I ~" 10 NEWT window. Five little
curly hairSu pupp,oii bpnnics 81 and some deal
DON IN, ,u,t p;,,ons must bring the
nh;idron in 40 see these cute. frolicsome
anI'i'a's ,,, n,, -
ABOUT tne'''
Come, saih Anna, thele ano'n e,
street near mere WIZ
weaving done and the beautliul arr
and crafts work anu n.s iiot 10 "'.Tp ~,
As they came 10 the ho"et sup N''N'
stopped H.. ,,.i,d, ,,or.
Anna dear, ',iat e o',e she %e"e ay",a @ med
is worth c1lnlns ~ ,bo,, s,nod silent he
Anna houutu hi amu ~ ;,e nassed call;
tore tt, me aean ,",ep blne bowls and lars stand
in. n tbe dun green and delicate yellow
ing III .ne au1t o,bor nIants
packsroulu " oau,if,,I o Iii,' in the world
me .',os. va : naver saw enough q
sara Hnita, so "''
'he'' oei'. .. .,,,
white Gala lines III quaint oiu
! bowl a.
Bring JOY to the eyes anu peaoe 20 "'
soul .,aeoot,o, en,ny ,b
! with sighs or satlsfac'ion ''h'i'S III
p friends turned AVA. ao,r, tro,, H.
II hate to brlng you uo"n iIo,' .i a."
heights OF poetry ana lIllesi d NC, 10, 90
I Alice, but I've just ren'ef'pereu 'hd'
4 need some closet Moons. uor
Il m down on 'ie sloui.u ;,.
!, my practlcal frlenu' YOU i,i"E speiIu Jus
o ten cents ana get s'"' o'' 'oo"''
laughed Anna. 49, s,or, Ann
AS they came out o. ,nS .me ,aI,,inn
a met friend anu '"e' s''o" '''1A'e
Few minutes; o,,o,rds III. reu
= i've peer, pusi"s 49,, r.las,I
o conner sa,a, 90 H. Girls in the offic
ana sell relat. g, ~, eur siclness f,,nt