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Shopping.
In the matter of shopping for . clothes , there is no doubt that the inherent snobbishness of woman gives tho ftian the pull . For instance , a lady goes to buy a bonnet . ••-BONNET MA . KF . II -. " How do you like this stylo of thing , madame ? " ( Holding up a hideously vulgar aboniination . ) ¦ '' . * ' ; . •¦ PURCHASER : "Oh '! I far prefer that little quiet one in the corner . So tasteful . ' . ' ....-, * . ¦ ' .. - ¦'¦¦
BONNET MAKEII : ( Contemptuously ) " Oh ! that ' s quite a common , cheap style of thing—* two pound fifteen ! - This is six guineas , and the Duchess of Gushington has one exactly like it . " -. ' * . •' ¦ . . " - .. . ' .. ' . PURCHASER : "Ah ! the dear Duchess ! ( To she-snob companion . ) She has such taste , you knovv . Well , now I " come to look at it , those flowers harmonise in a way which—er—er—"
* Event-willy buys a thing like the pattern in tlie centre of a cheap hearthrug . Whereas look upon that picture and on this . The male goes to a tailor ' s . PURCHASER : " I want a ' great coat . Show me some stuffs . " TAILOR : " This is a very tasty pattern , sir . Quite new , too . " PURCHASER : "I wouldn't dress my groom in it . "
TAILOR : ( Aghasty " Why , sir , Lore ! Coachington has had two coats made of this material expressly *" " * PURCHASER : ( With suppressed passion . ) " Look here . Is Lord Coachington going to pay for this coat , or am I ? " TAILOR : ( Abashed ) "Well you , I-suppose , sir . "
PURCHASER : , " Then , damn it , give me what I want , and not what he does , or I'll leave the shop . " ( Is at once suited . ) TAILOR : ( to assistant ) ' " What a fiery coyo ' j see thnt that ' s ready within , at least , two days of the time I said , Johnson . " Every woman that goes shopping is , to a certain extent , Mrs . Toodles—she
will buy anything that's cheap- ^ i . e ., with her , low-priced , whether she wants it or not . Low-priced things are more often than not the dearest , and economy is most often shown by striking the happy mean . Men , on the contrary ,-too often have an insane notion in their heads that , because a thing is high : priced , it is sure to be better than one that is . valued lower—a . . most idiotic theory , and one
daily refutable in practice . . .- * , . ¦ ~ - •. * Under tho head of shopping , tipping and . gratuities most decidedly , have , a place , and here tho pachydermatous disposition of the . female brings * her well to the fore of her more sensitive mate . - The , he-Britbn , especially , in his young . days , is wont to attach undue weight to the criticisms of his inferiors : -He is travelling
Shopping.
by rail , and a guard comes to the window , and enquires at what station he is to alight . He tells him . At the very next station that guard reappears . " Only fonr stations now , sir , " he remarks , with an affable smile . And tho young ass grins inanely , and says , " Thank you . " . " Three stations further , and wo shall be there , " says the wily one at tho next stoppage .
"Two stations more , sir . We shan't be more than a quarter of an hour late , " he assures him further on , as if the information wonld accelerate the speed of the train . ' ¦¦ * . ' -
" Next station s your s , sir . Wery cold , sir , " says the guard making a great show of rubbing his hands . " Yes , guard . Here ' s something to get a drink with , " says noodle , handing a shilling . Heisjeally only afraid of being thought a skinflint by the guard , whereas that astute official , as he drinks his beer , sticks his tongue in his cheok and pi-ays heaven for more idiots of the same description .
Then there is the over-tipping of waiters and hairdressers ; frequently when one man se . es another give an extravagant gratuity , he feels bound to follow suit . There is none of this idiocy in what is erroneously known as the softer sex . An eye for an eye , and a tooth for a tooth , if you please ; but ' no glass' eyes and gold , stopping thrown in . Ladies , no doubt , are often victimised b y cabmen , though
the younger generation know how to look after themselves pretty wellin this respect also . But they are . never guilty ; pf overpaying servants for charily rendered or useless services , and will giye a ; waiter a ' third of his ordinary fee , and trip serenely away with sunny faces . Verily , of them truly spake the Syrian poet , Shiroz— '¦ ' . '¦ . '' ¦' . "' . *•- ¦ * . ¦' •' ¦ ••.. •. ¦ .-- •'¦•¦ ; .. * ., i . i •••
. ' - . . . " Their eye is a lasyri ' g ' -gladhess , and theireheek unbounded ; .. ' .. '* . . Yea ! eyen as that of the fattest boar pig . " "¦ . ' .. * - ' . Such women are to be admired for their * pluck and determination not to bo imposed on . An extremely offensive type , howeveiy is the' daiiisel who , not giving herself , grudges to see her rnale cpmpanibn' - ' give ; and eyes each groat lavished on henchman and servitor as if it Svere subducted from her own well-filled
purse . ¦" •. •*. :. •'•'¦ "; ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ : ¦ ' , " - " -..-.-.,--. Briefly , then , > ve may draw the conclusion that ; in tho goods bought tho man has the-best of it , tho woman in tlie immediate amount of . moneysaved . Neither , however , can exactly enter into the feelings of the other , " for themale bird thinks that the game of haggling is hardly worth the mercenary candle of mental irrita-*'' ° ^^* l ! , fc ^ e *^? 8 . °¥ . y ° 'T ti'umpery triumph . of bargaining down as being the very . Marathon of ; glorious victories . .- ; . * . '* - '* - " .
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75 PER CENT . FUEL SAT ' BD" BT % Sl 3 r 4 ' THE ; * WilsonPatentCookingRanges<§?Wt§mes. ' g == 2 y-^^ - ^^ Received GOLD MEDAL and FIBBTrOLABS CERTIFICATE at the CALCUTTA EXHIBITION •' v tho Highest s _ rC ^> S <^> ? <^ b ^ l ^ Award ( SILVEE MEDAL ) at the GREAT INTERNATIONAL MSHEBIES v EXHIBITION ; ' -- SUSfm , MEDAL t < A' < . ^^__ Z ^ Z "'\ J ^\ at ^ ° •HEALTH EXHIBITION ; and HIGHEST : AWARDS GREAT JNTERNATION ^ ¦ *^~ TT ° % |' ' ' ¦ ' I ^ y . . *^ f ' . EXHIBITJON ' , 188 & J also the Highest Award at ; tho SANITARY INSTITUTE QF GREAT ^ BRITAINJiDUBLIN , •Jj ic ^ S ^*^^ " -- * r te^-lllP " \ J " "'" ' ' "" '""" ' ' 1884 , ' -for * the * Fourth ' - time ; - - * - ¦' '•/' . 7 ' 7 ' ^ ' ' f 7 f 7 S 77 ^ 77 ; ' 7 * issSSf ^ n i Ps ^ 5 u Making the Fourteenth timethe " Wilson '' Ranges ha ^ -a , won the , Highest Award . / ^^^^^ i ^** J mBM ? W jin **" P !' d ) ' i cannot get out of order , '** -will cure Ehnokey Chimney-sVarl **! ' Stronger , aid have ¦ ^^^^^ A wAtt- ^^^^^ J j ff- - . LARGER , OVENS ANlV BQIL *^ - ^^" .. ' ' ' —¦ S 3 ^ COMPARE * 'Wi * T-H' O ' THEB-PRiOE- ^ siS ' -i' / - ' - ' ' ' The"lilson";EngineeringGpjiilivlpM^^.. Owing to enormous increase , HAVE REMOVED to more Extensive Premises . Tho Largest Range Show-Booms in Loudon .- ' * - ' -.- - ' -li ' -v ' . ' : . 277^HIGH;f:^Oj^&^i^&j^m^l: Illustrated Price List Free , Inspection Invited . v /¦ V ... . - V ,. m . 'l
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Shopping.
In the matter of shopping for . clothes , there is no doubt that the inherent snobbishness of woman gives tho ftian the pull . For instance , a lady goes to buy a bonnet . ••-BONNET MA . KF . II -. " How do you like this stylo of thing , madame ? " ( Holding up a hideously vulgar aboniination . ) ¦ '' . * ' ; . •¦ PURCHASER : "Oh '! I far prefer that little quiet one in the corner . So tasteful . ' . ' ....-, * . ¦ ' .. - ¦'¦¦
BONNET MAKEII : ( Contemptuously ) " Oh ! that ' s quite a common , cheap style of thing—* two pound fifteen ! - This is six guineas , and the Duchess of Gushington has one exactly like it . " -. ' * . •' ¦ . . " - .. . ' .. ' . PURCHASER : "Ah ! the dear Duchess ! ( To she-snob companion . ) She has such taste , you knovv . Well , now I " come to look at it , those flowers harmonise in a way which—er—er—"
* Event-willy buys a thing like the pattern in tlie centre of a cheap hearthrug . Whereas look upon that picture and on this . The male goes to a tailor ' s . PURCHASER : " I want a ' great coat . Show me some stuffs . " TAILOR : " This is a very tasty pattern , sir . Quite new , too . " PURCHASER : "I wouldn't dress my groom in it . "
TAILOR : ( Aghasty " Why , sir , Lore ! Coachington has had two coats made of this material expressly *" " * PURCHASER : ( With suppressed passion . ) " Look here . Is Lord Coachington going to pay for this coat , or am I ? " TAILOR : ( Abashed ) "Well you , I-suppose , sir . "
PURCHASER : , " Then , damn it , give me what I want , and not what he does , or I'll leave the shop . " ( Is at once suited . ) TAILOR : ( to assistant ) ' " What a fiery coyo ' j see thnt that ' s ready within , at least , two days of the time I said , Johnson . " Every woman that goes shopping is , to a certain extent , Mrs . Toodles—she
will buy anything that's cheap- ^ i . e ., with her , low-priced , whether she wants it or not . Low-priced things are more often than not the dearest , and economy is most often shown by striking the happy mean . Men , on the contrary ,-too often have an insane notion in their heads that , because a thing is high : priced , it is sure to be better than one that is . valued lower—a . . most idiotic theory , and one
daily refutable in practice . . .- * , . ¦ ~ - •. * Under tho head of shopping , tipping and . gratuities most decidedly , have , a place , and here tho pachydermatous disposition of the . female brings * her well to the fore of her more sensitive mate . - The , he-Britbn , especially , in his young . days , is wont to attach undue weight to the criticisms of his inferiors : -He is travelling
Shopping.
by rail , and a guard comes to the window , and enquires at what station he is to alight . He tells him . At the very next station that guard reappears . " Only fonr stations now , sir , " he remarks , with an affable smile . And tho young ass grins inanely , and says , " Thank you . " . " Three stations further , and wo shall be there , " says the wily one at tho next stoppage .
"Two stations more , sir . We shan't be more than a quarter of an hour late , " he assures him further on , as if the information wonld accelerate the speed of the train . ' ¦¦ * . ' -
" Next station s your s , sir . Wery cold , sir , " says the guard making a great show of rubbing his hands . " Yes , guard . Here ' s something to get a drink with , " says noodle , handing a shilling . Heisjeally only afraid of being thought a skinflint by the guard , whereas that astute official , as he drinks his beer , sticks his tongue in his cheok and pi-ays heaven for more idiots of the same description .
Then there is the over-tipping of waiters and hairdressers ; frequently when one man se . es another give an extravagant gratuity , he feels bound to follow suit . There is none of this idiocy in what is erroneously known as the softer sex . An eye for an eye , and a tooth for a tooth , if you please ; but ' no glass' eyes and gold , stopping thrown in . Ladies , no doubt , are often victimised b y cabmen , though
the younger generation know how to look after themselves pretty wellin this respect also . But they are . never guilty ; pf overpaying servants for charily rendered or useless services , and will giye a ; waiter a ' third of his ordinary fee , and trip serenely away with sunny faces . Verily , of them truly spake the Syrian poet , Shiroz— '¦ ' . '¦ . '' ¦' . "' . *•- ¦ * . ¦' •' ¦ ••.. •. ¦ .-- •'¦•¦ ; .. * ., i . i •••
. ' - . . . " Their eye is a lasyri ' g ' -gladhess , and theireheek unbounded ; .. ' .. '* . . Yea ! eyen as that of the fattest boar pig . " "¦ . ' .. * - ' . Such women are to be admired for their * pluck and determination not to bo imposed on . An extremely offensive type , howeveiy is the' daiiisel who , not giving herself , grudges to see her rnale cpmpanibn' - ' give ; and eyes each groat lavished on henchman and servitor as if it Svere subducted from her own well-filled
purse . ¦" •. •*. :. •'•'¦ "; ¦ ' ¦ - ¦ : ¦ ' , " - " -..-.-.,--. Briefly , then , > ve may draw the conclusion that ; in tho goods bought tho man has the-best of it , tho woman in tlie immediate amount of . moneysaved . Neither , however , can exactly enter into the feelings of the other , " for themale bird thinks that the game of haggling is hardly worth the mercenary candle of mental irrita-*'' ° ^^* l ! , fc ^ e *^? 8 . °¥ . y ° 'T ti'umpery triumph . of bargaining down as being the very . Marathon of ; glorious victories . .- ; . * . '* - '* - " .
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Mm^AM(^f'MLVMf* ^ SP ^ The Perfect Substitute for Silver ( Regd . ) As shown at the Inventions Exhibition . ^ f WEARS W HITE THROUGHOUT ; ' DOES "NOT VERDIGRIS OR TASTE . Table Spoons or Forks at 14 s . per doz . Dessert ditto , 9 s . Tea Spoons , 4 s . - Sauce Ladles , 3 s . per pair . Butter or Jam Spades , Is . each .: . Samples , with Catalogue , at same rates . ' pbst free ;*; ¦'¦¦ . " S . GORER , ii 3 , EDGWARiE ROAD , (^^ BPRWOOB ' ¦ •PEiA ^ Eii & W . . * . - .. ' . ' . - •* ___ ¦ •>¦ ¦ i . « * S . -- :
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL , THE MOST AGREtf '" s riS'W ^ - &^ iM"X § iWGH:RISTMi,S¦¦/¦'il:Sl:llIiS' . ; .,, * . ; . ; ARE -FOUNlrf / : ^ : ^^ ^ CT ^ " *^ ^ •' . ¦•. - _ ¦ -. •'¦ - - ¦! .: ¦ - __} I *' .. ,. „ J ,... .. ' < ''/ -it / I / ., ., . 7 . ' *'¦ ¦*•» jjk Hi . ' ¦ MIBBH'MH' - ' - ^ ¦¦¦ i' - ' - ' -BB ^ MB-f--- ^ Wgt ' Z " " •*» *' » . / ' - > - > . - _ '' . /'¦> . 7 ( 7 / ,. „ f FrenchC6y>f$ti^^P)^^^. COUNTRY ; OFIDERS PROMPTliTY EXECtJTElDr ^ - * - *^^^ ;
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75 PER CENT . FUEL SAT ' BD" BT % Sl 3 r 4 ' THE ; * WilsonPatentCookingRanges<§?Wt§mes. ' g == 2 y-^^ - ^^ Received GOLD MEDAL and FIBBTrOLABS CERTIFICATE at the CALCUTTA EXHIBITION •' v tho Highest s _ rC ^> S <^> ? <^ b ^ l ^ Award ( SILVEE MEDAL ) at the GREAT INTERNATIONAL MSHEBIES v EXHIBITION ; ' -- SUSfm , MEDAL t < A' < . ^^__ Z ^ Z "'\ J ^\ at ^ ° •HEALTH EXHIBITION ; and HIGHEST : AWARDS GREAT JNTERNATION ^ ¦ *^~ TT ° % |' ' ' ¦ ' I ^ y . . *^ f ' . EXHIBITJON ' , 188 & J also the Highest Award at ; tho SANITARY INSTITUTE QF GREAT ^ BRITAINJiDUBLIN , •Jj ic ^ S ^*^^ " -- * r te^-lllP " \ J " "'" ' ' "" '""" ' ' 1884 , ' -for * the * Fourth ' - time ; - - * - ¦' '•/' . 7 ' 7 ' ^ ' ' f 7 f 7 S 77 ^ 77 ; ' 7 * issSSf ^ n i Ps ^ 5 u Making the Fourteenth timethe " Wilson '' Ranges ha ^ -a , won the , Highest Award . / ^^^^^ i ^** J mBM ? W jin **" P !' d ) ' i cannot get out of order , '** -will cure Ehnokey Chimney-sVarl **! ' Stronger , aid have ¦ ^^^^^ A wAtt- ^^^^^ J j ff- - . LARGER , OVENS ANlV BQIL *^ - ^^" .. ' ' ' —¦ S 3 ^ COMPARE * 'Wi * T-H' O ' THEB-PRiOE- ^ siS ' -i' / - ' - ' ' ' The"lilson";EngineeringGpjiilivlpM^^.. Owing to enormous increase , HAVE REMOVED to more Extensive Premises . Tho Largest Range Show-Booms in Loudon .- ' * - ' -.- - ' -li ' -v ' . ' : . 277^HIGH;f:^Oj^&^i^&j^m^l: Illustrated Price List Free , Inspection Invited . v /¦ V ... . - V ,. m . 'l