DOI issue:
October 10, 1857
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16620#0166
156 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. COctoueb 10, 1857.
A SONG EOR THE SHOP.
Am—" The Minstrel Boy."
The draper's man to the war is gone,
In the foremost ranks you '11 find him ;
His knapsack he has buckled on,
His tape-yard left behind him.
"Hands so strong," cried the warrior, fired,
" No woman's work were made for :
Such sinew now for war's required,
And more—will be well paid for ! "
The shopman fell!—but his fame survived,
With heroes now recorded;
He served his country while he lived,
He died not unrewarded.
" Go, tell my shopmates," he exclaimed,
" To leave their silks and tapery ;
In England's need brave hearts are claimed,
And souls above all drapery ! "
MINUTE DOSES.
Some advertising grocers of Leicest er advertise " Tooth
ache cured in One Minute." After this comes an
announcement' of "Cough Cured in One Minute!" and
this again is followed up by the statement of " A Broken
Vase made whole in One Minute." The above specifics
only teach us what a deal may be achieved in so small a
space of time as sixty seconds! We wonder these puffing
tea-dealers, who seem to sell everything, from bacon to
blisters, do not prolong the list of their boasted cures.
Why do they not advertise, " Bacon Cured in One Minute,"
"A Man's Bad Temper Cured in One Minute," or "A
Woman's Broken Heart made whole in One Minute ? " It
would not be a bad experiment to send La Traviata to
Leicester, to see whether her cough could be cured in the
time specified, and whether her broken frame could be
repaired as expeditiously as a broken vase.
THE TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE. The Whiter ought to be Piked.—The idle man
promises, the active man performs. In so far as they give
Lord Pan. " And just as they were coming on so beautifully, too !" I evidence of inactivity, Promises are like Pike Rust.
BAGMEN FOB THE BATTLE-FIELD.
Why should not women serve women in drapers'-shops ? To suppose
that there is no reason why they should not is a very great mistake.
Mark what girls invariably do when they pass one another in the
street. Observe their eyes. Askance, instantly glance those of each
to scan the dress of the other. This ocular movement is almost in-
RAMPANT RIBBON ISM.
The appeal of the Times to the Ribbonnien of England, that they
should for once not mind their business, and should turn their hands
to serve the country rather than the counter, has elicited a glow of
anything but patriotism, and more fire of indignation than of martial
spirit.
voluntary. The expression which attends it may be that of contempt, We grant it is the tendency of feminine pursuits in some measure to
or vexation, but is never that of admiration—never that with which the ; unsex the masculine pursuer : but it is a libel on our countrywomen to
reflection of a dress is viewed in the looking-glass. The feeling which : Sav the want of pluck the drapers have exhibited is in any way feminine,
betrays itself in this look unfits a girl behind the counter to show off although it be unmanly. There are few women just now who have not
drapery to one before it. It causes her to perform the task in a per-! wished that they were men, that they might act as the avengers of their
functory manner; she cannot do it cordially : goes through it with a | outraged sisterhood. But the " respectable young men " who have been
rather repulsive coldness. She cannot, as an imaginative shopman | writing to the papers are clearly uninfected by such vulgar spirit. As
can, make rapturous eyes at the article, as viewed in fancy on the person , business-men they take a mere commercial view of matters, and regard
of the fair customer. Moreover, she is unable to praise and recommend j enlistment only as a trading speculation, from which they are deterred
it heartily; nor can she assist in a choice between different goods : for \ by their doubts if it will pay them.
ladies, as every man knows who has ever gone shopping with them, j But we have more than half, indeed we have at least nine-tenths ot
even in choosing patterns for themselves, find much more difficulty than | a suspicion, that the letters which incline us to the foregoing expres-
they have in deciding between rival suitors. Besides, they generally ; si0Us, although signed by the shopmen, have been written by their
prefer the masculine opinion as to what most becomes them, to that of j masters. It is said that drapers would lose custom by losing their
their own sex. .... ;-oung men, and it is inferred that they are therefore anxious to dissuade
No : but there is a department in the drapery line, and other lines,
wnerein men might very well be replaced by women—that of Commercial
Traveller. In this, girls would have to do not with other girls, but with
men
cise'
enlistment. The appeal, then, should be turned from the
counter to the counting-house. Drapers are accustomed to " Alar ming
Sacrifices," let them, if it prove so, now prepare to make one. Let
l • and their winning ways in regard to mankind might thus be exer- everv haberdashing hero beat recruits from his assistants, and put down
d to advantage. A T.L., or Travelling Lady, would be worth a dozen : his loss as a debt against his country. But we dispute the jumped
T.G's, or Travelling Gents, to any house that would commission her to pro- conclusion that he would thereby be a loser. At anv rate, we think we
cure orders. The only objection to the substitution of bagwomen for bag- Can prescribe him a preventive. If he fear that ladies will desert his
men^that can be imagined is that which might be made by innkeepers ; j shop when oidy served by women, let him but post a placard that his
men have " Gone to India," and our word for.it, his trade will not fall
off in consequence. j_
Munificence op the Age !—A Manchester gentleman advertises
" for a penny paper, the day after publication, at half-price."
for if Travelling Gents were superseded by Travelling Ladies, the com
mercial-room would_ not pay so well as it does : since few, if any, cigars
would be smoked in it, and much more tea would be drunk than
brandy-and-water. The female travellers could easily learn to ride
across country, or drive a gig: and the displaced bagmen might transfer
themselves to the Light Cavalry.
A SONG EOR THE SHOP.
Am—" The Minstrel Boy."
The draper's man to the war is gone,
In the foremost ranks you '11 find him ;
His knapsack he has buckled on,
His tape-yard left behind him.
"Hands so strong," cried the warrior, fired,
" No woman's work were made for :
Such sinew now for war's required,
And more—will be well paid for ! "
The shopman fell!—but his fame survived,
With heroes now recorded;
He served his country while he lived,
He died not unrewarded.
" Go, tell my shopmates," he exclaimed,
" To leave their silks and tapery ;
In England's need brave hearts are claimed,
And souls above all drapery ! "
MINUTE DOSES.
Some advertising grocers of Leicest er advertise " Tooth
ache cured in One Minute." After this comes an
announcement' of "Cough Cured in One Minute!" and
this again is followed up by the statement of " A Broken
Vase made whole in One Minute." The above specifics
only teach us what a deal may be achieved in so small a
space of time as sixty seconds! We wonder these puffing
tea-dealers, who seem to sell everything, from bacon to
blisters, do not prolong the list of their boasted cures.
Why do they not advertise, " Bacon Cured in One Minute,"
"A Man's Bad Temper Cured in One Minute," or "A
Woman's Broken Heart made whole in One Minute ? " It
would not be a bad experiment to send La Traviata to
Leicester, to see whether her cough could be cured in the
time specified, and whether her broken frame could be
repaired as expeditiously as a broken vase.
THE TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE. The Whiter ought to be Piked.—The idle man
promises, the active man performs. In so far as they give
Lord Pan. " And just as they were coming on so beautifully, too !" I evidence of inactivity, Promises are like Pike Rust.
BAGMEN FOB THE BATTLE-FIELD.
Why should not women serve women in drapers'-shops ? To suppose
that there is no reason why they should not is a very great mistake.
Mark what girls invariably do when they pass one another in the
street. Observe their eyes. Askance, instantly glance those of each
to scan the dress of the other. This ocular movement is almost in-
RAMPANT RIBBON ISM.
The appeal of the Times to the Ribbonnien of England, that they
should for once not mind their business, and should turn their hands
to serve the country rather than the counter, has elicited a glow of
anything but patriotism, and more fire of indignation than of martial
spirit.
voluntary. The expression which attends it may be that of contempt, We grant it is the tendency of feminine pursuits in some measure to
or vexation, but is never that of admiration—never that with which the ; unsex the masculine pursuer : but it is a libel on our countrywomen to
reflection of a dress is viewed in the looking-glass. The feeling which : Sav the want of pluck the drapers have exhibited is in any way feminine,
betrays itself in this look unfits a girl behind the counter to show off although it be unmanly. There are few women just now who have not
drapery to one before it. It causes her to perform the task in a per-! wished that they were men, that they might act as the avengers of their
functory manner; she cannot do it cordially : goes through it with a | outraged sisterhood. But the " respectable young men " who have been
rather repulsive coldness. She cannot, as an imaginative shopman | writing to the papers are clearly uninfected by such vulgar spirit. As
can, make rapturous eyes at the article, as viewed in fancy on the person , business-men they take a mere commercial view of matters, and regard
of the fair customer. Moreover, she is unable to praise and recommend j enlistment only as a trading speculation, from which they are deterred
it heartily; nor can she assist in a choice between different goods : for \ by their doubts if it will pay them.
ladies, as every man knows who has ever gone shopping with them, j But we have more than half, indeed we have at least nine-tenths ot
even in choosing patterns for themselves, find much more difficulty than | a suspicion, that the letters which incline us to the foregoing expres-
they have in deciding between rival suitors. Besides, they generally ; si0Us, although signed by the shopmen, have been written by their
prefer the masculine opinion as to what most becomes them, to that of j masters. It is said that drapers would lose custom by losing their
their own sex. .... ;-oung men, and it is inferred that they are therefore anxious to dissuade
No : but there is a department in the drapery line, and other lines,
wnerein men might very well be replaced by women—that of Commercial
Traveller. In this, girls would have to do not with other girls, but with
men
cise'
enlistment. The appeal, then, should be turned from the
counter to the counting-house. Drapers are accustomed to " Alar ming
Sacrifices," let them, if it prove so, now prepare to make one. Let
l • and their winning ways in regard to mankind might thus be exer- everv haberdashing hero beat recruits from his assistants, and put down
d to advantage. A T.L., or Travelling Lady, would be worth a dozen : his loss as a debt against his country. But we dispute the jumped
T.G's, or Travelling Gents, to any house that would commission her to pro- conclusion that he would thereby be a loser. At anv rate, we think we
cure orders. The only objection to the substitution of bagwomen for bag- Can prescribe him a preventive. If he fear that ladies will desert his
men^that can be imagined is that which might be made by innkeepers ; j shop when oidy served by women, let him but post a placard that his
men have " Gone to India," and our word for.it, his trade will not fall
off in consequence. j_
Munificence op the Age !—A Manchester gentleman advertises
" for a penny paper, the day after publication, at half-price."
for if Travelling Gents were superseded by Travelling Ladies, the com
mercial-room would_ not pay so well as it does : since few, if any, cigars
would be smoked in it, and much more tea would be drunk than
brandy-and-water. The female travellers could easily learn to ride
across country, or drive a gig: and the displaced bagmen might transfer
themselves to the Light Cavalry.