. The new New York : a commentary on the place and the people . CHAPTER XI SHOPS AND SHOPPING The wonderment at the enormous sums of money madedown town in New York is paralleled by a still greaterwonderment over the ease with which those sums aredisbursed up town. Paul may plant and Apollos maywater, but their domestic partners know how to distributethe increase. Not all of it. There is much said and writ-ten about people in the city ^living beyond their means/and many there are who do, no doubt; but the ma-jority is much too shrewd and far-seeing for that. Itspends, and spends recklessly; bu
. The new New York : a commentary on the place and the people . CHAPTER XI SHOPS AND SHOPPING The wonderment at the enormous sums of money madedown town in New York is paralleled by a still greaterwonderment over the ease with which those sums aredisbursed up town. Paul may plant and Apollos maywater, but their domestic partners know how to distributethe increase. Not all of it. There is much said and writ-ten about people in the city ^living beyond their means/and many there are who do, no doubt; but the ma-jority is much too shrewd and far-seeing for that. Itspends, and spends recklessly; but not everything isflung into the yearly budget. There is usually thewherewithal for more than one rainy day. The shopping habit in New York is said to be distinctlyfeminine. The majority of men hate the selection andbuying of articles and usually put it off on their wivesor sisters or other female relatives, even to the buying ofsuch personal effects as ties, gloves, shirts, jewelry, andfrequently suits of clothing. And the women usuallytake very kindly to t
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