“I've no idea when I'm going to wear it, the girl replied calmly. I only knew that I had to have it. Once I tried it on, well... She shrugged. The dress claimed me.” WellsIdeasGirlDressesNo IdeaShopping Author:Isabel Wolff
“Christmas is a season of such infinite labour, as well as expense in the shopping and present-making line, that almost every woman I know is good for nothing in purse and person for a month afterwards, done up physically, and broken down financially.” KnowsWellsPersonsDoneLinesBrokenMonthsSeasonsInfiniteChristmasLabourExpensesShoppingPursesBroken Down Book:Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters, Forming a Sequel to Record of a Girlhood, and Records of Later Life Source: Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters, Forming a Sequel to Record of a Girlhood, and Records of Later Life