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Show As Koreans Shop. Shopping in Korea it a vary grave tnd solemn task and occupies the matter mat-ter of the house tbe greater part of the day. In the market hero be pur chases hla provisions, cooking utensils, linen eultt, hats, aandals, tobacco, and tbe native drink, a liquor obtained from fermented rice, Only one article of the aame kind ta purchased from a tingle ttor. It would be an offense against Korean etiquette to buy a dozen at a time, aa this would deplete the ttock too quickly quick-ly and give the shopkeeper the trouble trou-ble and work of restocking before be waa ready! Tt will therefore be teen that wholesale orders are not welcomed wel-comed In this odd country: "little and often" appeart to be tbe golden rule In buying Wide World Magazine |