When the first great department stores opened in Paris and the US in the late 19th century, they were like nothing that had been seen. There were cafés, restaurants and smoking rooms, fountains and winter gardens, luxury goods that customers could browse without being bothered by staff. There were even ladies’ lavatories: women could spend an entire day in town in safety and without moral opprobrium. A glimpse of lifestyles that had previously been available only to the elite was now on view to almost anyone who strolled in.
19世纪晚期，当第一家大型百货公司在巴黎和美国开业时，它们可以说是前无古人。那里有咖啡厅、餐馆和吸烟室、喷泉和冬季花园，顾客可以在不受工作人员打扰的情况下浏览奢侈品。甚至还有女厕所：女人们可以安全地在城里待上一整天，而不会受到道德上的谴责。以前只有精英阶层才能享受到的生活方式，现在几乎每个走进来的人都可以看到。
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