On the 10th of June the ordinance was published, and it went into effect on the 1st of August. Now the ticket is in full swing, and one must have a ticket to get all the articles of wearing apparel and household things that are not marked Ohne Bezugsschein.
The Bezugsschein was not originated to make things uncomfortable for people in general, but to protect the people who are poor and to keep the rich people from buying up the cheap useful articles that poorer people must have for winter. At first it was only cheap useful articles that were on the card, and articles of clothing that were over a set price could be bought without a card, but now many expensive things are on a card as well, and no matter what the price is, a man or a woman can have only two woolen suits a year.
The following list is from the ordinance of June 10, and it tells what things can be bought without a card. The prices quoted are the lowest prices of articles without a ticket. The first list is of articles which require no ticket at any price.
- 1. Silk or art cloth.
- 2. Half silk cloth.
- 3. Silk or half silk stockings for men or women.
- 4. Ladies' cotton stockings of which a dozen pairs weigh less than 750 grams.
- 5. Men's cotton stockings of which a dozen pairs weigh less than 450 grams.
(This is to keep the coarser stockings for the poor.) - 6. Silk or half silk gloves for men or women.
- 7. Cotton gloves made from number 80 thread or finer.
- 8. Ribbon, cord and bobbin.
- 9. Suspenders, or garters for men or women.
- 10. Lace tulle or curtains.
- 11. Tapestry and all kinds of cloth for furniture.
- 12. Caps, hats and veils.
- 13. Umbrellas.
- 14. Woolen cloth for ladies' dresses or suits which is not over 130 centimeters wide and retails at at least 10 marks a meter.
- 15. Colored or flowered stuff of cotton material which is not more than 50 centimeters wide and retails for not less than 3 marks a meter.
- 16. Cotton goods as used for aprons etc., which is not over 90 centimeters wide and retails for not less than 2 marks a meter.
- 17. Printed cotton goods which is not over 90 centimeters wide and retails for not less than 2 marks a meter.
- 18. Unwashable white goods.
- 19. Corsets.
- 20. Wash goods not more than 80 centimeters wide which retails at not less than 3 marks a meter.
- 21. Linen not more than 80 centimeters wide which retails at not less than 3 marks a meter.
- 22. Pure linen bed covers which retail at 30 marks or over.
- 23. Handkerchiefs.
- 24. Colored aprons which retail at 2 marks and over.
- 25. White aprons which retail at 2 marks and over.
- 26. Satin shoes.
Men's ready made clothes without a ticket at the following prices and over.
| Suits | 75 | marks. |
| Coats | 47 | " |
| Jackets | 32 | " |
| Vests | 11 | " |
| Pants | 18 | " |
All things for military use can be bought without a ticket.
Women's ready made clothes without a ticket at the following prices and over.
| Woolen suits | 80 | marks. |
| Coats | 60 | " |
| Wash suits | 40 | " |
| Woolen waists | 11 | " |
| Wash skirts | 20 | " |
| Woolen skirts | 30 | " |
| Trimmed woolen dresses | 100 | " |
| Night gowns | 10 | " |
| Combination suits | 6 | " |
| Drawers | 10 | " |
| Corset covers | 5 | " |
| Dressing sacks | 10 | " |
| Wash petticoats | 12 | " |