Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-20
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
WHAT 10 nuy. now AsD WHERE.
n uraat NAriSty ot holiday Goods at isiocs
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That tho custom Of giving Christmas
Gifts il constantly on tho increase, u com
parison of tho shop windows and adyer.
tising columns OF ono year with those OF
the wear boforo will abundantly provo.
with all tho vast variety offered to pur.
chasers the con tanJ inquiry with friends
and relatives is what to buy. Tho worry
oxtont of tho Christmas business makes
selection difficult, and from the endless
number OF beautiful and useful things
presented tho anxious seeker after 'somo
thing real nice aeoms To have difficulty
in satisfying himself or herself
Tho reporter as hG tiudgos up and down
street and gazos now at tho well stocked
shop window, and then into tho faces OF
those who hurry along from store to store,
finds no difficulty in determining just what
will TT young and old, rich aud poor, ap
prcciatve aud indifferent, man and woman,
boy and girl.
Is it n baby? or whatever ago it may
DO, nearly every store that makes preten.
sions TO cater for Christmas trade has
something for tho blcased baby. Thoio
are rattles aud rings, bells and shells,
trumpcts and things, dolls and bibs, cups
and spoons and hundred little iaucies,
costly aud cheap. It is good policy to buy
a variety for tho baby aud nothing very
expensive, Avoid paint. Tho baby will
suck 1t of. That may not hurt the baby
but IL spOils tho appearance OF tho Jump
ing jack to have tho bright yellow of his
trowsers subduCd, aud tho camoleopard
from tho Noah's Ark box looks unnatural
after the baby has tasted OF him.
You arc looking after something for the
boy who has breeches now and tho little
girl old enough TO haul II sled ? Give her
one, by all means. Let her have an excuse
e.. h, al nj A ~ a ~ @
You will never go wrong giving the little
girl doll. And tho more Of thom she has
tho moro grateful another will bc-the
plaincst aud strongest arc the most salts.
factory, since ii tho doll Is very costly, the
child is robbed OF the pleasure OF freedom
in playing with It. Most liltlo girls also
like to play a. housekeeping, aud IL is a
disposition 10 bo encouraged. For these
there arc miniature kitchens costing about
one dollar, littlo trhs, baskets, wash.
boards, cooking stoves, &c., play houses
furnished throughout, trunks, sets Of toy
furniture, &a. Nice presents Of such
articles may b. mllo up for from hfty
cents To two or thra1 dollars, and II the
girl is old enough, sho will greatly 10y n
little table with its tiny trI service, or a
got of bedroom furniture largo enough FOR
tho doll
You can do bottor for tho boy than to
buy him toy sword or gun. Even play
ing soldier is no great education for the
youthful mind. There has been enough
war for this generation. A drum is not
the haudiest thing tD have in the house,
either. Tool chests and books arc better ;
ten pins will not hurt him nor building
blocks, aud mechanical toys, especially
those that illustrate scientific principles.
NelOcipedcs, express wagons sods, dumb
bells aud Indian clubs, paints aud drawing
tools, magic lanterns aud such useful
things as gloves aud articles OF dress are
suggestive lines Of purchases for the boy.
For tho moro advanced boy aud girl
books are always staple presents. Gloves
and haudkeTchcfB stationery, pocket
books and bags, annual subscriptions to
good periodicals, necklIcs and cologne,
skates, and jowelry in endless profusion
afford wide range for selection.
There are no real difficulties in finding
presents for young mon and women who
arc in " society" In tho matter of per
sonal adornment anything that will con
tribute thereto will be welcome. Handker
chiefs, gloves, laccs, ribbons, arti fetal
flowers, hat decorations, arc generally ap.
preciatCd and thcro arc many little knick
knacks in carved wood, lacquer ware
and leather that are both useful and
ornamental. Toilet sets for ladies' and
gentlemen can be Obtained from one dol
lar up. Glove boxes and Jewel cases are
also made especially for holiday presents.
Tho rate of price Is very large, but satis-
factory presents in this linc can be bought
for from $2 to 81. Then there arc writing
desks and work bOxcs leather satchels,
umbrellas, stationery boxes, etc, for tho
ladies, and for tho young men, beside s
gloves and handkeIchiefs and neokties cuff
and collar cases In Russia leather or in car =
yass, toilet sets, umbrellas, scarf pins,
fancy headed canes, and smokers supplies
can be purchased OF fair quality, at small
price.
For those Of maturer years there is less
difficulty of selection. Housekeepers will
be pleased with what adds to the beauty
and comfort OF the home. Books for the
library; pictures, framed or unframed,
for the walls brio abrac, and the depart.
ments Of household art which have had
such extraordinary development Of late
years will supply u thousand articles tO
pick from.
What for the bachelor? Who cares Z
Give him slippers ora Pipe full of tobacco
Send him Christmas card with a pctuI {
of a lonely owl on barn branch OF a
leatless tree in q wiutGT landscape. lie
may take the hint Ii he does he will de-
osiNO ~ iASiiiCi hs 'NiNa g'Ai
some seasonabIe Hints on Good Upstum
Century.
When what was designed to DO plea
sure becomes burden, II is time TO stop
and examine it carefully aud SEQ Ii it IL
tho thing itself which has grown to be
such weight, or whether it is simply AT
awkward manner of carrying 1t. Certain
ly tlcre must be o something wrong il
any celebration Of Christmas which results
in serious fatigue Of mind and body. Dur
ing the first three months of the yea,
nothing Is moro commonly given as q
reason for i'll health than an overstrain
during the holidays. She got 80 worr
out at Christmas" or She WORKED
too hard in Finishing her Christmal
presents" or "Tho week before
Christmas sho was tired out will
shopping" are excuses which appear n
surely as January and February come. Th
question must appear sometimes to ever!
one, whether all this worry and wear o
heart and hand and brain arc really woitl
while. Is there not Gome better way o
celebrating this day of days than 70
women to wear themselves ont in maxim,
or buying pretty trines for people whC
already have moro than they can ln(
room for? Setting aside all effort OF eye
and fingers, the mental strain is intense
Merely TO devise presents for n dozen o
moro people, which must DO appropriat,
and acceptable, and which they do no