The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-28
GIFTS FOR WOMEN.
What Men May Give to Their Fair Com
pnnions for Christmas Presents.

What Men May Give to Their Fair COM
panions for Christmas Presents.
Nearly every clever woman in society.
whose charming face, winning manners and
witty talk have won for her large circle of
masculine admirers is endowed with what
might seem an almost divine intuition for
gauging the exact depth and fervor of
friendship each manly heart holds by the
gifts he is moved at intervals to lay before
her shrine, says the New York Sun. Jewels
and personal ornaments rendered at Christ
mas, New Year and Easter, however simple
they NAV be at first, bespeak liking that
at her pleasure or discretion might be kim
died into suspicious little flame.
.'Those men," said demure little person
who didn't look at all as if she was old or
sophisticated enough to understand such
matters. "begin by giving one cunning scarf
pins. milky pearls set alone on q slender
stem of gold, or delicately carved moon
stones crowned with a row of twinkling
diamond points. Then he warns to an
and if nothing is said, he next ventures to
offer gold bonbonniere, the top of which
ID likely tiny miniature of O girls head,
framed In small stones. TO what do such
gifts point? Why, that he ailires her
glossy locks and noticed how size wore gold
he observed that her mouth il an uncom-
monty nice one, and that she eats comfts
and incidentally he bought tho miniature
sbecause he saw likeness to her fair face.
by the time he is ready to make his lit
tie speech. il he has had any assurance at
all OF success, and the trying interview does
turn out we'll, he will, with wonderful ap
propriateness produce from his vest pocket
gold band set with a diamond, emerald
amethyst, and ruby. That is only an ex-
AMPLE" she said: sometimes they don't
even get as far as the bonbonniere, but
never pull an essentially pretty scarf pin
out of my cushion that don't smile and
think of what might have been.
1.-THE piatonically friendly man. Oh, he
expresses his calm admiration for one by
gifts Of another type; He rarely thinks OF
pie ornamentsa well-bred girl dislikes to
accept or refuse, and there are many other
little remembranoes she would more gladly
welcome. For instance, leather is an
outlet for my men friends generosity,
a collection of beautiful card cases
various persons have given me. They are
made of finest perfumed and tinted skins,
lined with silk. provided with silver screw
pencils, sometimes tiny watch, and beside
q pocket for cards one for change and little
slips to pull out, on which are daintily
etched calendars for the year. Ny last ac-
QUESTION came from Paris. It is gray gre en-
veined leather, highly polished and dotted
over with tiny bright silver heur-de-lis. To
match it was scrap of purse provided
with many little hooks and pockets, and
decorated with the silver flowers.
another good friend gave me what he
calls my set of books for daily business.
They are, three square, gilt-edged volumes,
bound in leather as 1ne and sweet smelling
~ rose leaves. On the covers my crest ana
monogram are stamped in gilt, and on
the title backs are written respec-
lively accounts, enRaRements. and ad-
dresses. Inside the one for ac-
counts is comfortably ruled of and noted,
80 that one knows where those puz1lin9
Lists Of figures should 60. Engagements
has stated pages ON which one iots down
memoranda Of events to come, addresses
has the leaves alphabetically arranged, and
the three books are held together BY little
strap and catch button like those on books
Of prayer and hymnals. A gift Of that kind
y in constant use, and one is always re-
minded OF and pleasantly grateful to the
River..
Another pretty leather toy for woman
y travelling inkstand. They come in
numbsrless devices, and nothing is more
unSque than miniature Gladstone bag,
perfect in detail, even TO bit Of silver
plata, on which ones initials can be traced;
and b. pressing knob it dies open to re-
veal tbs inside glass bottle.
Then II you are going ON . journey he
can give you lovely suede leather writina
portfolio or one for holding the loose pho
tol01pha 70 b picked MP in travelling
6ome thoaGhfful souls give girls leather.
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