The morning call., 1890-11-09
GIFTS FOR WOMEN.
What Men May Give to Their Fair
Companions for Christmas.

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 1or
gauging the exact depth and fervOr OF friend
ship each manly heart holds by the gifts he
is moved at intervals to lay before her shrine
Jewels and personal ornaments, rendered at
Christmas, New Year and Easter. however
simple they may be at hrst, Despeak a ilkln@
that at her pleasure or discretion might De
kinded into suspicious little flame, says
the New York Sun.
" Those men," said demure little person
who did not look at all as if she was old or
sophisticated enough to understand such
matters. ]" begin by giving one cunning
srarf-pins, milky pearls set alone on slen-
der stem Of gold, or delicately carved moon
stones crowned with row oil tWlnkilng
diamond points. Then he warns to an ex-
auisitely fretted gold pin for the hair, and II
nothing is said, he next ventures TO 0neF
gold bonbonniere. the top OF which is likely
a tiny miniature of girls head, lramedUn
small stones. To what do such gifts point?
Why, that he admires her glossy locks and
noticed how she wore gold pins thrust
among the wavy folds; also has he observed
that ner mouth is an uncommony nice one
and that she eats comhts, and incidentally
he bought the miniature because he saw
likeness to her fair lace.
speech, if he has had any assurance at ali OF
success, and the trying interview does turn
out well, he Will, with wonderful appr0pIl-
ateness produce from his veSt-pocket gold
band set with diamond, emerald, anne.
thyst and ruby. That is only an example"
she said &" sometimes they don't even get
as far as the bonbonniere, but l never pull
an especially pretty Scarf-pin out OF my
cushion that l don't smile and think OF
what might have been.
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expresses his calm admiration for one by
gifts of another type. he rarely thinks OF
jewelry, and l am glad OF IT. for even simple
ornaments well-bred girl dislikes to accept
OF refuse, and there are many other little
remembrances she would more gladly well
come. For instance, leather is an outlet for
my men friends generosity, and among
other things l have 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 a pocket for cards, one
for change and little slips to pull out, on
which are daintily etched calendars for the
year My last acquisition came from Paris.
1t is gray-green veined leather, highly pol
ished and dotted over with tiny bright silver
fleur-de-lis. To match it was a scrap of a
purse provided with many little hooks and
pockets, and decorated with the silver
flowers.
calls my set of books for daily business.
They are three square, gilt-edged volumes,
bound in leather as fine and sweet smelling
as rose leaves. On the covers my crest and
monogram are deeply stamped in gilt. and
on the title backs are written respectively
accounts engagements and addresses. H.
side the one for accounts is comfortably
ruled Off and noted, so that one knows where
those puzzling lists of figures should go.
Engagements has stated pages on which one
jotS down memoranda OF events to come, ad-
dresses has the leaves alphabetically ar
ranged, and the three books are held TO-
gether by little strap and catch button
like those on books of prayer and hymnals.
A gift of that kind is in constant and
one is always reminded OF and pleasantly
grateful to the giver.
Another pretty leather toy for a woman is
travelling lnkStaId. Ihey come In num-
beress devices and nothing is more unique
than a miniature Gladstone bag perfect in
detail, even to a bit of silver plate on which
ones initials can be traced; and by pressing
knob it flies open to reveal the inside
glass bottle.
Then ii you are going on journey he
can give you lovely suede leather writing
portfolio or one for holding the loose photo
graphs TO be picked up in travelling. Some
thoughtful souls give girls leather bound
books on the backs stamped in black the
title Diary and her name. A screw pencil
slips into loops. and on the gilt-edged leaves
she can jOt down Heterogeneous mass of
notes and reflections for reference at another
day. For journey by rail he will perhaps
buy q cut-glaSs tumbler, glass being clearer
than metal cup, set in leather case and
marked with her name and address, and
for sea voyage it's no impropriety for
friend to beg her acceptance of a fiat-glass
leather-covered bottle filled with clear,
golden fluid that for eOnventionality's sake
let US call the travellers companion"