The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-12-25
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Gifts For Women.

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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 family
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, how
ever simple they may be at first, bespeak
liking that at her pleasure or discretion
might be kindled into suspicious little
flame.
"Those men," said demure little per.
son who didn't look at all as if she was
old or sophisticated enough to under
stand such matters, "begin by giving one
cunning scarf pins, milky pearls set alone
on a slender stem of gold, or delicately
carved moonstones crowned with row
of twinkling diamond points. Then he
warns to an exquisitely fretted gold pin
for the hair, and, if nothing is said, be
next ventures to offer gold bonbonniere,
the top of which is likely tiny minia.
ture of girls head, framed in small
stones. To what do such gifts point?
Why, that he admires her glossy locks
and noticed how sbe wore gold pins
thrust among the wavy fold; also has be
observed that her mouth is an uncom.
monty nice one and that she eats com6ts,
and incidentally he bought the minia.
ture because be saw likeness to her fair
face.
"By the time be is ready to make his
little speech, if he has had any assur'
ance of SUCCESS, and the trying interview
does not turn out we'll, he will, with won.
derful appropriateness, produce from his
vest pocket gold band set with dia-
mond, emerald, ametbyst and ruby.
That is only an example," she said /;
sometimes they don't even get as far as
the bonbonniere, but I never pull an
especially pretty scarf pin out of my
cushion that 1 don't smile and think of
what might have been.
"The platonically friendly man Oh,
he expresses his calm admiration for one
by gifts of another type. BE rarely
thinks of jewery, and 1 am glad of it, for
even simple ornaments we'll bred girl
dislikes to accept or refuse, and there are
many other little remembrances she
would more gladly welcome. For in
stance, leather is an outlet for men
friends generosity, and among other
things I have collection of beautiful
card cases various persons have given
me. They are made of finest perfumed
and tinted skins, lined with silk, pro.
vided with silver pencils, sometimes q
tiny watch, and beside pocket for cards,
one for change and little slips to pull
out on which a-e daintily etched calen-
dars for the year. My last acquisition
came from Paris. 1t is gray green veined
leather, highly polished and dotted over
with tiny bright silver Heur de-lis. To
match it was a scrap of purse, pro.
vided with many little nooks and pock-
cts, and decorated with the silver flowers.
"Another good friend gave me what be
calls my set of books for daily business.
They are three square, gilt edged vol
umes, bound in leather IS fine and sweet
smelling as rose leaves. On the covers
nv crest and monogram are deeply
stamped in gilt and on the title backs are
written respectively accounts, engage.
ments and addresses. Inside the one for
accounts is comfortably ruled of and
noted, so that one knows where those
puzzlipg lists of figures should go. En-
gagements has stated pages on which one
jots down memoranda of events to come,
addresses has the leaves alphabetically
arranged, and the three books are held
together by little strap and catch but.
ton like those on books of prayer and
hymnals. A gift of that kind is in con:
slant use, and one is always reminded of
and pleasantly grateful to the giver.
''Another pretty leather toy for wo-
man is travelling inkstand. They
come in numberless devices, and nothing
is more unique than a miniature Glad
stone bag, perfect in detail, even to bit
of q silver plate, on which ons's initials
can be traced, and by pressing knob it
flies open to reveal the inside glass bottle.
"Then if you are going on journey
he can give you lovely suede leather
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loose photographs to be picked up in trav.
elling Some thoughtful souls give girls
leather bound books, on .be backs,
stamped in black, the title Diary snd her
name. A screw pencil slips into !ooPs.
and on the gilt edged leaves she can jot
down a heterogeneous msss OF notes and
reflections for reference at another day.
For a journey by rail he will perhaps
buy cut.glass tumbler, glass being
cleaner than a metal cup, set in q leather
case, and marked with ler name and ad.
dress, and for a sea voyage it's no impro-
priety for q friend to beg her acceptance
of hat.glass leather covered bottle
filled with clear, golden fluid that for
conventionality's sake let US call the
travellers companion. ."-New York iSun.