The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16
The MANNING TINES.
WEDNESDAY, ssGENsEa Is, 1881,
For Every Man to Read.
Some Modest Hints as to What Many
Women Want for Christmas.

SoWS hOOcSt AANtS as W " "ui'e 'A''-'J
Women Want for Christmas.
As Christmas comes on the faces OF
the masculine half of the human race
are shadowed with perplezity. They
don't know the shops, and the clerks
in the shops pity their ignorance be-
cause they do not know what wo-
man wants. OF some things wo-
man never has enough-fne hand
kerchiefs, curious bits of jewelry, silk
stockings, and kid gloves Neither
does her soul grow weary OF dainty
bits of bric-a-brac, of quaint silver
teaspoons, nor of curious brass can
dlesticks and lamps. no matter how
thick they may stand about. Women
always like etchings, too, or gooo
print, no matter how small they may
be. So, also, with bit OF statuette
in bronze or marble, or in plaster:
Even if woman doesn't know about
these things she is Aattered that you
think she does
If she be your mother, or sister, or
your wife, you will not have to keep
np any Of these hattering little nc
tions, but can just give her sensible
useful gift Give your mother new
lizard or seal pocket book, or give her
an eiderdown cover for her own oeo'
: or psir of fur-lined dressing snoes
for the feet. Then there's bit OF
real lace for the little gentlewoman,
who viii lay it away in rose saschets
and think up a dozen ways to wear 1t
and be happy in it
Perhaps your sisters leather card
scsse is o little worn at the edges, or
she's lost her visiting list book. Ii
She has set up her afternoon tea table
give her a copper kettle or a wrought
ron crane. # she hssn't set up the
sea table, give her one in bamboo,
with the cunning little tea stool that
goes with it. If she hasn't tr1pie
dressing mirror, give her that by all
means; there's nothing in all the
world that comforts and sustalns a
woman's soul like being able to see
her back hair and her eyes and her
profile all at once Or there's spatty
fan-sn ostrich feather one II you can
q game one if you cant-or a olg
black Spanish lace scarf to wear
about her head OF an evening. You
can give your sister or your vile a
Dresden china box for her dressing
table, with big powdery putt inside
of it or a blue deft tray for ha1rpins,
or 8 little china night lamp that Will
, burn ten hours and has . screen be-
fore the fame.
IF your wife spends your money
anxiously and thriftily, just 60 and
buy her what she viii call s'a foolish
off" that is, sstoo fine for her" She
Win Ike It all the better because it is
fne and because you thought to give
& to her. One man broug ght tears OF
ioy to the eyes of his little wife by
giving her the prettiest, most e5pen,
siye nair of house shoes be could ind
{ IN New York, SheShad not had sucn
q pair since she bought her wedding
shoes because they were so e1pen-
sive.
For your sweetheart, avoid buying
perfumes because any girl knows
what she wants best herself; things 10
wear, because her father has the right
10 .urovide them for her; stationery,
sssfs; e1eWsTy, ABOVE all, because no
man should give a woman jewelry un-
less they are betrothed or married.
Make the Gift useful but not too
useful; pretty, but not expensive; I'M
personal, yet delicately personal.