Telegram-herald., 1891-12-20

I.ay. Gift-making has become stcreo-
of cold and close calculation. The other
day heard lady lamenting her own
generosity this wise: why" said she,
''just think of it. Last Christmas gave
all the Robinsons-there are eight OF
them--presents that did not cost less
than twenty dollars--and would you be-
lievc it, all the return they made was a
trunpery book to my youngest boy and
few rubbishy roses to me. Depend on
il, this year am not buying anything
for them-although somebody told me
that the old gentleman and all of them
agree to put their money in coal for
poor people who had none. That was
right enough. suppose, but I believe
in being just before you are generous.
Certainly couldn't bring myself 20 rest
under . sense Of obligation TO any
body"
The good woman is the type Of a very
large class, which casts its bread upon
the holiday waters to find it again after
few or many days And out of it came
Philistines that have taken away the
strength, sweetness and light from the
giant of our holidays.
There is something though to be said
on the ssher side. For the most part
your Phiiistine's pocket is very warmly
lined. He spends lavishly if not always
freely. and his shekels prove a reason
for being 10 so many beautiful things.
f.~l.~
or that without him the epoch fin dc
steele would lose much of it color and
glitter and lively notions
This year Of grace and plenty he has
been especially open-handed. II is
long odds that he has spent double as
much money this Christmas as for any
of the three years past The shop
keepers knew what was coming. Far
seeing as they are shrewd, as soon as q
generous harvest was even in sight
they began to plan how they could alb
sorb IL not abolish the surplus. Not
since the flush times Of 's3-4 have there
been such quantities and varieties of
things good to the use of Christmas cdi-
flying.
For example, ! stroi'ed yesterday
into a swell confcctioner's with insezt
then to fIl the stocking Of an ont of
town namesakc--and found that really
choice sweets were worth just one dol
lar pound--thst the oox or bag 10 pu<
them would be from ten 10 twenty dol
lars more. and that IL I was lowly minded
and economical might buy something
in q plain paper box rs low as sixty
cents the pound.
| could give you columns on candy
still the half would not be told Indeed.
in writing just now one suffers the en-
barrassment of riches. albeit there Is
very little that is new or startling 10 be
chronicled of womsns gear proper
Modisfe nnillizer tailorS tell the same
old story of the princess gown. the
three-qua-ter cape or coat-frce hands,
low hats. high bows. very srusll BON
nets. rosetses, beads and feathers The
highest ssthsrities matte IN saving thnt
the nearest approach 10 novelty ia The
coming in " the hesu,iful Irish pcpIiss,
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