St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-28
PRETTY niNGs.
IF You LVouId Please Your Girl
Friends, Consult his.

If You VouId Please Your Girl
Friends, Consult I his.
1t is difficult to choose present for a
young girl. She is usually so clever at
making things that to give her en-
broideries and paintings done on silk
and plush is merely to reproduce her
own handlWork.
OF course, every one is pleased by
Christmas gift. no matter what the gift
may be. But in making a selection 1t Is
very nice to choose something which has
about it the stamp Of novelty. Girls
| like silver things for the dresser or the
sewing table. Give a girl little silver
| thmble case shaped like nut, per-
fume bottle of silver filigree, silver
! cold-cream box, silver candlestick or
silver tray for pins.
Give her one of the new style feather
fans, with just four very dashlng plumes
in it. Give her China silk handker-
chief, edged with real lace. Give her
China silk teagown of real Chinese
pattern, or silk pettcoat, or two pairs
of gloves tied together with ribbon
and your ''best love"
If you want TO delight her buy the
finest. largest perfume atomiZer i'll the
store. And see that its decorations are
in accord with the dressing table which
it is to adOTn. Sets of embroidered
Sachet bags, seven III SET are enthuSl
astcally welcomed, and so are glaS
bOn-bUn cases. Silllen SWeetmeat boxes
and Dresden china fruit plates for tbs
cosy room" table.
If you are very fond of your girl
friend leave an order at the florists for
roses to be sent to her each Sunday
morning during the year. Or, if this is
beyond the limits of the purse strings,
order the latest magazine to be left at
her door for year; or send her sea-
son ticket TO some amusement which
you know she covets.
Let your gift be individual. Let 1t be
something which seems to say, ITO you
from me-" Think over your girl friends
tastes and make your selection. Ii she
be fond of pretty tritles, get her jew
eled hat pin, gold bow for her hair.
a set OF lie Weled" hair pins, link but
tons, combining your initials and hers;
cuff pins for her dress sleeves, a jew
eled buckle. gay with brilllantS; a
breastpin, with an ideal face set on it.
o: cunning gold "lifter'' to hold up
her dress skirt.
Girls like pretty red slippers, and
stockings just to match. Girls like odd
fOot-stools, dainty willow chairs, spindle
legged desks, spindle-legged tables,
gold candy tongS, silver stamp boxes
and manicure sets, of course, and hand
glasses, too, as many as you choose to
give.
Get the present in time to have it
marked" The pretty calendar you
have selected must have the dear girls
initials dashed on it in liquid gold in
your own handwriting. The odd little
souvenir spoon must have her mono
gram engraved in the bow. Her lap
desk should have your initials and hers
on one corner of the blotter. The scis-
sors you give her must have Dorothy"
or Jennie" or "Maud" upon the big
blade.
If you give ner purse, be sure to put
lucky penny in its inside pocket,
marked with your name. And should
knife be your choice. place talismanic
word of friendship upon its blade.
Give Der girdle, as unique as posi-
bic; peculiar bracelet, pin, Queerly
different from any she has seen. Give
your girl friend-th prettiest, sweetest
thing you can find. But-be sure that
it is il accord with her tastes.