The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-04-01
EASTER GIFTS.
Some of the Articles Appropriate for This
beautiful Feast.

Some of the Articles Appropriate for This
Beautiful Feast.
ale gives not hest who gives most,
hut he gives most who give bnSt." says
Warricil, anil tn no srISpI i, III .truth
more applicable than To- Easier. The
custom of giving in tins. the lurc!ir>t
feast of all the veal, Is vet in its COM
parativc infancy, and Easter may he
saved from the rcproach of OVERRIDING
if only the givcr would pause and re-
member that verify ''hc gives most
who gives best"
There c;ings to 4 gift which be-
speaks thought aud delicate cOnsidera-
ton in The giver a sentiment that no
merely wanton outlay can induce, and
the Easter offering that conveys the
SO simple Il way is better by far than
the costlicst gift which has no special
significance whatever.
+ .ster, or tie sunday of joy" as it
WIS called in earlier times, i, not only
a religious fe; ST, but 4 festival of ma
ture as well. II tells of the wonderful
resurrection of Christ: but 1t tells also
Of renewed life throughout all the
. land. The earth is about TO come forth
in all her glory, and the hearts of the
people are glad for the promise of
vcrdure, of flowers, and of fruit TO
come.
So it is that the giving Of gifts at this
blessed season OF renewed life has a
special meaning, and so 1T would seem
that the gifts should be made 10 con-
vcy some message well suited TO the
time. Cards on which appropriate
sentiments are either written or en-
graved are always acceptable at
Easter, as they are ut all other seasons
to which special Importance may be at
tachcd, ard numberless devices and de-
signs are to be seen on every side. But
as the spirit Of giving has seized upon
the popular mind, the card of to-day is
only the attendant of the gift itself. 1t
may be simple in the extreme, or eiab-
crate, as the purse of the sender al
lows, but in nearly every case it lis an
adjunct only, and has ceased to be in
itself an obj ct of consideration.
Gifts are a recognized feature Of
Easter as they are of Christmastidc,
and it remains only to the lover of
order and modera ton in all thing, to
keep the spirit of giving within certain
limits, and to make the Easter gift a
thing all of joy, both in the giving and
receiving.
lie gives not best who gives most"
but he or she who puts a portion of
self into tie gift gives what it cannot
fail to be a genuine pleasure to re-
ceive.
Flowers make the loveliest Of all
Easter offerings, save for the one OBJ
lection that flowers quickly fade away.
Bon bons are always in good taste.
and, as the bon-bon box can be made
as elegant and as costly as the giver
chooses, they canno be objected to on
the ground c. too great simplicity.
Books are eve in good taste. and from
the costly edition dc luxe Ia the simple
yet delightful volIme of vers de So
ciete bound in dainty v~elluin. the
range OF choice is sufficiently wide to
snit all tastes. Bnt rs even the tempt
ing bonbonuiers and the fascinating
array OF books cannot fulfill all the de-
mand for gifts, and as these belong
peculiarly TO the list of mans avail.
able offerings. it is well for tie women
10 ;ur their thoughts to other things,
and to call into play the def fingers
and the love FOR beautiful work Tor
which they are renowned. -Harper's
Bazaar.