The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-09
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

The shops are filed with Christmas
wares and gifts for the Yule tide. Nat
urally the rush is not as great as 1t Will
De later on, for most women love Il,
proserasstinate about these things. looking
ana celebrating to their hearts content
peIors buying. Where the purse is slim
and friends are. many, and presents must
pc given, this matter Of selection Is a
very serious question. 1t is rather a
wise thing, therefore, to run over some
OF the many novelties that are brought
out two weeks beforehand
BOOKS there are in abundance The
latest WORKS In the newest bindings. bar
ring, Of course, sensational literature. it
Delng an unwr1tten law of the etiCuetts
or giving that volumes easily obtainable
IN paper cover from II or 20 cents are not
suitable for presents And a book should
be selected with more care than q silver
Silver, it seems. remains the favorite
metal in which to express good wishes
This is made up into dozens of charrnins,
articles. The well known devices for
toilet articles are all there, with the adj
dition of a brush cleaner This little af-
fair is constructed on the pattern Of a
curry-comb with repousse handle; it
in the bristles and should be so speedily
dislodged in a brush. 1t obviates the ne
eessity for frequent washing. a process
that does not tend to strengthen the hold
of the metal back to the bristles.
Ink bottles are made after a new device
this year The receptacle proper is
II
tie of cut glass as large as small
caraffie with immense silver shoppers, the
whole setting on round salver CT the
same metal. The price is S74, rendering
this costly trife suitable only for the
very rich.
But there are a host of smaller and less
silver mounted corks, invaluable when
travelling for preserving the bouquet Of
wine. Small silver bouquet holders that
remain invisible on the outside of a. coat
with
filagree, or inlaid with onyx. a new
oxidation applied to silver match cases
with admirable copies of famous pictures
in bas-rClief.
For the domestic girl novelties in the
way of spool rests, of silver or tortoise
shell are fashioned. Matching these are
emerys in fruit patterns mounted on
metal, and accompanied by long silver
bodkin holders.
Cucumber serverettes are the last thing
in table ware. with vegetable dishes as
well as simple and inexpensive silver
shells made to hold porcelain baking
dish; these are the prettiest inaginabls
receptacles in which to serve potatoes au
gratin or maccaroni and can be bought
for 81 or So.
every need, made of boa, constructor skin.
Some might feel about owning such an
amphfbian collection, as did the old farm
woman who killed a turkey gobbler that
had always hated and defied her. The
legend runs that even after ne was
uuartered and picked he rose up in the
night and SldyeQ neT. Otili OlG CctIllOL
be prejudiced if one wishes to be fash
ionable.
dark MORE and Haunting a. heavy metal
clasp with name and address inscribed.
The new handkerchief case introduced by
Caroline NIiskel. is new and pretty. 1t
is attached to the belt or skirt by two
tiny hooks. the bag of silk cords,
shaped and tipped with silver or gold
They are considered smart for dinner or
evening gown, never for the street.
A small cut glass mucilage bottle mount
ed in silver, is a pretty and reasonable
gift just showing in the shops. together
with hair pin boxes. These are square
and divisional, a. compartment for each
style of pin.
This brings up the great variety Of or
namental combs. All modelled after the
Spanish they are devised in every shade
of tortoise and inlaid or filagreed with
gold. silver or mother o peal, and vary
in price from $3.50 to S25.
Shoe horns, paper knives and the usual
paraphenalia of mems articles are now
tipped with worried horn as carving
knives are treated. 1t is durable and
more masculine. H. HALLMARK.