The evening times., 1895-12-12
TEN D1ttiRs / FORTUNE
Host Of Christmas Presents to
Be Bought With-It.
GIFTS FOR PLAIN PEOPLE
Four of the Shops Reveal Any Guam
tity'of Useful dnd Appropriate Ar
ticles That Can BE Purchased for
Little or Nothing-How TO Provide
for tho Pleasure of u Few.

This Christmas gift question is getting
TO be- a'emrnaeing phantom," exclaimed
an everyday y sort nf a man, throwing down
the paper in Which he had been reading
4 list oI. III Ings that might be given a lady.
Then he went on to say that he didn't
propose Ia bankrupt himself and mortgage
|, bis soul Just io get "a lot OF stuIf Iog peo-
pie that nobody wanted or at least that
Who d" you propose to remember this
Year, was asked.
':At this rate, pvbqdy," and he showed his
bands deep in his pockets aud kicked the
paper he had thrown,uown.
The interlocntur then offered to wager
that'a : u HUtc could be made to do WON
ders. He declared that it could be made
to wrap up the Christmas pnantom and put
The everyday man said, .Pooh.' and
looked iratc. He-ciidn't propose To have
any more money badgerei out of him by
wagcrs, but he consented tn take a note
book and 81 shoppipg for prices.
WHO'S first OH the Iist?'
= WHY. tie, little woman at the head of
the household is first, of course. Then there
are the two kids; father and mother, and
couple OF friends of mine that would like
not quite To forget"
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into use, for we bad to keep list to draw
iroEi- We didn't oftea bother the shop
keepers, but scanned the windows for arti-
1ies atd noted The price tags; yet we occa-
sionally made a dive into a store and
stopped long endagb.io gel bold OF The mys-
terlous information lacking.
FOR THE WIFE.
'"Do yon' SEE" those teakettles? Now,
what do yen think of thcin for your wife,"
He got Interested looking at u variety OF
these IN, brass and eoppcr on iron stands.
You can get soou ones for So. Well,
put mat udwn. I sdy, tnat would be right
cheerful for use on tue liable for breakfast or
tea" z-s
IN taking notes on that window, many
possibilities loonIed up. There were Japa-
ne-r and other teapots, from 40 cents up
TO S1.5o. There were chocolate pots for 81
ana dainty cups AT go cents in Haviland
ware. s,f-.1-
I'm sure she'd like chocolate SET"
SAID thc everyday man. Then he figured
1T would Inc $40 for n half dozen cups,
81 for the pot. Well, S3.4O isn't bad
Then some tea and toast sets We're spied,
which the everyday man said would be Just
the thing for Sunday afternoon tea i'll the
little parior around the crate. They were
cups and plates, i'm stead of cups and
saucers, and We're Il dollar apiece.
I .'Fear areaenOugh,'' he said. II think
l want IA set OF those,'' and he looked as
cheerful us though he meant to buy the store
out.
''0f course I wouldn't object to having
one of those chafing dishes in the house,
either he said rather Iongingly. but
I'm afraid il Il bought one for my wife
she'd say II was her time to laugh at me-
We laughed at her so many times for pre-
scnting ME with things for the house,
The chatting dishes were a 5 cheapas SECS.
ind from that on. Very handsome nickel
)nes were marked 81. so.
Some Flemish stems were spied at 81
apiece, and the everyday man said he'd
ike first rare 10 send his bachelor friend
4 pair OF those, together with Il large one
lt S2.25. lie. didn't have n word tu say /
iDont beautiful cordial set in green Aus |
rian glass epcrusted with gold; although |
ie was observed looking ut 1t fiercely.
WHITE METAL THINGS
Presently the twain stopped befrre another |
Tindow More praotical- There was dis |
,lay of white metal things that wuu Id crafty |
he heart OF any girl, uld or young. and the |
pest OF II all WAS these We're really cheap. |
There We're little pin trays, so essential |
o q girls dresser. She needs them for all |
or;s of llttle things, she will tell you.
These We're 90 cents to make them ,enipt.
= II
hich included scissors. file, pniisiler. and
'oN fer the powder, only $I.25. Then,
here was Il colugne bottle. witt , sprayer
4 80 cents. which could be filed with
cent for 40 cents More. A little jewel
'oN was run through u variety OF forms |
or 90 cents.
Among these dainty trifles was a num-
efA et- thfngs1ntce for boy. An oblonS
Oilette box covered with madras held a
hrusI ucI, |
and mirror, and. il was 80 cents. Then
mere were were collar and cuff boxes of
ak. lined with yellow satin, for 81. The
Id standby. leather boxes, were there for
a pair, one forcuffs and one for collars
Those picture frames in leather. with
Old corners, aren't bad" said the every
as man. They are only $40. should think
fellow might give his friends bis chrome in
ne, of those."1 ts
1T would be nicer for fellows sweet
cart to send hers put up like that" said
lie other.
In another store they found for gentle
en new sort OF cravat, the De Joinville |
arr. These We're in Persian. Roman p
ripes. and plaids, handsome va ariety for
cents. To keep the puffy tie in place
n is.a necessity, and a very neat selection
as shown from 80 cents TO 81.
ALL SORTS OF GLOVES.
Then gloves, the.ever present solution to ,
e problem. There were cape-skin and dog. ;
lin gloves in dark red OF tan at 81. There
ere. very handsome silk-lined gloves at
2 so.
Bath robes In T6akisb toweling with I
,ods and cords, were attractively dis. !
aged at S3. These could be had for both /
en and women. For gentlemen, smoking q
ckets were shown in maroon CLOTH with
ri fasienings. at $3.50.
I'D lik. to get old Charley one Of these" {
i'll the everyday man. o
Umbrellas. not bad at all, but sens ible,
ere shown for 81 and very handsome ones
$50. Smoking sets in varieties were G
own for Soc.
+ or an Md lady a.tbere were black silk
leather ShopuiuY baps at 81 A ynod Il