The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-24
CALM TALK WITH THE GIRLS
on tasty christmas gifts.


BY all means make your father and
all OF the boys each nice, warm chest
protector, This win come nearer touch
Ing their hearts at the glad Christmas
tide and sf1esward than anything else
that have thought VI il beats q ego-
cheted necktie, bed-slippers OF PIN
cushion, says & R'iteg IN the Chicago
News.
One OF these chest-protectors has all
OF the ttn-year-old, kept-in-wool vir-
tues of q ChIfstmas Present; II Is use
rat, lasting. shows the haRdlwers Of
the giver and can be made highly or
namcutal. II IS easy 10 make, also. For
lauln, channels skin, fonr fluid ounces:
red flannel, two fluid drains; thread,
embroidery and ribbon to taste; shake
well before presenting to remove ull the
sharp, pungent traces of stray, cling
ing needles THIS shaking Is essential;
II necessary use carpet-belIer,
Ynur dear father viii rejoice and lean
as hart when he receives this charm
ing testimony Of your lllIal love, aud
the other boys VIII get fiYe-years'
supply OF nice pen-wlpers out OF theirs
and In summer they can use the resi-
lue.lo shine mp their skates or give II 10
their mothers for their table silver Do
nat stint the embroidery, Heatter Il
Broadcast. and even thicker oVer the
protector, as the more, holes the better
ventilation, The great ilault OF most
store chest protectors is ventilation,
Some pleasant pattern worked over the
principal floor OF your gift VIII be time
we'll spent and perhaps serve to identi-
IS the Wcares or any paIts thereof IN
case OF untoward accident. Hang q
pretty ribbon rosette here and there
Ike hollyhocks IN q garden, Men like
ribbons, they play such naive pranSs,
tickling piayfutiy and attaching them
selves to buttons with such engaging
naughtlness! Ono Of the pretty ribbons
maS stragglH out az mans collar
and llutter coquet,ishly In the breeze,
BE sure that you crafty THIS inordl-
nate love men have for ribbons,
The cost of these appropriate mid
winter donations would be compara-
lively trinlng-compared with a grand
piano or DAmnscus-b barrel shotgun,
All there would be would be soine cha
mois, flannel and embellishments, After
destroying perhaps only the fourth
channels skin, YOU possibly may get Il
nt--that Is, succeed IN producing Il
chest protector that would 1T IF the
boys are made right, Let Y equal the
chamois and Y the embellishments,
Then Ak plus Y would equal the cube
roo, of three and half times the cost
pertains. or course we should figure
out these practical sides OF the PROPOSE
ton. No doubt you can buy the same
thing lacking trimmings for much less
can be calculated by subtractlng the
fogarithm of the angle Of the. hole IN
the neck from the net cost OF 'produc-
ton
But what the boys want most Is the
evidences OF your kindly Intentions, 4
memento or your iOYe or esteem, which
ever It may be They want TO be sure
from some token on the gift that to
make Il you were obliged 10 sit up AZ
night until every one had gone to bed
and the mice scared you almost into
Mysteries They want TO know that You
missed you! meals or prlcked your I'M
Eer with n needle It would be we'll for
you to put drop Of red lnk in tile cor
her as a suggestion Of your hardships
and trials The glad recipient, seeing
this red stain, m0y sob over II But If
he is so sensitive . thumb-mafk VIII dc.
1t Is well to get 10 work on this ,nim-
liable glft before the 2ith OF December,
as on that date YOU WIN md Christmas
close upon you and you VIII hardly have
time 20 nuke t. November or July 10
none too early to begin.
Exhibit No 2; another suggestion OF
only less value than the preceding one.
Pocket handkerchief For the boys, of
course, Some dainty little ones that
aren't just plain sheets Of linen. Hem
the raw edge--lf the edge Is very rare
sew uatoncenaes lace or tatting or
something chaste like that around the
edge. Then insert some dainty shades
OF ribbon--red. white or blue-tuck It,
take flounce on the bias, add the
white Of one egs and heat we'll and
there YOU are. am sure Charley or
Jake will appreciate u dainty and usetu!
Keepsake like that Some day when
their sisters run short OF hapdkerchletA,
these tribes wifi come III hurdy.
There are a number OF other articles
that he would accept without complaint,
such az nice tea-eozg shoe-horn or
an unabridged dictionary
Remember. the spirit Of Christmas Is
glad. nnselGsh giving. Sit up nights IN
your room for month on more " YOU
are able. making presents 10 achieve
this end, aud perhaps your own, stimuli
tlneOuely