The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
CHRISTMAS SPARKS
THE GATHERING GLEM-ADORNED
PRESENTS ARE TO BE THE
SEASONS FEATURE.
DIAMOND INITIALS CORRECT.
YOU MIGHT GIVE HER A FAN WITH
HER INITIALS DONE IN
JEWELS.
PRESENTS FOR BUSY WOMEN.
INDICATOR THAT HER IMPOR-
TANCE IN THE COMMUNITY IS
FULLY RECOGNIZED.
SOME GIFTS FOR MERE MEN.
Clever Mechanical Toys in Demand
for BOys-DOIIs That Possess
WardrObes for Girls.
INDICATOR THAT HER IMPOR-
LANCE IN THE COMMUNITY IS
FULLY RECOGNIZED.
SOME GIFTS FOR MERE MEN.
Clever Mechanical Toys in Demand
for BOys-DOIIs That Possess
WardrObes for Girls.

1t is going to be a diamond Christ
mas. Gems are to sparkle in dazzling
splendor and scintillate on flashing
beauty on the Christmas gifts that are
presented by those who can afford to
be generously up-to-date. The artists
whose chief business in life it is to in
vent new designs in which diamonds
form the component parts and who are
happiest when devising new ways of
displaying genteelly the ostentatious
gems that should be seen without seem
ing to court attention, will have I'M
limited opportunity to show their orig
nality and good taste. On the flaps Of
the dainty pocketbooks, on the cross
sticks of the delicate fans, on the COW
ers of perfume bottles, and on every
part of the pretty articles that will
be presented this Christmas by the
wealthy, diamonds of the purest ray
serene will reflect the light in brilliant
colOrs.
From Paris comes the news that the
diamond initial is to be all the rage. 1t
is to be woven in fantastic designs on
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rival the brightness of it's owners eyes
when she holds her smelling salt bot
tie in close proximity to the tip Of her
delicate nose; it will CLEAN and glow on
breast pin and watch case, and will
radiate in warmth and splendor
wherever the art Of man fastens it.
There will be no limit to the diamond
fancy If the designer finds that his
field for diamond planting is curtailed,
all he will have to do is to extend the
field. From the crown of my lady's hat
to the toes of her nineteenth century
boots there is a vast amount of orna-
mentation on which diamonds can be
displayed to advantage, and upon none
will this fact be more strongly i'm
pressed than upon him who goes ashop-
ping this Christmas wishing to do the
correct thing, but desiring to spare his
purse as much as possible.
But while it is entertaining to read
that diamonds are to be laVishly dis
played on the presents given during the
coming Christmas, to the great major
ity of the people gifts Of less costly
nature are a subject of more practical
interest To such the stores in our big
cities present a picture that for variety
and attractiveness has never been
euualled. The indications are that the
bulk of the presents are to take the
form of useful rather than ornamental
articles There will be an immense
veriety of new designs in umbrellas, the
mCuntings of the handles in gold and
silver having given plenty of scope 1or
originality in this direction; elaborate
toilet sets will be faVOrite gifts by both
married and single; manicure sets In
great variety are on sale at all the
leading stores; for men there is a choice
collection of shaving utensils, among
them an old faVorite that hobs up
again in the shape of a set Of seven
razors, one for use on each day of the
week. the proper day being engraved
on the blade, together with the initials
of the man upon whose hirsute growth
the razors are intended to be used.
A significant indication of the chang
ing condition in the life Of lovely Wom-
an is the fact that many Of the pres
ents intended for the better half of the
world take the shape of articles for
office use. These are dainty ink stands
of cut glass, gold pen holders, silver
mounted plotting paper holders, ivory
paper cutters and ivory mounted cal
epdars. artistically painted by hand
1t is in the toy shop, however, where
childrens hearts will be gladdened,
that one turns with most satisfaction.
Here are concentrated in miniature
form all the wild beasts Of this and
other ages. all the articles of furniture
in use and out of use, tables, chairs.
desks. beds, bureaus, divans, pianos,
stoves, pots, kettles, pans and tea sets;
and that most essential Of all articles
to the young lady of the short-frock
stage Of life who is about to set UP
Christmas housekeeping on her own
responsibility doll that opens and
closes its eyes and says papa and
mama
Concerning this latter all-important
item in the list for Christmas pre-
sentation the greatest novelty is doll
that can be completely dressed and
undressed, every article of apparel be-
ing as carefully cut and as accurately
made as though the great man mlllfner
himself had stepped from his Partisan
pinnacle and constituted himself for
the nonce chief designer and dress
maker to the doll family Of Christen-
dom. All the doll designers have laid
themselves out to invent variety OF
costumes. and with the 81 doll goes a
wardrobe that will enable the child pos
sessing II to present her charge prop
Gfly attred Tor any IunctlOn tndL nldy
be on the dolls programme.
OF course, with the dolls wardrobe
80 deliberately arranged, other condi-
tfons should be On an equally extensive
scale, so that when buying a doll it will
be necessary TO purchase one Of the
little pretty bureaus in which to have
her wonderful wardrobe properly laid
away when not in use.
The boy part OF creation has not been
forgotten. From a casual inspection
of the toy stores this Christmas one
gets the idea that it is better to be a
small boy than anything else on earth.
Among the articles that are intended
to make happy the young gentleman in
knickerbockefs there are stables, filled
with saddle horses, farm houses, in
the yards OF which are whole regi-
n6nts Of cows and oxen, and innum-
cradle specimens Of those Instruments
OF torture by means of which the small
boys life is frightened at the expense
of the peace of mind of every one
around him. The boy presents this
yeaF run largely TO productions in wood
and leather Of the live stock of every
country and cline, Here the lion can
be seen lying down with the lamb, the
elephant peacefully reposing in the
vicinity of his jungle enemy, the tiger,
while a whole Noah's ark of goats,
pigs, cats, chickens, rabbits, cameis, in