The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-02
GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
MANY ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES DIS
PLAYED IN THE STORES.
Dainty Designs for All Sorts of Purses
Military Games BecOm-
ing Popular.

! delicate workmanship are shown Chocolate
spoons and middle come separately or in
| fancy boxes. A dozen spoons and muddle,
in the colonial pattern, which is so fash
| ionable, retail at 800. Oyster forks come in
the same fashion, only in the Dresden pat
tern, and punch ladies in the colonial style.
Sets of forks, knives and spoons are shown
| in both the Josephine and old English pat
tern, or the Canterbury pattern. There is
no end to the sterling novelties. such as
| nail files, button hooks, glove stretchers,
curling Irons, match boxes, in pretty and
| new designs, from 10 cents to 81 So.
Whisky TASKS, in overlaid sterling or all
sterling. make desirable gifts for a person
| who travels. In mirrors, brushes and combs,
which come in sets, there is quite a reduc-
| ton In price The mirrors are heavy weight
and all new patterns and sell for IS and up
| wards; the brushes sell at 1915 and up
wards; combs sell as low as 81 and some
bring fancy prices. The styles most in
| vogue are the Louis XIV, or the rocco, or
the popular and dainty bead edging. The
real shel-backed mirror, brush and comb
are more appropriate for elderly people and
are more expensive. Military brushes in
ebony, shell or sterling still retain their
popularity as gifts for men, and range III
price, the sterling from S. to $12 and the
ebony from $3.50 to $3.50. Soap boxes in ster-
| ling is another novelty much in demand
The patterns this season are all new and
| range in price from $3.50 to $40. AtomiZers
for the dresser, with sterling tops, in cut
| glass or fancy colored glass, also cut-glass
| perfume bottles, in a variety of sizes and
designs, sell from $1.75 to $12. Powder boxes
are also shown in cut glass, as well as cold
| cream boxes. Sterling cigarette cases are
new and have been in much demand.
The bead chains are used for either fans
| or other little jeweed trinkets and still re-
tain their popularity for evening wear. An
entirely new thing for table decoration Is
| called foXglove glass, and is imported by
one firm on Washington street from Eng
| land. 1t comes in the natural shape of the
| flower, to represent branches and on each
| branch is a vase, the shape of the fox
| glove, which may be utilized for violets or
| other dainty flowers, and will make d lovely
| center piece for a dinner table. They can
be had in groups or single and are inexpen-
| sive Other glass vases which are new in
| indianapolis are set in wrought iron hold
ers. Chatting dishes is a subject all house
| wives are interested in, as they are used
so extensively. Some very nice ones are
made of nickel tin and come in various
sizes and shapes, oval or round, with the
| single or double burner. Accompanying each
one is spoon and fork and an alcohol
fagon. They are also supplied with fry
ing dish and a nicely arranged book of re-
| ceipts. One of the conveniences of this
| chatting dish is that the burner does not
have to be removed in order to be filed as
the hagon is of such design that it can be
| filled while the burner is lighted. Baking
dishes in the same ware also have their
merits and useful holiday gifts
| handsome wall decoration, comparative
| ly new in Indianapolis, comes in e-tinted
| bisque placques, with figures in white Pa
RAN marble. They are in almost bold re-
| lief and are very dainty and inexpensive.
| Quite large one can be purchased for $12.
There are other little statuettes and fancy
figures in bisque or solid bronze, new SUBJ
jects in Henecke Partisan finish statuary,
as we'll as the ivory finish and life-size
heads OF the composers, authors and states
| men.
Fans are a necessary adjunct to almost
| every evening gown and this season they
are trfe larger than last. Some very
| dainty and beautiful ones are shown in
| white, with ornamented and carved sticks
and decorated in silver and spangles Black
fans with delicately carved ebony sticks,
| inlaid with gold and decorated in hand
painting and gold spangles are sold. They
range in price from 81 80 to $40. Hair orna-
are
dainty creations in jeweled aigrettes and
| ostrich tips, velvet in lover knots tinsel
butterfly and aigrettes in iridescent effects,
| lover bow knots in filter jet, which range
| in price from 81 to So.
SOME UP-TO-DATE GAMES.
The variety Of games shown this season
| is almost endless. They range in price from
cents to S., and will afford quite as much
amusement to grown folks as children
Take, for instance one called 1.-The Klon-
dixie" game. 1t is played with dice on a
| board, showing the various points of in
| terest and temperature from Seattle to the
gold fields and can be played by two to
four players. A player may move as many
| points as the dice indicates, provided he is
not landed on square pertaining to an
| accident in which case he must turn back
and the other player gets ahead. The game
| IS full or interest and the person reaching
| the gold fields first wins the game The
game OF naval war; is another which ex-
| cites a good deal of interest among boys.
| The white squadron is a game depicting
| the vessels in the war of 1912. THE siege
OF havana will become very popular and
can be played with two, three or four play
ers Each player has battle ship and am
| munltion, and the object is to capture
havana 1t is played with dice on board
which shows the city, Notifications and har-
| Dor, and an indicator which shows the posi-
| ton for the ships. The enemy's colors are
green and yellow, while the Americans are
the war in Cuba between the Spaniards
ana Cubans, which brings into prominence
| Maceo and Gomez and Weyler names which
| are interesting and familiar to every Ameri-
can boy or girl. game which is both in
| structive and interesting is called 1.-The game
| OF New York. which is a folding board edi-
| tion or the FAMOUS postoffice game 1t is
| played on picture map of New York city.
| the district embracing the business center
| including portion of the residence portion
| and the Brooklyn water front The idea of
| the game is the distribution of toy letters
| from the postof1tce at the corner of Park
! Row and Broadway to every part of the
four metal letter carriers, a dice box and a
| package OF toy letters Another which il
| similar is the wide world game and Jour
ney around 1t. starting from New York
| city and visiting the various prominent
| cities and towns in every country. ma
| poleon Bonaparte. or the Little Corporal -
is another picture board game, and the
| Island of Corsica, and follow him through
the differeAt phases of his life, his expert
| enceS and victories, until they reach the
| goal, ST. Helena. n popular game for little
| girls is called merry Christmas" another
| Is bo-peep, Christmas goose" golden
| locks, ten little niggers." The game of
| golf is also predicted to become popular.
| and lovers of golf on cold winter evenings
can spend the time comfortably on the links
| in ones own parlor. "Carom" is a game ON
| the order of pool, only instead of using the
| cue and balls discs are used. Miniatures
| bowling alleys are also shown, A dissected
| picture of the battle of Manila will afford
| Croquet games for indoor amusement is an
| other or the seasons novelties in games
| A calendar is always a popular gift and
some very unique and handsome ones are