The times., 1898-12-04
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
One Woman Clnssifies Her Friends
and ShoDs AccordfurIx

dollar and under. ef1s
And / don't include trashy little things
either" she insisted proudly. when 1
them into gifts for girls, for young wo-
men, and for elderly ladies, for invaiids
and SO on, and then you see 1t is not only
easy for me to do my buying, but very
often send my list to relatives in the
country who make selections from it also,
or 1 pass it around among my friends.
and SO the anguish of fighting to a coun-
ter. wayering over a choice and finally
taking the expensive things. because you
know of nothing better, is obviated This
is the way my list runs so far:
Here are black velvet ribbon mufi
straps, with either a tiny rhinestone or
ornamental silver buckle fastening the
next. made of cut jet beads with circles
of clear cut glass between the beads 4
watch fob is nice for dollar 1t Is a
two-inch length OF black gros grain rib
bon with big imitation sapphire heart
In gun metal setting at one end, or just
as nice Is night-dress pin OF silver In
the form of an oxydized silver cherub's
head with wings outspread. Girls take
kindly also to the slim necked, silver top
ped perfume pitchers for their dressing
tables. The pitcher Is large enough to
mold the contents of one of those small
bottles of violet or heliotrope essence that
girls love, and for a dollar a pair L have
seen charming red and green leatherette
turkish slippers for bedroom wear their
toes embroidered in gold or silver
For less than a dollar 1 can get a
leather covered golf scorer. with crossed
silver clubs on the outside, a nice pencil
| in the loops and fifty ruled and prepared
| scoring pages inside. Any girl who is
| fond of pretty modish tricks would like a
box holding four little linen handker-
J chiefs colored in the gayest Scotch plaids
on a whole ground. or travelling house
wife in the form of big perfumed apple
The apple itself is cushion to hold pins
and needles. To a ribbon from the stem
she ties pair of scissors and by pulling
| the stem the apple opens to reveal a
| space for a thimble and spool.
| "One dollar buys box holding 900 pins
| OF assorted lengths. showing heads OF
pearls of every tint, or a leather covered
/ box for the toilet table cut up in sections
inside for holding every grade OF hair
| pin Tiny wreaths OF golden nistletoe as
| veil pins. big white or tinted tuile neck
bows and stocks, vinagrettes of cut crys-
| tai to slip under the palm of the glove,
and others. in the form of big crystal
thumb rings with silver shoppers, are sold
| at dollar. A big flower for the hair
made Of black tulle and gold spangles, a
pair Of wee rhinestone bow knots, to fast
en- on dancing slipper toes, a gun metal
thimble with two cabOehon coio-ed stones
set in either side, and single silver tube
| bangle, or a small back painted muslin
Empire fan, ali come within the dollar
limit.
Under 70 cents I found strings Of imi-
tation seed pearls that look so pretty with
| light theater waists. pairs Of small silver
| heart-shaped slides to run on narrow rib
bons when the watch is worn s'ung about
the neck, and by way of Christmas cards
| /, shall send some girls one quire of very
smart cream laid paper and envelopes.
| tied up in lilac tinfoil with broad, white
satin ribbon. on which is written Merry
| Christmas in gold letters. There Is sta
| TONER offering these and paper weights
| in the form of footballs bound with COL
ors of the various COLLEGES
"They, find, are difficult to cater for;
but see, here l don't go over my dollar
| limit for any of these. "A netted silk bag
to hook to the waist line and hold ball
| of knitting wool in place, yet so it VIII
roll off easily: mixed cotton and moss
stuffed cushion covered dark green cloth
! to use IL the carriage and in the church
pew; a gun metal eye-glass pin; crystal
and silver funnel for filling ink wells: a
| pair of pure wool knitted bed socks, and
| l rather think elderly ladies are as COM
| plimented by receiving a potted plant.
| or couple of handsome, fragrant roses,
on Christmas morning as with anything
| else A pot of blooming cyclamen, bios
| soming house bred nasturtiums, or cou-
| pie of La France roses, sent with a card,
| are any one 20 be had for a dollar. In
! der a dolla one can purchase, bound
beautifully in the Temple edition, the
| Confessions of St. Augustine, Thomas a
| Kempis or the elderly relations favor
| ite play of Shakespeare.
Send an invalid in the country a trans
| lated copy OF the Christmas Figaro, or a
| couple of the English weekles for Christ
mas. Any poet your bed or ehair-ridden
| friend loves can be had in excellent edi-
| ton for less than q dollar. Instead of
bells for sick folks they now make the
most musical little silver whistle and n
| charming device for cousin laid up with
! sprained angle or bicycle knee is a.
slender bamboo rod that folds up or runs
out like a telescope and has a fine hook
| in the end. II does not cost a dollar and
| it is simply invaluable in reaching
Men seem always difticult subjects,
| but a bunch of little silver tools. con-
| sistins of a pipe-stopper probe and
| holder cost only ninety-five cents. and
for one dollar 1 can get 3 pair of pock-
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sharp. and you can pretty nearly build
a house with them. The new silver
| pocket pencil case has a screw top.
costs dollar, and the hieroglyphics on
| it constitute a perpetual calendar. An
other pencil is done in black leather and
French gilt in the form of a tightly-rou-
I ed umbrella, and it is on my list Also
/ have down a new thing in shaving pa
| pers; a doll dressed in tissue paper as a
| hOusemaid. and her petticoats are meant
| for wiping a razor. To a brother can be
| given, for a dollar. a set of silver sus-
pender hooks and buckles.
ITO a man friend l can offer at the
| same outlay a magazine knife of olive
wood. in the shape of sole and heel
of a woman's slipper leather book
| lined with silk. to hold his cravat pins
is another device, and for his desk a
leather box having a hole in the top, tC
hold ball of string. while small scis.
sors nit in case outside. A steel hooI
with wood handle, for pulling on his
shoes. is to be had for a dollar The
same sum will buy the sportman',
calendar for 1899; il will buy siIyel
name check to fasten to the handI.
of a golf bag: purchase a neat desl
utensil. consisting of eraser at one ent
and brush at the other, or a remarkabi,
equipped bachelors housewife. holding
self-threading needles. various types Of
buttons. leather thimble and few
maxims in the art of sewing Some OF
these l have sent off to friends in tn,
army.
Married women friends come last or
the list. and here / have the new patent
revolving toasting forks down. They hav.
limitation ebony handles and steel pronrs