Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

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dars and such humorous affairs are
made TO tighten the fight OF time. The
more costly calendars are put up In
boxes. II the gift giver buys moderate
priced one and is wise enough TO secure
q box for his or her calendar and care
fully pack It In tissue paper before
sending II away, II will look quite as
well as many Of the expensive ones.
College calendars are among the nov
elites OF the season. These are made
representative Of the different colleges.
Nearly all the larger institutions are
represented, and Harvard, Yale, Prince.
ton and Columbia are made Of delicate
ly tinted oyals OF paper with womans
figure adjoining the cover The Column
bia cover shows Knickerbocker girl,
and the Harvard cover a sober gowned
Boston Minerva In evening dress with
plenty Of yiolcts scattered about her
and band Of violet ribbon drawn
through cut in the cardboard. The
Princeton calendar rejoces In the face
and figure OF very chic rustic maiden
carrying u sheaf OF grain across her
shoulder and accompanied by tiger,
evidently on guard duty The Yale
damsel 10 fascinating creature clad
in powder patches and full colonial
dress.
Dickens, Longfellow, Thackeray, Ten
nyson, Eliot and other calendars Of quo
tatlons are as numerous as ever and are
much the same In general appearance.
Those with the drop covers consist Of
a number Of cards SO arranged on rib
bons that they may be lowered to give
a simultaneous view Of all the cards at
once. A japanese woman holds In each
hand row Of lanterns, and bird
suspends garlands from its bin or the
drops" may be mere ornamental PAN
els Of fanclful figures, A row Of jolly
faced COLLINS on the limb Of a tree or
birds perched in row are much ad-
mired effects.
A calendar which viii be welcomed
by the busy man is what Is called the
commercial. II Is handsome In appear
ance, for It is a mistake TO imagine
that men are lacking In appreciation
Of the artistic. Tabulated sets Of slips
record the days AZ they slip by. The
month and day Of the week are printed
In black, while the day OF the month
is In red ink. No quotations adorn the
calendar. Instead black lines are left
for use In recording memoranda.
The photograph calendar Is not novel
In idea. Some new forms Of II are to be
seen In the shops. The space for the
photograph is left vacant unless the
giver places therein his or her own pho
tograph.
Art calendars OF the more expensive
sort are made Of satin richly painted
with flowers and shepherds and shep-
herdesses and sheep such as never
grazed anywhere save In an artists
brain. These creations are delicately
scented with sachet powders and are
conceded TO be Of the superlne quality
The little holiday booklets which have
enjoyed fluctuating popularity for sew
eral seasons are nearly all OF the SEMI
religious type. Hymns and poems OF
more or less sentimental character are
illustrated In colors and some OF the
results are so charming that one Won
ders that the books can be sold so
che&ply.
Christmas cards seem to be as hand
some as usual and In as great variety.
They range in price from 5 cents to
t25 and vary from simple autographed
cards to those which are hand painted
In water colors on silk. satin, celluloid
or water color paper and trimmed with
lace and ribbon.
After all the very incest Christmas
card. II one can afford II and is near
enough TO the one to be remembered
for the contents to reach him or her
in good condition, is box Of flowers
with the card OF the giver. But al
Christmas time, when florists are
naughty and prices are high, 1t is out
Of the question for folks In moderate
circumstances to go about adjoining the
boudolrs Of their friends with fresh
blossoms. ETHEL KNOX.