The sun., 1901-11-26
THE HOUSEWIVES CORNER.

One Christmas | was packing the last
of the presents ready to send when
dear friend came in. She glanced around |
on the different gifts aud then stopped
before two open boxes on the dlNah'
After reading the names on the cards,
.Yon evidently believe that TO them that |
hnth shall he given, she said.
II did not quite understand her, so has. |
teucd to explain the contents Of the two
boxes. This one is for my little cousin
Rose She has just had her room all
lone over in roses, and as she has every
tbinp on earth | thought | would send
Mr. something useful 1t was a lovely
| rose culurcd dressing gown, with iiltle
soft band Of GROWN fur around the neck
| ma wrists, and little slippers the same
| eiar edged with the fur. This other one
! s Tor my cousin Louise. You know her
| i.lthCr failed, ANA She has had to 30 10
/ Nprti, She has very nice position as q
| nfiyltc secretary and keeps house IN two
itllc rooms,
"lhc contents Of this box were exactly
similar except the color was Il good SER
,iccahlr brown. Ny little friend looked
Al me Il minute am then said. If were
.nu, | would change these two cards
around thought She was crazy. hut
lie looked perfectly sane, and gradually
hanged the subject
"Rut il troubled me, for pridcd my
self on having my gifts always appro-
pirate, and while | could imagine slight
lark haired Louise in the lovely rost
color. | could not put beautiful Rose il
that dingy brown thing.-for 50 i SCENE.
to me now,
."rhr day before Christmas came, anC
, (my mind was still unmade up. The ear
, riage was at the door. and all the othe
, parcels inside when happened to thinl
, | If little protege of mine that had hcel
i | sick long time ana whom ! had forgot
ten to provide anything for. $" | did "
. the brown one aud put her name nl u
4 md kept the rose colored unmarked. htl
. ready to send.
: AS went M the two dark flights I
!, I.ouisr'S little 'handhoNrS, which wci
!, q pretty ana neat, was still undecic
i. ed But in her closet | saw such
q worn old wrapper and bedroom shoe
that | hrsitnted 10 longer. and laid IN
Ii rose colored one over the easiest lool
Il ing chair, and put the slippers in fror
! Of it. without amy word ut all. | Stoppc
Ii ON the way home and bought little ros
h in bloom II Il lovely jar and sent i
Il Rose.
r. ''rhe day after Christmas came such
~ precious little blurred, mixed NJ na
II from Louise. 4 can't com" to see you nj
1. thank you dearest fairy She wrote, ~
. know il could only have been Won VI
- would think Or letting such heautIt
y rosy cloud into my gray skies. | lo'
$. TO thial of going home TO my lonely lit
e nest when think of all that prcttinc
II. being there to welcome me- And Ro
n. never missed II. Her whole life was
1e pretty. il would only have been Il matt
w Of course to her.
2" You see this belt with enamel
claSpsf ! suppose it will shock y
II when | ton Won this is for my lawyer
,d itypewriter girl. 4 plain leather y
ed would maybe be more suitable and wou
~ he what ! would give 70 most Of tho
ms But this one supports two little sistc
,ir and | know She won't wear il 10 I
nv Office II win he something TO MA
a her Sunday dress seem always bra
ne new. nri J can lust hear the little sist'
ar gasp with excitement when she puts
on. Thuv viii he too much overcome
so look in the bottom of the box for tn
nd own gifts-for ono q ring and for
lc- other min. ] suppose those arc fool
ep presents, TOO. hut when ! think that
ch recall thr roSn colorcd wrapncr nnd
lat DAVIS Of delight Louise said she lGd in
nd Indeed. ,hr never prctcnds to call
anything hnt The fairy " The pose q
we since. aud her dear lit,lc children q
he me :, o,Yn liosc.' although every Z
hi. knows ny namc is Eliza"