The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-23
THE GLAD SEASON OF GIFTS.
Planning for Christmas-Girl Gifts
That Men Cherish Most.

| mat Men cherish Most.
Even now, ere Thanksgiving turkey
is successfully roasted and the mfnce
and pumpkin pies out Of the oven. We
begin TO plan for Christmas, the sea-
son Of gifts.
| 1T isn't the weight of Jewel and nIata
Or simmer of silk and fur;
'Tis the spirit in which the gift is rich.
AS the gifts Of the wise men were.
And we are not told whose gift was
gold,
| Or whose was the gift of myrrh."
1t seems to me a sacrilege to make
| Christmas presents unless they are ac-
! companied with the spirit of Joy in
! the giving, says Marie Rideau in Bos-
ton Republic. There are people, of
| course, who fairly revel in "exchang-
ing Christmas presents; they are real
/ ly disappointed and even feel them
! selves ill-treated if they have not re-
! ceived in exchange something which
they deem of as much worth as that
which they gave. These souls are the
exception, however, which is a mercy
But they are to be pitied rather than
| blamed, for they must miss the true
pleasure of Christmas.
TO the generous hearted, unless
blessed with riches, there always comes
the desire and temptation to give be
yond their means. SO MANY pretty
things are displayed that would be
nice for the loved ones that it is hard
to pass them by. But we must remenn-
Der that those we want most to please
would lose half the pleasure in the gifts
we make them if they felt that we had
been unduly eXtravagant on their ac-
count
Nothing is more acceptable as a gift
than something done with ones own
hands
To the girl who can paint, much is
possible. Now that photographs are so
much the fad, there come all sorts of
sizes in pretty mats with square and
oval openings. These can be pur-
chased at any store carrying materials
for photography. Decorated with
spray of holly, or, if you can draw
hgures. with golf or poster girl. they
are very effective. You can make A
standing frame by attaching card
board strip to the back or YOU can
buy wire standard for a few cents.
Most of these mounts come in dark
shades. and 1t is necessary to use
Opaque colors for decorating them. Buy
cents worth each of Turkey red. blue.
yellow, Chinese white and a medium
green. These coIors come in powder
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ers of wall papers, carpets. etc. They
can be obtained at any large paint
store. Mix with water and a little
mucilage to prevent their rubbing off |
when dry, and you are equipped at
small expense to do lots of pretty |
things which will be much appreciated |
by your friends
Small collars of Battenburs lace are |
always useful and acceptable, and the |
little turnover collars worn with a. rib !
bon stock, while not new. are as much |
in vogue as ever.
1t is absolutely a waste of time to
work ones fingers off embroidering
sachet bags. glove cases and the like
for men. The average man has an in
born scorQ for such f1ummeries. and if |
he consents to having them about his
quarters at all, it is only out of com
pliment to the giver Sofa pillows ap-
peal to him as useful and comfortable.
and he is apt to be well pleased with
pictures to decorate his room. Just
now the poster pictures, many of them
ugly enough to be sure, seem to take
his eye. A framed photo is always in
good taste for a gift, and the variety
of subjects now displayed in the shops
is unlimited. A pipe is always an ac-
ceptable gift to the man who smokes.
] believe it is the dear delight of man
kind to color a meerschaum.