The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-21
WOMAN'S WORLD

take her forty winks in a comfort she
has never known before.
Heaven has blessed me in one
thing, went on the practical woman.
surveying her list, 'and that is that
l have friends with fads. They can
always be provided for The woman
who is collecting plates, or stems, or
etchings, or pipes. or curious weap-
ons, will be pleased with anything that
bears on her hobby. Nor do 1 worry
over housekeepers, for them the linen
closet is an inexhaustible source of
need, and the woman who isn't thrilled
over a new tablecloth. or bit of en-
broidered linen, or set of napkins. is
simply wanting in womanly feeling,
that IS all.
Perhaps we wouldn't make so
many mistakes in giving If we would
follow the old motto of Put yourself
in his place Just think, if you were
an invalid how you would like to re-
ceive medicine glass, or If you were
an old person, how it would seem to
be deluged with books carefully select
ed to impress on you the fact that
you were not long for this world But,
after all, Christmas resolves itself into
lot of 'don'ts,' doesn't it? Any fool
can do the right thing, but it takes
wise person to refrain from doing
the wrong ones. Here are some of my
rules:
Don't wait until the last minute
to shop. Saleswomen have some right
to the season of peace on earth and
good will towards men.
Don't buy foolishness. A useless
present is of no more account at
Christmas than at any other season.
Don't give people things unless you
understand their tastes. Better is FIVE
cents worth of candy Of the flavor
We like than a ton of the kind that
nauseates u.s."
Don't give books to people who
don't read
Don't buy editions de luxe for any
but connoisseurs. Most people would
care more for the contents of a book
than for its binding.
Don't give your seamstress a thin
BILE, or your housemaid an apron. No
body cares to be presented with a
badge of service.
Don't give men a lot of dinky little
trinkets to litter up their desks. A
mans desk is his workshop, and he
despises the judgment of the woman
whose gifts get in his way.
Don't give sensible presents to a
young girl. A woman has to be 80
years old before she appreciates the
useful
DON'T give presents expecting TO get
them back with usury. Sometimes the
bread that is cast upon the water sinks.
Don't give presents to curry favor.
Bride at some other time than Christ
mas.
Don't, If you are a man, give your
wife a dress unless you let her pick it
out herself. A mans judgment of COL
or is worth as much as a woman's
knowledge of cigars.
Don't, if you are a wife, buy your
husband present, and send him the
bill. 1t is hard to be grateful for what
we pay for.
Don't, if you are a girl, send young
men presents. They feel bound to re-
pay them with usury.
Don't, if you are young man, go
in debt for a Christmas gift for girl.
The ides of January approach and the
bill collector never tarries.
Don't think that only expensive
gifts are appreciated. 1t is the thought
and not the price tag that counts.
Don't forget that a letter or a tele-
gram are just as welcome and as
sweet as a gift. that costs much money.
Don't forget the poor, the needy,
and the lonely" wound up the prac-
teal woman, her eyes bright with
unshed tears. land as Tiny Tim says,
a merry Christmas to all, and God
bless us every one"