The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
CHRISTMAS GOWNS
AND GIFTS
cBy Marie Montoispe5
For The Post.

even tho coolest thaw at the sight Of the
hupry children whose illusions are still az
hlicHt us the Imagination Of childhood can
make them and who infect the spirits about
them Nth the gadness Of their own. shop
ping Is Ia tongested state for the ma
iorlty Of human beings always have Christ
mas shopping TO do az the lsst minute, and
tt takes about an hour for salie 70 buy
snco OF thread with which to sew the dress
ior Annic's doll
Nearly all OF us have invalid friends to
whom a Christmas means pleasure sud ex-
hilharation or fatigue, according 10 the way
Ia which We treat them. one Of the most
delightful things to an invalid OF semi-n'
valid is to send surprise box with tnirty
surprises ln It. gu. Tor every day Ia
month These ciu Ice planned according 10
YOUR means ana the taste Of the invalid
but The person OF sMal means cao get Us
mueh pleasure out of giving sucl box as
her richer neiEhbur IN 10 should be some
thiug useful perhaps haudkerc1ief N
cushion OF a lag or slChci-thcu Hdd hum-
crous tribes thar win bring smile to tue
Hes and stir the warm blood into freer tlr-
culItiou Pictures cui from newspapers
often serve the purpose. All manner OF
tiuy tribes eau be- put into the box, each
" trapped I'm % separate piece Of puper, and
the friend looks forward With pleased an
ti,ii ttou 70 what The ueSl day would bring
tortb
cheap Chrlslmns remembrance that
,,r nrs = cd deal ~ fun to the recipient
f. t. luy one NJ awe little trH"ellng Gags
ftIre. fbtt g., t,e,,.nr ,otlj need while
,t,,,lirs Jbs.a ariiclcs arc cut from cat.
loguca aud nov spdp'rs and include every
aosI s1l ,irgr n ru,u,as thc recipl.
,p, az .n,b , rift 80 600 what has be n
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the bottom ct the skirt NY tFo VOWS OF cor
oo4tlon hrsld. lhe ''lnr. Gums hnd reYets
ar" trimmed 0Hn the z1me mud the nraid
ornaments are applied To me fronts OF the
c'at which 's ntted and bloused little IN
front mo illustration shows that the col
lar is made ~ the material forming the
laNd 9t tho Lotion ~ tho ySirt with three
his. pieces Of the material falling below L.
7ho levera and cost collar an open upon q
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uprn hree9ciotb cStb marrow bIacE y,Ivet
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~ braid pulled TO a point ~ front Ihe
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velvet rims the hrim aud mingleH With Tbs
cherries aud foliage around the rather Nat
crown
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