Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
A PRISCILLA SERMON.
What Gift-Giving Means to Many

How to make little go a long way is the
problem that confronts the majority OF
women these last few weeks before Christ
mas. This is one time In the year when Il
would seem as though every friend should
be remembered, but somehow as the day
draws nearer the funds laid aside for the
purpose have way of growing alarmingly
small, while the desirable gifts in the shops
are marked at a figure that looks amazingly
large.
1t becomes almost question of giving one
friend something that is worth while and
allowing the other fifteen or twenty on
your Christmas list 10 go unremembered.
But which friend Is to be the favored ons
remains still a problem. This neighbor
friend has been unusually thoughtful for
your pleasure through the entire year, and
there is nothing you would like better than
to give her certain piece of cut-glass or
silver which you know she has been covet-
ing so long.
No sooner do you decide that this is quite
the incest way you could spend your Christ
mas allowance than q picture of your school
girl chum, whom you have not seen in five
years recalls a long-cherished desire to
send her a feather neckpiece; and You saw
one only yesterday for just the price you
have in hand
good fat income, and you her fayorite rel
alive. She has lavished gifts on you until
Ii Is no longer possible for you TO accept
them without giving something in return.
A trl1ing remembrance would be simply out
of the question. There is positively no way
out of 1t. She will have to be the one who
receives the Christmas present.
A similar feeling of obligation or peculiar
friendship is met with through the entire
list, until you realize IL one is remembered
they all must be- And the study begins
how to find suitable gift for each friend
the sum total of which corresponds TO the
amount that would buy one really nice
present. Money has wonderfully elastic pow
ers, however, when mixed up with careful
thought, and 1t Is not the splendid remen-
brance that means most to the recipient
A small knowledge of a PERSONS indiviG-
ual tastes goes long way In finding just
the present he or she will most appreciate.
After which, it is matter of searching
through the bewildering array of Chrisfmas
stuff in endless Of shops for the
small article which just fills the bill, and
which is surely there II time Is taken to
hunt for it.
Should the piece of cut-glass be an impos-
sibiifty for the neighbor friend find the salad
bowl or nut dish which she wanted special
ly, In pressed glass, but take pains that
the pattern closely resembles that of the
genuine article. If feather neckpiece
shows tag mark quite out of your reach.
and you know that your friend has failing
for pretty neckwear search for the very
newest effect in stocks or Dainty scarfs and
send her one of these, which you can afford.
In case the sixty-flrst cousin Is forgotten
until the allowance Is nearly spent take a
few hours off and make her some handy
little toilet help which you know she lacks.
Because you made II 1t will be priced far and
away above that handsome piece of jewelry
which would have excluded ell your other
friends from the assurance of your thoughts
fulness for them.
And finally, II any other remembrance fs
impossible. Christmas cards selected with
care never fail TO bring with them mes
sage of JOY and friendship.