Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
Gifts for the Bride
and the Girl Graduate.

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rare gifts suitable for
brides and graduates.
June, the month OF brides. will
have its full quota this year, and the
latter part of May and the first Of
June brings an assemblage of
charming graduates.
Ot course, you are thinking and
planning gifts suitable for these two
notable occasions, and we offer the
following suggestions to help YOU
with your shopping:
Sparkling cut glass and shining silver are ,xo
things you are always Of being appreciated.
Dig cut glass water pitcher fruit or salad bowl
or one OF the tall flower vases or n grant emf
eiass punch bowl Will make beautiful present
IN household silver there are SO many thInss "a
choose from, Fruit and salad bowls bread plates.
COMFORTS chafing Dishes and then the great array
OF spoons. knives. forks. ladies' bonbon dishes and
All the smaller pieces
hignt now Is an opportune time for buying silver.
safe OF exquisite patterns at very special prices.
Delicate porcelain and hand painted china offer .
large neid Tor the selection Of beautiful presents
Eiectroliers are given great deal now as wed.
ding presents when one wants to make a really
handsome gift. Nothing is decorative and at
the same time more useful There is a handsome
one OF vienna bronze with shade of cathedral glass
IN flower design, the different colored petals being
iniaid with the colored glass.
There is library lamp in dark finished yienu.
bronze II IL great eagle with his wings out.
spread, holding In his beak the lamp which has n
| red shade fringed with red oriental beads
There are others in silver and French bronse.
The custom of giving the bride a chest Of linen
is an old and pretty one. From the finest linens
OF the world you can here make selection. Snow.
white household linen. hand EN- broidered and hem
stitched.
The finest laces the only kind you would think Of
giving a BRIDE are here In most beautiful patterns
Think how happy bride would be TO receive an
exquisite bridal veil OF real Brusses point
lace 1t would he something to Keep forever !.
Then there are the collars searfs. founces ber- 4
thas and all the smaller pieces OF the fImiest
OF laces. which would make a gift any bride would
be proud 10 possess.
The new fans beautiful than ever be-
fore. There is tine II looks like coSwebs
but 1t Is really made of silk gsuxe, spangled In
gold and mounted on gold sticks
The woven gold bags, bracelets, Iavaliers or
any Of the pretty tewelry that IL being worn row
would make gift that would delight both brides
and graduates.
Books have been one of the most suitable
gifts for graduate. So prominently have they
figured on this occasion that books are decorated.
fllustra ted-yes, written for graduates gifts
MY Commencement Is the newest book for a
graduate. 1t has spaces arranged for all the i'm
portant events. The commencement exercises,
class day, classmates and reunions with space
for notes and remarks. 1t is beautifully bound In
decorated cloth.
Chap Record" that book 90 dear to all girls
hearts. as the author aptly puts II,
Behold herein. all nice and neat,
A record Of the men meet.
Among them all perhaps there be-
Who knows ?-the mot Impossible He T"
Her Memory Book" quite the prettiest In the
collection is bound in Lavender cloth with gold dec
orations. The illustrations particularly clever.
Commencing with the girls debut and through