The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-01
Commencement GIFTS for Girls.

4uCAC PAOUdOAy ~ AOt OuO III a AuA-
dred who has not some friend or
ating from high school, college or
time of year presents that perplexing
question what shall I give her for
commencement" Perhaps a word of
suggestion on the desires of sweet
girl graduates will help the donor as
we'll as please the recipient. It re-
quires careful thought to choose
presents that are appropriate for the
girl who is bidding goodbye to her
school days. Those who are making
a gift want it to be something the
young graduate will like at the pres
ent time and will not cease to care
for before her first society season is
over. Invariably this is a personal
gift, the intimacy of which depends
upon the closeness of the relationship
or friendship of the giver and usually
is something which the giver knows
the dear girl has longed for during
her school days; and very often these
gifts among the girls are odd bits of
jewelry or trinkets surrounded by all
the sentiment and association of those
happy school days now passed,
Uu1uS WulCn d new CuU COSIly pISVuL
could not possibly possess. Members
of the girl graduates family are al
lowed more scope in the choosing of
commencement day gifts. Boxes of
gloves, fancy belts and buckles, silver
toilet articles, and jewelry are some
of the presents most often chosen by
parents, brothers and sisters. Natur-
ally the toilet articles are very simple
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often expensive is such as any young
girl might wear and yet will not be
ancient when she has left her school
days far behind. Precious stones are
rarely given to girls who are not out
in society, but they usually like rings
for graduation presents, and next to
these they have fondness for neck
laces, bracelets and brooches or slen-
der gold chains suspending orna-
ments Of delicate enamel, while any
of these to he correct, are equally
simple. A fan, you may be sure, will
be eagerly accepted, for without it the
graduation wardrobe Is quite incom-
plete, but it is not wise to choose one
in haste, for girl is as particular
about the kind Of fan she carries as
she is about the way she does her
hair.
Mrs. E. w. Hazeltine gave re-
cherche social function yesterday af-
ternoon at her home on Reeves ave-
nue., complimentary to Mrs. E. M.
Smell, who is soon to leave this city
to make her future home in Saskatoon.
About forty-eight lady friends assem-
bled in this pretty home, daintily
adorned with sweet pink roses and
modest yellow tulips, and made the
afternoon joyful with cheerful chatter
and merry laughs. The frappe table
in its fowery prettiness was presided
over by Mrs. DR.. Robertson in her
sweet manner and, when all of the
guests had partaken Of the choice re-
freshments, Mrs. Win was given the
floor and, in her usual pleasant way,
addressed Mrs. Smell in behalf of the
ladies', bringing out the many sweet
virtues of this gracious woman, who
has been among them for nearly If
teen years and endeared herself to all.
She expressed the deep regret felt by
all and closed the afternoon by pre-
senting to Mrs. Smell, In behalf OF the
ladies', a set Of solid silver teaspoons,
q cold meat fork and pickle fork,
each neatly engraved. Mrs. Smell re-