The Washington times., 1908-12-23
One Changes Mind About
the Things to Give
Friends.
CROWD ADDS ZEST
TO SHOPPING, TOO
Early November Gifts Grow Stale
Before Christmas Comes
/ Along.

Don't talk any more TO me abou+
buying Christmas presents carIv,' cried
Amelia, as she sank into a chair near
me.
1t is the only really proper WAY 70
Ouy them, the mercifUI woman IS NOR
Cliul 10 her SllesWOmen, said l. quot
ing from the appeal OF the Consumers
That's all right in theory. Il works
OuL badiy In practice replied Amelia
signing heavily, and opened the pack
Age she carried 20 assure herself that
she had received the tbfug she baI
bought, for sometimes packages are
mixed these DAYS. L bought carly This
1lte-C ChrlStmas season ] violated nv
oNE IDEAS of DrDpTiety and rlIiupd my
christmas spirit by making INV pur-
chaseS in November before 1 had Urop-
cry considered what ] wished 40 give
~, shopped alone and IN solitary state
ii'It WIS no eager, VuIsIrC crowd
about me to lend zest and pleasure To
the work bought at leisure and have
IspenIed In haste, as 4 was sure
Early I'm November il seemed to me.
1or some reason which 1 cannot nov,
Ichlemperr that mother would be clad
70 nave brass randicSticks for a pres
en- purchased them. I rCcolIoct, with
some inward reflections as to mn own
seSdClty- / bought the CaudIeSticks and
put them away in the closet Ia INV
own ROOM and locked the door ou them.
o. countenance whenever / 81 in there
10 hahG away my clothes.
Got Wrong Gifts.
Il Ioathe those candlestfclxs NOW.
How l could ever have liked them is
among the mysteries that will never be
SolNed- More than that. since their Dur-
ChaSc / have heard mother uua0fiGn n
thousand things she would like 10 have
and not one OF the thousand was 4
. braS5 candlestick. She wants cups and
saucerS- she needs a Sheffield vegetable
oiSn. Sne yedrnS for pair Of bedroom
eupperS. She has never even limited
NAaL She would care to have a brass
candles csJtck-aud have two for her
expensive ones, too.
Then there is Amy Buying early 10
EdilSly my conscience. 1 procured for
Amy some neClSWcar. Yesterday I heard
er her say tnaJ II some one would only
give neI bookshelf she would be
happy forever more I could have
nOuShL the bookshelf FOR the mice Of
lne neckWear- Amy can make her
own neCEWear, but, not being a carucu-
Ter or person hOpeleSsly givcn over 70
sloyd, she cannot make her own book
shelf-and so do once more write my
self down an IDIOT.
rather I discover, wishes a fountain
pen he viii receive from me q letter
case which doubtless he viii never use
John wants shaving brush. I am go
ing 10 give him a cravat clip, and I saw
q E0Fely brush in one Of the shops yes
Ierday that would have done admirably.
sD"Hdlo Wahts-but what's the use2
A S. Present.
A man wanted TO know what n fellow
ean buy for s..
Give her a silver photograph frame
and put your own likeness in it 1 re-
piled.
That would cost moro than 81 and
would make me look a bally idiot TO
a chahng-dish spoon" said I des-
peTately.
she has two
a sIIver-topped jar for her dressing
Gave her some last Christmas"
How about AN etching for her
Il don't Ike pictures as presents
bent my brCws and thought dcsper-
ately, while my visitor amiabIy kicked /
khe edge OF my chair with his foot
You could ind a bangle for that /,
price. / suppose / ventured presently. +
I don't wish to give her jewClrv- she 1
might misunderstood IT,"
You are Conceire5 person. 90 said I
roldly. You talk about the young wom- +.
an as If she were an Overripe apple .
slightest encouragement from YOU" :
That's g a mixed metaphor" said NV
VISITOR "t1O on With YOUR suggestions" ." ]
Il will not. You must choose your
own present 7 don't ike YOU" I OK /
claimed
I have already chosen IT,. said the
man cheerfuiy. "In fact it's being .
marked now. I just wanted to see If /
ou would think OF IT, and if you had I /
suppose 7 should have felt better salts
fed, but ] am sure u is all right. amy
way And with that he hurried away. .
very meanly refusing to- tell nae what /
he had selected as suitable
LEONORE CALVERT.