Evening journal., 1909-12-10
MEMS GIFTS FROM
NEW VIEWPOINT
Wearing Apparel is Most AC-
Ceptable---DO Not Worry
About the Sizes

What are We to give our mon friendsl
Always a trying question. Naturally, 1T
all depends" II We are intimate friends.
IL is not so difficult TO decide. after an,
because at no time OF the yoar-the Heart
Of the season-are most men so much in
need OF those delightful things 10 wear
with which the mems shops arc replcte.
All those little things. for instance. that
no one thinks Of giving YOU and which
you put off buying for yourself, tiil after
tho holidays. You always decide that you
yourself havo so many gifts TO give that
YOU must wait to buy necessities for your
own use II is popular superstition that
wearing apparel Is an inconvenient thing
10 give. because ono never knows tho
right sizes TO select. but most shops
make the purchase OF such things an easy
matter these days by the Issuing of bonds
for various amounts. redocmuble In mer-
chandiso. or, at least, they are entirely
willing to exchange things that do not
ht-aftcr tho holidays.
For instance. there arc few men who
would not be glad 20 receive half dozen
dress ties. ono uses them up 30 quickly
/ IN the season. IL they are not tho right
length these gift ties" how easy TO ex-
change them.
The new ties are trihe longer than
those OF last winter-at least many that
one sees at tho opera are-and it is quite
likely that 'he" has mono Of this newer
pattern. / think by tho way. that the tic
with round ends Is not very popular. one
does not see very many Of them. Dress
ties for Christmas gifts! Why not?
Another thing, most acceptable TO an
men, is silk socks. They cannot have too
many. and just now silk socks are so uni
versally worn by Hmarty dressed mon as
TO be almost "de rigeur" Then, possibly,
the most important thing available for
Christmas gifts-that is the most im-
portant mems wear thing-is the waist
coat but this Is rarely given because
Of the "sizc" bugbear. Now evening waist
coats are especially acceptable to nearly
all men IN winter Tho opera and the
smart plays-there are two or three houses
In New York at which one Is not apt IA
see men otherwise Earbed than In full
evening regalia-are very hard on white
waistcoats. You had better give him one
lie will be glad 20 have a. There are sew
eral new models this season. A black sill
or brocade full-dress waistcoat would b'
particularly acceptable gift. Few mel
have them as yet. but they arc beginning
to be worn a good deal for informal oc
caslons. either with the dinner jacket %
20 tho theatre or when dining IN q publi
restaurant. with full dress. Indeed, thcg
are great days for walstcoats OF all kinds
Fancy waistcoats (butnof somewhat de
mure fabrics I'm gray effects, black an
whites. tans, etc) are now being worn I
business such waistcoats make eNccller
gifts. Better stiii perhaps, ono OF III
gorgeous knit waistcoats Of Angora wo
that so many OF the shops arc onerir
this holiday season. They are just Il
thing for the cold days that arc su
TO come along before the winter IS owe
But in selecting your Christmas gifts r
member this: DO not, in checking O
your list let Ignorance of proper sizes II
terfere with your selection. Most men wi
find wearing apparel a wonderful
grateful gift. Mistakes in size can easil
be remedied later-rhe Gentleman's Joui
nal