The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
BUYS GIFTS FOR SAILOR,
M SENEss o. SANTA fItrs,
MARINE AgSFSTiNT
seAfaring M~u All over the World rmp.,
Her ~ Their Agent IN Pro,,rlD.
Christn n Preseuts for Their Mo,h...
wives AMI Az eethearts At HON.


After Christmas III have TIN ,..
! little rest. said sn elderly woIuat. -.
busiest time - aboGr the hollday- wv
business l. buying Christmas I,.>-..,.
= for --afaring m-n I, - a regrl-.- GA.
hess aud | do Il IN LI-in-7-..k" ~ty
though - far a. | know am 49, d.,
woman who - engaged ia -
/ get orders from all quarter IT,
gi.u,. Mot Of IGv CUSTOMER ~ ,. r.
personally. though tte-- are e sav- . T..
~ hp -, M - nIE and - o. Urr-ys'. -
'h-iu h-cIil-.- they have heard o. Lie
through friend, On. s--. | set -.i--.
i.- other 'hin3> b.~.G,.- Christmas yr-,
.-uts for presents al m. wear aroma
but II - the holiday giving that uaA.,
the business worth while
You see a man away Of IN sorrHo..' .
the way port in South America waDts ns
wife. his mother or perhaps his sw ee-haar,
living IN Ohio TO know that he IL thinking
Of her. so be sends me some monev and
tells me to get hun a present and .erd
IT so il can reach her at just tie rrh,
time Sometimes he tells me VIVA, L.
wants her TO have. but generally he ..lg..
II to me to select.
a present for a woman I never saw or
heard Of but after you have been IN tho
business a. long a. hav. you vii -.
whv It - easy. and the plan IL advan,,.
g-ous for all part.-- concerned Norrar
are women III. world over and W! ~.
safely count on ;her being adj. - r,s.-
~" ~ certain Articles Apparently men
especially seafaring men. don't -pal.e
tina; fact Judging by the articles An
often instructed To buy
Now take rhe.e letters she oop.
rinued. shutting over a pile of mai
They all tell just what thew wan, me >.
buy Tins one names a pair 81 long H..
tanc" g!Iss"- II L. for Ms wlfa ne
mother 81 two children and they hya 10
a small place down IN South Carolina a.
inland town
Now. what do ~rv suppose 'ha' man
thinks MS wife wan. wI'h ~ yar ~ 'onr
drstarc" glasses. n" Children are 4v..
denly young. for ar - ,"ni IN. a don
and Il" D'h"F "a toy fir" "ngIn. 10.
bad I,."s~nt- rrov dol IN. children a-a
wong. hgt think ~ all n. articles - 10
bought here N Nrw York for m. ron.r
he sends thai woman would prefer
TO a pair Of long distance glasses ~.
reason. On n" wants the glass. him.
self He la tscorle so accr.s TONED >,
thinkinC 81 MS ". Sc q. n part II himself
that ne = lending her he glasses vl,1r4-
VIA; she cen do with them
Another order that came by o." .a-r,a
mail - for goods "f a particular nnd
To b.- sent >" hl- vIf" foe dress (.
happens tina. th" e'IT mentioned : very
rea -onahl" n PIC" a. me port who
this man va vu"n -" l"t'"r was wri'.ar
wnIs' Ter" Dr. - almost IMPOSSIBLE - g.
i and hon only a '"prlGnrab HE exJsn.a
"" - NJ IN. enough money for ia
goods over '"~" ~" Igh | arm sure he
sE'r nd hav. i""n ample over tho
IN. | " ge' goods q, naa-ly 'lEa the kInt
b" me n ."r- . IL. ! on n New York for tra
price" l. Will uaNe MS wife q pret'-
ir"-- an" ha' - MT no Is elrningat
I hesPn ny buying presents for nv
husbands trends NV husband was rhp
'"n ~ VERNE n IA re-. One YEA vh.n
'rops hsi been Tsr IrrI';rly TIA 4 n" ci-rfrai
- Boston ard. nll-'od IN ~. nav Three
years later "" ne. hero IN Nov Nn-s
md w.r" married and Just week s'.e-
,ur marrIF 20 ha w"-; IN crrlis" and
never Jaw hIm for tErc" whole vsa~-
1. got into tho haplr IT asking me o.. ,r.v
hinRs for ms friends on H." ship ara that
. the wPv | got into RI. hrIsln.s- ~
ears have ha.r buying for .a.t.--
n some "a .es for a. N lrh AZ fifteen wears
heir presents always 60 - rna -.~'.
rornan. wife. mother or sweet ea-
Did I ever have man kcr;1 m" -as'A
weeth" art a. loup - that Tha-o To-
otter in rhls pIl" from "A man ~ 'E1'
l., =
nid.ile West -h- Wa his 10 rhrr Young
.irl vino went from m" Fast 10 hl- I'D
no all about ~ lie was the o,do.' p.ri
. h"r -"h1ol. tto y"lrs oi,."r rhag -
aaoh"r
He was Of "a rovICG dl-po-rrt0H and
fter he had got her promise to SlI' 'or
i'm h" ven; =" IN" PSClf" 'oG~' hIa'.1c
or fortune That Part 90 II ..-c"r ~
Is getting out Of mon"v and "n I-r,lg N
h" navy IT. been going on iI,0 ~ rr"-
'nce ~" - always making resolutions
bout saving his r-v - that h. W.
hle T. stay Gsh"r" and go int" some h,..'-
$50 When tina; htpr"n- they are - ."
~ rri"i
No. | don't think It viii happen -,rn
ecaus" ~" cant keep moro Hc - ~"
ind thai caves his money IN every g"-'
nc. that know about h." md 20 borrow
= gov enough tb -''t1 nor y ' nrl~''Nt>
rc-Hnt
-bf course fh"rc are cfn"- "a-"- Z th'
am. sort but 81 p ruic .lI'ors don
'av" IN" HON" Dorr A ond tim" v'h0ul
making their swc"th"irt~ 'l"ir pI.A-
1OS' ~ rh"m do H. my husband Id
IA rry h"for" leaving IN" first rIrl"
After ny husbands desfn tr0- ~
Wv INK fo- -li lor- a. a biI-ire=. rlln1E"
i-' n other shopping agents DO get
from N" shops whore ! nEr
nd s"rd circulars 30 mon on -hiprolrt
nat they may NOE forget me and what
m willing and able 70 do for fh"T1
ont know that rhe-. little printed gir-
lIlarS get m" many new cu-'OT"r- ut
know IN" men ar" glad 20 ge' th'"1
You -'" sailors don't got many 81
'rz. and because 'h"v haven't ruurn
'on"y 10 spend not many p"npl" m trIt"
'o,Ibl" Ia -.nd thorn advertisements II
I.ir war"- have 'Ild -OYn" Of them 70. n"
rat they hav" rhTn" Ur four of wv ~"
lpsrs ~ their ,h"-'s That mean Tho"
ave kept them fhH' MANY y"nrs h"rdu-"
-"nd ih"rI oJf only ono" "1rh r''ir
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