Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-12-21
WHAT MEN DON'T
WANT FOR XMAS
aelett Burgess Begs for That
Rarest Blessedest of Gifts,
Nothing"

Nothing"
Most of the Christmas magazines de-
tote II good deal of attention as to what
shall be given for Christmas. In tho
December Good housekeeping Maya
zine Is n very interesting collection OF
protests from men. telling what they
do not want. Some OF the suggestions
are. however. constructive In telling
what would be acceptable.
The general drift OF the expressions
liz summed UP by one Of the writer's
who says. There 10 hardly a man In the
country who has not secretly violated
his last New Years resolution not to
things Santa Claus has been 40 kind
az to bring him."
Gelett Burgess expresses himself in
this wise: III presents must be given.
let them be money-or kisses! When
you wish mo q Merry Christmas, do not
let the embossed paper label seal 4
potion that will poison my freedom!
Use gold cord about your package II
you will. SO you do not tie me into q
mood OF impossible gratitude for All
unwished gift. I hate silver. for n
thing; this l now inform my friends:
but how can I catalog by abhorrences.
They are infinite. Fro silk Knit ties
to little boxes devised to hold SIX
matches, I loathe everything that
money can buy|unless I nave bought
1t myself! And SO II I have any friends
left. tell them this; II they would give
mo a Christmas present. let 1t be that
truest, rarest. blessedest OF gifts, moth
ing!"
Burgess johnson claims a special dis
like for calendars that, crowd my
tNhIaa. rihhnn HnnG n p1Hn "a $50
name; silver plated suitcase labels;
any small gilt picture frame; note
books that don't fit my poke ct; bed
room shippers with no heel. (gem set
key ring? I would hook it!)-all these
things make no appeal. No. I've moth
ing much the matter. But I struggle
now and then 'gainst those things de-
scribed in catalogs as dainty gifts
for men,"
Il remember" says one of the UNI
~fortunates. Several years ago a young
woman gave be a made up purple
puff necktic. 1t was one OF those royal
purple affairs that hook in the back.
and 1t had IL nightmare defeated before
the starting gun was fired. What did
! do with 1T? Well l liked the girl. and
my neck. knowing I should never feel
worse II the hangman's moose were ap-
piled. Next I turned up my coat collar
80 the world would not see. and went to
call on the girl. She was pleased, and
was pleased that h was pleased.
Another writes: II don't want Slip
pers hand embroidered; a smoking
Jacket bound In red and white: a briar-
wood pipe, with girls head. hand
edge mustache screen. marked. Friend
ships Onering:' box Of assorted neck
ties Il prefer to make my own selec-
tion); toilet articles Of my kind; box
OF collars, size 1917"
From "Papa."
A fond father contributes this: II
don't want a set of triplets. Not that ]
ceived a pair of twins last Christmas.
One was a girl and the other was q
girl. That made two girls. And be-
fore that had n girl. That makes
three girls-three Of the sweetest. pref
test girls / ever saw in my life. II
should receive triplets his Christmas,
and they should be girls, that would
make six girls, inc while I love girls.
don't want the girl business over.
done. I have to draw the line at trip
lets TOR this Christmas. don't want
the stork to get the habit. One girl
was all right, and last Christmas two
girls were all right, but II no should
bring three girls this Christmas, and /
pretended to be pleased, there might be
no stopping him. 1t would be four
y AiCAI \nl lotuId6 dIlu i've KITS the
ext Christmas. and six girls the next
Christmas. and seven-No! no trip
let's this Christmas!"
Here are some Of the other express
sions:
Cigars. as O rule, OF smOkers' arti.
cles selected by q little
'dinky thing with ribbOns'-this last
the ladies are most prayerfully begged
not to get. Not anything embroidered
or cases for toilet articles. Not stick
pins"
II believe gifts are chosen best by
those h know US best. and the order
OF successful choosing begins with the
mother. and then wife, children, friends
and lastly by relativesinlaw."
Christmas must always remain a
and he must forget sensitiveness, pride
n let his heart be so generous that
The gift which touches him most will
be some beautiful card and the senti-
ments Of sincerity or some odd little
trinklet to p~erpetuate the love through
out the year: something, in short, that
he can carry in his pocket or place on
the desk or chiffonier. The refreshing
token OF love will endure, the sport OF
the day Is forgotten"
Zone OF the most disappointing
presents I have ever received was q
Wallet Of he finest quality and just at
the time I needed such an article, but
sad to tell. the designer must have been
q man Of colossal size. for that precious
wallet, when slowed in any of my peck
cts made a most unsightly bulge. After
several years 1t rests in my desk, to be
taken out occasionally, looked at and
mournfully replaced"
useful articles which I do not care