Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-08
WISE MEN OVERLOOKED
 AN IMPORTANT THING
For Nineteen Hundred Years the World Has Suffered
 in Consequence

Approximately ten thousand people 1 within a radius of three miles os ! Brewery Gulch are in a condition DOT ] dering upon panic because the Wise Aen Of the East, as wise as they ] we're, did not write down tho answer | tfi the question: What shaq ] give him for Christmas 2' Like the atmos- ] phere around the devoted head of it. tle Jet when Mutt puts one over on hlln, the whole world gives off a va i porous cloud Of doubt out of which ! arises mammoth, iDsistent "9' i The good wife fights half a day to | get within buying range of the bar. | gain counter and when at last. fa. | ligued and worn with doubt she reaches the counter she gasps veal ly. What shall I give him9' The good natured old stiff they call iather waBders in the store aisles a stranger in strange place, a sail 1 or on uncharted seas, child who is father 10 family of men and women. The pretty pompadoured salesgirl tells him she is not an information bureau and what is more unless he ! knows what he wants. he had better hs too is wondering, What shall I give him for Christmas9" It is one Of the penalties of eating the forbidden apple, an offense com mitted by Adam, that We do not kno,g what to give for Christmas. 1t is q penalty that all must pay till Dooms- day, once a year. Man knows how 1 to fly through the air. how to talk | ln afr Ia ies of steam and electricity but he does not know what 70 give for Christmas. Newspapers are able to furnish ma terial for curling the hair, lighting pipes, protecting the roses from frost. starting fires and lining the kitchen shelves. but when it comes to know ing what to give for Christmas they can only make suggestions and tell sometimes what not to give. For instance. Go not give father chaf ing dish or a set of china or a parlol rug.
 Here Is a list of some of the appro- priate gifts to te found in ihe stores:
 For Him.
 pire and tobacco humidor.
 Cigarette cases and holders.
 Cigar cases and holders.
 Risbee made cigars. (Avoid m known brands like poison)
 Bedroom slippers.
 Smoking jackets.
 Bottle openers.
 Cigar clips
 Hat brushes, brooms.
 Watch fobs.
 Malachite stick pins.
 Tie clasps.
 Shaving sets.
 Wallets, purses.
 Match boxes
 Card cases
 For Her.
 Sbirstwait, rings Brooches, pen dants. etc
 Toilet sets, manicure sets.
 Neck chains
 Gold thimhles.
 Jewe. boxes
 Table silver.
 Bracelets
 Travelling clocks.
 Mesh bags
 Bridge sets
 Hand mirrors
 MonOgr5mgd stationary
 Perfumes of delicate odor.
 Hand bags
 Scarfs, fuTs
 SIX kimonas
 Tea or chocolate sets.
 Silk hose and gloves
 Damask table sets
 Electric irons, motors, lamps
 Chating dishes
 Gift books or popular novels.
 Bullets and china cabinets.
 Cut glass
 Nearly every article mentioned in the above list should please the re. cipient lt IS when one can not find the answer Co the puzzling question that one rushes to the nearest store and buys muhlers. handkerchief5, socks, pictures, lace, etc, etc i bit of advice to the ladies that win be appreciated by the men is: do- not purchase cigars for presents ] without knowing what kind to buy The principle Of pigs is pigs" does lot apply to cigars. Buy only brands ' hat are recommended by an expert a -nced smoker. It does not matter whether the box has holly leaves on C or not The smokes the thing. { Men are apt Co forget the fact that c he surprise is the happiest part Oi ,i ing for the recipient \ husband g not playing fairly who gives his O yfe five dollars or ten dollars and [ els his wife Co buy her own present n syen n his wife has picked out her q 'wn present, the husbsDd should ac company thai gift by another, if in- q, .Xpeusiye. surprise great many X 1en regard Christmas something like a hey do circus-they participate ir m he festivities for the sake of the hildren they act as fl they feared a he camera man would catch a Mer- si P Cbristmas" on their lips All wc- 8en. especially young women. look ,, orwaTd tc Christmas with an exuita- ion second only to the expectation il; [ engagement days. An original gift ,