South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-08
SELECTING HIS
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Shops Offer Variety of Gifts to
Suit the Taste of Any Man,
But His Taste Must Be Dis
covered First.

Three Illuminating suggestions oc-
Christmas gift 10 buy; desk belong
ings. shaving belongings, smoking be-
longings. on these three notes any
number Of changes are rung by the
ready merchant, and unless the man
in question is hOpeiessly well supplied
in all the above particulars, the selec-
ton Of proper and acceptable gift
is only a matter of time.
Mans Christmas gift he's ever been
a problem to women, for even with
the wealth of suggestions in the
shops. one is never certain that he
will lilSe-and use-the carefully Sc
lected Offering. Man has such a way
of leaving an Ornately decorated tie
rack to pine, unused, upon the wall
beside his dresser while his fourth
hands are tossed as Of yore over the
Familiarity convenient gas jet. I'm
less the bestOwer of an expensive.
silver mounted penknife is cherished
in his heart of hearts with sentiment,
how apt that knife is to remain, in its
chamOis jacket. in his left vest pock-
ct while the ancient and honorable
broken bladed one which has sharp
ened pencils picked out slivers and
Whitfield kindling on camping trips.
retains it's place conveniently in the
accustomed right-hand pockets
Wise WOman's Scheme.
The wise woman, looking for mans
| Christmas gift. selects something so
entirely comfortable or strikingly
useful and convenient THAI he simply
cannot do without it after the first
day-and marvels how he ever did
But To find this gift in the bewilder-
ing array of before Christmas offer
ings-there's the problem. indeed.
For some reason or other elephants
are very fashionable this season
gifts of elephant hide or elephant
tusk have the virtue of expensiveness
and distinction, and these gifts cover
almost the whole range of masculine
needs. There are tiny paperweights
/ in the form of natural little elephants,
/ covered with elephant hide and hav-
| ing real elephant ivory tusks. They
stand on slabs of ivory. clipped across
( a large tusk. THE are also huge
I travelling bags OF elephant hide.
mounted with gold, monogrammed-
/ if one wishes-with gold and supplied
with the usual number Of luxurious
J fittings all mounted with gold and
/ elephant hide. Between these two
/ extremes there are various other use
< full gifts; whisk broom holders photo
! graph and calendar frames, desk fit
! tings, and the like, any one Of which
would be sure to please a man of
| good taste.
The man who does not own a
steamer rug will appreciate one Of
these convenient rugs which may be
folded and flung across a couch, MAX
/ ing an attractive addition to the room
as we'll as adding TO comfort.
Miscellaneous Hints.
If one is sure Of a mans taste in
! pictures, handsomely framed water
/ color or engraving makes an accepta-
! BILE gift English hunting scenes and
the fine Dendy Saddler engravings are
usually appreciated by men. I'm
! less one is very sure of the mans
! taste. il is better not to venture on
| books. Most fOlks-women as we'll
/ IS men-have actual or mental lists
J OF books they would like to have. if
/ they could afford it. and sometimes a
! tactfully pre-arTanged talk with a
man on the subject of books will re-
veail the names Of one or two of
these desired but as yet unattained
! tones
Slippers, the old standby when a
! mans Christmas gift was under con-
| sideration. are not given as much as
they used to be. Men are apt TO be
quite as finicky about their personal