The Washington times., 1916-11-28
A FEW DON'TS
FOR CHRISTMAS
What Not to Buy for the Low
cd Ones at Merry
Yuletide.
BY JANE DIXON.

BY JANE DIXON.
For the private information Of those
who decide to Join the shop carly
birds, to DO It now, to 80 in for pre-
and to place themselves In
a position where they can later lean
back in their chairs and queff the
Yuletide cheer with no thought OF 10
Trenches, santa CLAUS has complied q
list OF ''Don'ts." Give them serious
attention. They are born OF oi'ter
experience. 5000
Don't buy your one best bet mani
cure set. Every beau she has hsd Tor
tho last five years began with one OF
those silver sets OF seventeen pieces
done up In q plush box. They are the
bunk. those sets. The bangles e c2 PM
nail file 10 30 stiff Il 10 only good TO
dig corks out Of bottles, The burner
never buffs and the scissors are so
dull they Will not cut throSsn =, rtRs
knows. and he does not dare tell. she
has half q dozen Auch sets packed
away In the discard. What she reaIy
uses Ia . common or garden vsy
~ cent file, an orange wooc noi,sh
II
ana the palm OF her hand. -
Don't give her q SGT Of opera glasses
unless you expect to make good On
the. promise. implied. she proosGW
dows OF the house across the street
Having opera glasses and no opers
IL In a line with being all dressed up
and no place to 60
q Don't give her an opulent frame
containing your picture. BY 30 DOING
you are preparing an attractive back
ground for your successors. Let them
create their own environment
Do not give her a large diamond
with a fiaw in II. Be assured she VIII
rush straight TO the jewelers. to have
Il appraised. and when she hnds out
the subterfuEe she will be as pleased
smaller size. nr:t .atsr.
Yousg wesen.
Don't pick out n gold cigar cutter
for the one man unless he smokes
cigars. And even ~ he does he al.
ready has aNcoiiection such AZ would
constitute him a ut rival for Tif-
fany's-,<less he passed them along
to his men friends the following year.
A cigar cutter Seems to be the fem.
mime idea OF the spitome OF christ.
mas Joy. ....
Don't burden him with another bill
fold OF wallet He has them lstoweo
away In every size, shape and con
dition OF monogram. He viii remain
loyal to the scuffy. ragged, disrepu.
table leather he has been carrying
on his hip for years. No changing
him on this point.
Don't burden him with snother bill
enough 20 part his hair In the middle
ne has been lodging them. His supply
from r.. sss 10 ss. orS.s S
He uses an old pair with plan wooden
backs his mother bought for him when
he was In college. They aren't much on
looks but they ar: great on brush.
Don't hand him q trsvsiins case unless
OF equipment 10 probably q tooth brush.
a comb-Pullman car modei-and a
safety ranor stuffed down In the side
pocket, of hi. bag.
Don't send him an easy chair unless
he has already proposed. II you crowd
him that way he may get scared and
never come back
Don't bother knitting him n silk tie.
The poor boy will feel In duty bound
10 wear Il. and gracious knows u 70 hard
enough fer yGSanE man 70 maxi syins
him any such handicap.
Husbsnaa.
Do not present your wife with a
hunting rife when she needs a set OF
furs. or course. she enjoys your skill
as a huntsman, but she never fred q
gun In her life and Il 10 liable TO be
long. cold winter.
Don't give her q carving set unless
Last years suit. Every woman. likes
to look well. A carving set 10 not
much OF a help sartorisily.
Don't bring her q foolish vase for
the mantel shelf when she has been
len blankets. The most patient OF
wives have been known to crack un'
der such q strain.
when she asks for a string OF pearls
SO far as value 10 concerned. the
things may be nfty.nfty, but you may
depend upon IL she viii resent tins
Limousine as a fivver and secretly
pine for the pearls.
Don't give the husband a smoking
Jacket In the fond hope II will keep
him home nights. Nothing Will DC
that except a ball and chain or the
govt.
Don't buy HIM box of silk socks
In assorted colors. Buy black and he
may wear them.
Don't make. It a silver fern dish
for the center OF the table, II doubt
less looks very well, but probably he
does not eat ferns
Don't choose a set of Bernard Shaw
when ali he reads Is the market re
ports. A bookworm Is born, not
made.
Don't give him q ten dollar gold
piece. He 10 liable to sneak out the
next day and go on a large party
with Messrs. Tom and Jerry.
Miscellaneous.
Don't send your friend a box Of
cigars. He has met Christmas cigars
before. He knows them well.