Evening star., 1916-01-02

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q are in the stores numerous and
sundry little articles-novelties and
whatnots. more or less in the class Of
would be given him at Yuletide, but
which one may now have to buy for
ones self.
toggery. novelty. or a department
store. one will find during the cur
rent week reductions in price that
will cause his pocketbook to shout
with joy. In some cases. it is very
true, there may be found articles a
trifle lacking in the crispness with
which they originally came from the
factory (this because of the inevitable
Christmas handling), but it is nee
essary to look closely to flnd the alb
sence OF freshness, and the difference
in the price asked now. and tina. asked
a nrlef week ago. not improba bly, will
make one forget all about it, anyhow.
rms, then. is the time of times to in
duige in the little gew- gaws commonly
known as luxuries, but without which
the average man of today feels at sea.
ductions are confined solely to novel
ties. Such is not the case. Figures
viii be marked down on all sorts Of
mems articles. including shoes, and
suits of clothes. But it is In
the "luxuries," which, after all, are
more or less of a malcontents name
Tor novelties, that the bargains are
most striking. These latter have been
marked down. and down, and down
he h,,xe
the writer. for new stuff Yet the
novelties now offered could not well
pc much more new, and while it must
be admitted that some of them are
mere passing fads. the most of them,
py large percentage, are appurte-
nances which will fit in the wardrobe
of an everyday gentleman of fifty
years from now as well as they do
today.
First, as perhaps the most staple in
the line of mems novelties which can be
bought to advantage in after Christ
mas shopping" come smoking outfits.
Pipes. cigar and cigarette holders and
cases and the like know, of course. no
season. But this is not true of smok-
ing tables. pipe racks and ash receiv-
ers. All of the latter can now be had
at prices from 10 to 20 per cent lower
than they were seven days ago. Natu-
rally the field of selection is consider
ably smaller, but it is still large enough
for most of.us.
The same applies to card tables, ta-
bourets with secret doors and compart-
ments for the keeping of whatever
may best be suited to the den, and pic
lures, the last named ranging in sub
Jects from cubist work to landscape
ceilings. set in frames ranging in price
from 10 cents to SO
Getting away from the things intend
ed entirely for ones lodgings and
looking over the more personal offer
in Dr., ,1a,-
in his after-Christmas bargain hunt
there will be a really remarkable col
lection of jewelry, the field OF which
ranges from rings to jewel-studded
suspender buckles, la the celebrated
Diamond Jim Brady" In the depart
ment stores and mems shops, as well
as in the stores devoted exclusively to
the work of silver and gold smiths.
one will find Dewildering variety of
JeWelry novelties at prices which make
them within the reach of everybody.
Particularly prominent in the display
are tie holders. cuff links, waistcoat
buttons and dinner and full dress studs
in all sorts of materials at prices with
III the reach of practically everybody.
For cuff buttons. silver. for the time
being a least, bids fair to displace gold in
popular favor. The fact is due to a sud
uVii NoSaC vi lHc siili4ue. lie really
smart thing these days is to wear cuff
buttons that are replicas Of those worr.
by George Washington or Thomas JEFF
ferson or some other hero of the earlier
days Of the republic
Cut-out monog-ams suitable for va
Tiety of purposes are given consider BILE
display not only in jewelry shops but in
the department stores and in not few
of the ha haberdashery shops. They come in
several standard sizes. although il one
wishes, one may have them made accord
ing to individual specifications. And these
cut-out monograms are the very latest
thing for a watch guard. Fitted on
black silk ribbon they have even replaced
the fine lapel chain. Very tiny ones are
made for the chap who wears broad
ribbon with his eyeglasses. Still others
are made in the form of tie clasps, and
yet others are intended for belt buckles.
They are made in all sorts of metals
gold. silver. copper and gun nletal-and.
needless to say. in pls ted wear. with
prices accordingly.
1t is a far cry from the toggery shops,
with their ultra-maSCuline atmosphere. to
domain of crochet work and en-
broidery. but the fact remains that from
the latter there can emanate what are at
once the most attractive, most simply ele-