Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-22

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The Most Essential Features of
Merry Christmas Are the Goodies
on Every Hand.
III HE ALA Shop, 2O7 South
= Eighteenth street, have nut
bowls which you have but to see to
desire. You'll at once think of the
pleasure every member of the family
will take in their use. A heavy ma
hogany bowl has heavy brass branch
of oak tree, with Sir Squirrel perched
on the end. A Craftsman bowl has
cracker with spring of beaten bronze.
One in Japanese carving is pleasing
indeed. While Parsons Bowl in
rosewood finish mahogany is bright
ly suggestive of holiday cheer. These
bowls have prices from $3,75 to $500
This shop shows a very complete
line of potteries in all the known
makes ranging in price from 35c to
$50.
Gifts in Which You Can Combine the
Useful and the Beautiful
A RE those to be found in the
"A E. B. Williams Electric Shop.
5l2 South Eighteenth street. If
you're doing the Santa buying at
your house, you'll be relieved to
buy not only the lights for this
years Christmas tree, but permanent
lighting fixtures for the years to
come. Tiny mazda lights in bright
blue, green and scarlet are 81 for
four, $40 for eight, with long cord
and plug to which you may, at any
time, add additional lights. Heating
pads, with big soft cover (washable),
a particularly thoughtful gift for
$3.50. Percolators, urns in the low
ing cup design and others equally
good looking, are from SO to $40. Big
round grills, curling irons and toast
ers. are only few of the many Use
fully beautiful things offered as gifts
in this shop.
Style Presentations in Neckwear of
individuality.
kNOR men who appreciate styles a
1 step in advance of the common
place, are the new art silk collars in
silver and gold tones just received
at the J. T. McQuillin Shop. 1912
Farnam street. Ask for The Barth,"
and "Olivet" each is SOC. I've seen
nothing which combines half so well
with the artistic Jersey silk. crepe
and serge silk shirts. The knitted
ties at s., $3.50, and 81, are of finest
pure thread silk, beautifully tailored.
Gratifying additions to the "garb of
gentlemen" the fancy cut silk ties
in large folded fourth hands.
For Last Minute Gifts.
HERE is bound to be a last
L minute gift, that bugbear of
holiday time. My dears. don't let
even this dim your happiness. 1t
isn't necessary, for Mrs. Humphrey
is lady of greatest originality and
resourcefulness. Run up to the
Franco-American Shop, III Bran
deis Building (tlle store building
with elevator entrances on Sixteenth
and Seventeenth. She will love to
help you to decide on these last
minute gifts, from the selection OF
'sweeties" perfumes. sachets, pow
ders and soaps, whicf comprise her
stock of delightful toilet requisites.
Artistic Touches to Garments Old
and New
A RE added by the designers in the
"A Ideal Button & Pleating com.
pany, 30S Brown building. The pos
sibllities for hand work are practical
ly unlimited. One lady even had
a whole set OF doilies, II in the diff.
ferent sizes double hemstitched for a
Christmas gift She added dainty
edging of pointed lace, and what
could be more enhancing as per
sonal gift? There is wonderful in.
terest being taken i'll the accordion
pleated skirts both for little people
and grown-ups. The catalog, which
I'll be glad to send'you, gives excel
lent ideas for fancy pleating, and
Polly has found pattern for love,
ly little bodice with points, and tas,
sells to hang over the pleated skirt
for tiny tots as we'll as older girls oil
II and IA years.
Baskets Useful and Charming
H,VERY woman loves a basket
- either for a practical purpose or
purely from a decorative point of
view. The Omaha Reed and Rattan
Co., $40 South Sixteenth street, have
a delightful assortment of baskets
of all kinds; long handled fruit and
nut holders, split bamboo ferneries
with copper Innings, clothes ham,
pers, big and small; if its baskets
you'll find them here at prices most
attractive.
Uncle Bills Big Circus is Is cents
and IS cents, not admission, my
dears, bat price of CIRCUS itself. It's
a cutout, you know!
Service of Dispatch and Expertness
S to be found in the Dresher
= Brothers establishment. Don't
despair if you've forgotten to have
something cleaned for Christmas.
You'll be surprised and gratifed to
see how quickly and skillfully they
will do the work. Mr.. Dresher has
just told ME that he has some re-
markable buy" in furs, pieces which