Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
THE pale rose of morning, the
shining gold Of midday and the

scores of intermediate tones, I re-
Elected in the exquisite Gift Baskets
of fruit at Henry r. Hallowell &
Sons, Broad below Chestnut street,
The eye battles itself deliciously in
the picture they make, and to the
cold North a breath of the sunny
South is waited on their wings of
beauty. No cheerier or more novel
Christmas remembrance could be
sent than one of these masterpieces.
To the sterner or to the weaker sex,
to the "shut-in" or to the one in
perfect health they would be equally
acceptable. There are baskets to
suit any taste, from gorgeous ham,
pers to modest fiat little baskets like
those used for fancy work, and most
were owe and hand painted in far
away lands.
TJAVE you chosen your Christ
II mas present for her? Or are
you waiting until the last min
ute for an inspiration? Surely her
gentle hints that jewelry from
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company
would not be amiss should be sufi-
cient, and a ring which can be worn,
not on state occasions alone, but day
in and day out, is perhaps the most
desired piece. And what an assort-
ment there is! Diamonds, pearls,
emeralds, rubies, sapphires and other
gems, some simple little rings, others
most elaborate. One stunning Cabo-
chon Emerald is set in a dome
shaped cluster of diamonds, with a
studded graduated shank. Another
but why destroy your pleasure by a
poor description? Select any one
and see which sparkles the more
when you place it upon her finger,
her eyes OF the ring!
CTOCKINGS are still hung up
- with care on Christmas Eve, and
- little hands still eagerly explore
them the first thing the following
morning, and if these most mys-
FERROUS of grab-bags do not come up
to expectations the joy Of the Day
of Days is dimmed. At b. F.
Devices, 1922 Chestnut street there
are hosts of wee articles in the Toy
Department made for this purpose.
Bean bags of cretonne or leather. in
the shape of children. Jumping
ropes. with two blue flannel sailors
for handles. Bubble blowers. fancy
bags of marbles, magic clocks or
carrots, filled with toys. Hungry
Hans Eats Pennies" a funny figure
bank. which absorbs pennies via the
mouth. Quaint wooden boxes with
| thimbles and U. S. Baby Tanks, tiny
animate toys which go by their own
power and do marvellous stunts.
HTO KNOW an Oriental rug is to
love it. The crude and clumsy
figures, the hooks and squares
and angles, all the odd and strange
designs are full of meaning hidden
indeed, from those who do not under.
stand, but speaking in plain terms ia
those who do. What more fascinat.
ing gift, then, could be made than q
rich and harmonious Oriental, rug
from the comprehensive stock Of
Fritz & La Rue, 1924 Chestnut
street. All are not expensive. The
Mahals, which come in many sizes
are good medium-priced Persian
rugs of artistic colorings and pat
terms. Rich mahoganys and blues
predominate, and the designs are
copied from all the old Persian pat
terms. Sometimes a special type il
copied or certain features of severa
types are combined, but the Iraniar
ideas are carried all through.
w WHENEVER a nan is asked
wv what he wants for Christmas
~ he invariably answers, "Noth'
ing" Who believes him? We al
know that he would be much grieveC
if overlooked, and his pretended in
difference only increases u per
plexity. But the difficulty of choos
ing vanishes with q visit to the well
stocked establishment of William
II. Wanamaker, 1217-19 Chestnu.
street, where one gift suggestion
after another is displayed. Neck
wear in all the leading styles
leather waistcoats, with or withou
sleeves; smart crepe de chine shirts
In fancy patterns; smoking jackets
Of neat reversible cloth; sweaters
plain and heather mixtures, and
newest Of all, stunning detachabl,
shawl fur collars in beaver, nutrii
and Hudson seal which can be but
toned on any coat and removed OF
mild DAYS. All these RiftG are taste
fully boxed without extra charge.