Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

One Way to Help Santa.
TT ERE'S an offering which will
IL help lmmeasurably In old
Santa's burden this year. The
Omaha Reed & Rattan company,
South Sixteenth and Jones streets,
has q radical reduction on all Its
dolls and doll buggies. Cunning at
fairs they are, to be sure, wicker
hooded, rubber tired. This Is that
shop Of artistic wicker furniture,
you know. They've an unusually
large display this year at prices to
delight ones heart (and purse.)
Gifts to Last Lifetime.
FRELING & sTEINLE's, Eight
L eenth and Farnam, have an ex-
tensive Christmas stock of leather
gifts to last a lifetime. Hartmann
wardrobe trunks, truly useful gifts,
extraordinarily fine in detail, TN
usually strong in wearing qualities,
are priced at from $50 to $100. Then
there are those smart new travelling
bags for men and women in seal,
mountain goat, cowhide and fabri-
cold, priced at from $3.50 to SIS.
For statesmen, lawyers and clergy
men there are clever portfolio cases
at from S3.75 to $3.50. Or if one
doesn't find just the case needed,
one may have made to order a case
of supreme beauty. Purses for men
and women, card cases and bill
folds, range from Soc to $40 and
there are those new and fascinating
travelling sets priced at from $5 to
S35. These are fitted up with every
travelling necessity in ivory and
ebony, given the personal touch by
4 tiny gold monogram, a most ex-
quisite Christmas remembrance.
Other gift suggestions offered in
this clever shop are: Collar bags,
manicure sets, photograph frames,
Jewel cases, cigar and cigaret cases,
folding clothes hangers, cases for
gloves and handkerchiefs.
Do You Know That There's One
Gift Sure to Bring Pleasure to the
Whole Family7
NOTHING is quite so sure OF an
~ ecstatic welcome on Christmas
morning as musical instrument.
They're showing delightful pianos,
player pianos, grafonolas and
stringed instruments Of all kinds in
the showrooms of the Schneider
Mueller company, Fourteenth and
Farnam, specially priced for Christ
mas. Their showing of records for
the grafonola and music rolls for
PLAYER pianos is most extensive, en-
bodying all of the popular musical
"hits" Of the present day, as well
as the famed compositions of the
past years in classical music OF all
kinds. Visit this Family Music
House" before buying the Christ
mas instrument.
Frivolous Frills and Delicate En-
broidery Adorn the Christmas
Petticoats
WHICH they're showing at
w Lamond's, second floor Secur-
tiles building, Sixteenth and Far
nam. Dainty femininity the world
over would just adore the fluffy,
frilly. rose "pettie" decorated in
gold and blue traceriesl Or the
soft tan and dull green jersey
model nearby, with its pleated knee
ruffle and a midnight blue with
square insets of old gold, or that
audacious bit of a thing in heavy
lustrous black with rose trimmings!
Every Fold of This Evening Gown
Breathes Of Quality.
n UALITY of material, quality Of
" fashioning and quality of char
acter of the wearer. There is an art
in the designing and fashioning of a
gown such as the one I viewed in
the shop OF that distinguished little
modiste, Miss Feay, second floor,
Neville building, the other afternoon.
Exquisitely \cut, cunning in its deli
cate little details, it breathes of ar
tistry in its planning, for it is bound
to impart an air of individuality ap-
pealingly distinctive to the wearer.
Unusual Showing of Table Scarfs
FXQUiSITELY woven or hand
~ made of rich brocades trimmed
in bits of metallic lace, decorative in
deed in beautiful Innings and heavy
weighted tassels are specially priced
in the Orchard & Wilhelm Drapery
Department on the main floor this
week. A lovely gift for any home |
They've a pleasing price range from
S. to $50.