The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-09
NezO Boxes
Add Beauty
to Packages
BY JULIA BLANSHARD,
NEA service Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-C0SUuulng
the Christmas gift this year should
be a pleasurable task.
There are such pretty clothes
for it, whatever it is. You can get
papers, boxes. string ties or ribbon
ones, seals, cards and even outer
wrapphlgs in ensemble effect that
will give it. that desirable we'll
dressed look that every Christmas
gift should wear.
In the first place there are in
Vulnerable new boxes on the mar
ket for Christmas presents. If you
are giving a child a little sweater,
some handkerchiefs or a dress, you
can get a cut in animal shape,
with standard on the back so
that It looks like a real elephant
on approach.
There. are triangular. circular
hexagonal and other modernistic
boxes in an amazing array of color
and design.
Get Pretty Boxes
Most stores give you boxes with
your purchase, if you request them.
These boxes often are pretty silver
or gold ones. or holly trimmed. All
you need do is to wrap them up in
your own choice of paper, and there
you are.
New are the doggy Christmas pa
pers this year. They come in gay
red. with white Scotties. Or in
black and white, blue and gold or
whatever color combination you
have gone into.
New, too. are the old English
prints, with Dickens characters
stepping out to wish you Merrie
Christmas. Polka dotted papers and
the clear, rich colored transparent
papers in red and white. green and
red and black and white are mighty
pretty.
Black dotted in gold stars has an
exotic look about it. Modernistic
papers. in many colors, can be pur-
chased at the best stores and the
five and ten.
Paper i'm Stripes Is Striking
Christmas paper in Scottish
stripes is regal looking, impressive.
Plaids are new and jaunty, especial
ly those that wave their lines Slight
ly TO give them a hand blocked look.
The silhouette papers, with quaint
figures of black against white, or
vice versa. are new this year.
Tied with lavender ribbon, they
are effective for older persons. Old
Santa Claus, his RENDERS and holly
wreaths are still with us. But modes
in papers have changed. The newer
papers are made in old Saint
Nicky's name, but they. do not in
clude him in their designs.
You may prefer silk, satin or
metal ribbon to tie up your parcels.
If you don't, there are some swanky
paper ribbons, some of them with
sticker backs. Many of these are
soft as silk, but durable.
Shown in Five Shades
An effective one has five shades
of gray stripping it lengthwise, with
silver edges. Others are checked
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Christmas bells, silhouette or mod
ernistic designs. Blue and silver
for ribbons used with blue and
silver papers is newer than red,
though the majority of folks prob
ably still prefer Christmas colors.
When it comes to the little Christ
mas tags that you send to designate
the giver, there are some of the
cutest little gadgetS imaginable.
Kittens, little lambs, prancing rein4
deer and barking dogs all have a
part.
Animals abound. SO do wee chill
dren in cute poses. So do candles,
stars and mistletoe and holly de-
sign. The new do Not Open Until
Christmas" tags change the senti-
ment somewhat. One, a doggie,
says "Gr-r-eetings-untie whenever
you please
Stickers Are New
Monogrammed stickers and cards
are new. So are some Of the Chi
nese ones, in old mandarin en-
broidery color5.
CrOSS-SbltCleQ Q6SlSnS promise u
be popular this year and have a
quaint colonial air about them.
They come in all colors and a COM
bination of pastel colored decora-
tons on creamy background is
dainty and new.
The size of your parcels should
have some consideration when Sc
lecting your Christmas wrappings
1t is a good idea, however, to look
over the whole collection offered for
your choice. decide on a single pref
ty design and stick to it for every
gltt you send.
Or. choose two designs. one for
yU1ng folk and one for adults. If
you confine yourself to one OF two
designs at most, it will be a great
Savipc