The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-07
Gadgets of
EUe1yKind
ON Display
BY JULIA BLANSHARD,
MA Service Writer

NEW YORK, March 7. - It is
smart 10 have a sense Of humor
about bridge prizes this season and
1t is the fashion to give gifts in a
colorful manner.
For the outstanding style notes
in two recent national gift shop
shows stressed the vogue for ami
mails in all their varied interpreta-
tons and the use of color in new
glassware, ceramics, lamp shades,
dishes, pottery. pillows and other
articles Is both arresting and
charming.
Where once it vas difficult to find
anything suitable for a bridge prize
for Lucy's birthday present, the
modern department store solves the
problem for you by housing IN a
given shop a tremendous variety OF
gifts for your selection.
one thing is certain. gazing upon
the spring collection Of these. The
era of a renaissance Of old-faSh-
toned what-nots must be just
around the corner. For there are
gadgets for this and that and CAD
gets for nothing at all but amuse-
ment.
Animals Galore on Sale
Among the animal articles, small
porcelain. glass, bronze, silver and
ivory animals range from thumb
nail size to big animals. Dogs are
the prime favorites, elephants next,
with mice, giraffes. cats, donkeyS
and lions, and tigerS enough to
make a miniature ZOO.
Many function as standards for
lamps, stands for smoking equip
ment, as pitchers, mugs, sofa pill
lows, embroidery on linens and even
for silver designs.
The huntSman lamp, with a horse
for a base and the shade repeating
the horse with rider, would delight
anybody who rode.
Quite intriguing for the schoolboy
&c ting away from animals, are the
student" lamps. They are modern,
in gay colors, and contemporary de-
sign.
The lamps base Is a student,
standing on a book, with an arm
load of books, and the shade has
books colorfully outlined on its
parchment background.
Feminine Gifts Varied
For women there are innumerable
perfectly charming new gifts or
prizes. To make triangle out OF
the old waff1e-set couple of syrup
pitcher and batter jug, there now
comes a cute sprinkling can OF
matching porcelain which carries
powdered sugar. Cookie jars Sug-
gest that new fashions now permit
one to nibble on I thin, homemade
wafer without Orry.
Lemon squeezers in the shape OF
colorful clowns, with one arm the
spout. the other the handle, make
one smile but covet them.
Tea sets, chocolate sets, break
fast sets and after dinner coffee sets
are in elegant array, ranging from
colorful peasant pottery from
abroad, to the new colored crystal.
Flower pots are extremely orig
inaL Perhaps the clear crystal balls
that hang from a chicken or cat
shaped holder. to carry either ivy
or cut flowers. are the newest.
Single bulb pots are a nice gift,
coming as they do in geometric
shapes. most modern in color and
design.
For the smoker, man or woman,
there is infinite variety of choice
articles. some of them using bronze,
aluminium, silver, hammered brass
and other metals to create impress
sively handsome gifts. Desk sets
now include cute parchment desk
waste paper baskets. many OF them
with old-fashioned Godey'S Ladies
book prints on them.
Elegant Gifts for Table
For the table there are elegant
gifts. Perhaps one of the shiny new
artificial flower centerpieces, done
in cellophone, some cleaning black
balls with silver ferns and flowers,
others with clear crystal base and
such delicate flowers as a spray OF
apple blossoms worked out in
cleaning pink, white and green.
Linens there are galore. pale pink
sets numbering among the newest.
Modern pewter for the table has
some charming new mugs, plates,
goblets. an imposing array of extra
service spoons and forks, extra
dishes like cheese plates. pie plates,
cookie trays and condiment dishes.
New silver, especially the import
ed silver, features long handles and
very short prongS on the fork and
blades on the forks, most modern
in design.
There are charming decanter sets,
with tricky new one from Paris
called the before and after" bottles,
with the latter blown to look quite
wilted and Slumping. These are the
new lavenderS, soft green's, ruby
reds and blues.
Such an array perhaps may make
more difficult the actual decision OF
the purchaser. There are so many
charming things TO choose from. 1t
is 10 be q spring. in fact. when IT
is more blessed 10 receive than TO
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