The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-02
Pet Urge Is
Latest for
Christmas
This is the first Of q series on Christ
mas gifts. The second. to appear Wednes-
day. will concern comfort gifts.
BY JULIA BLANSHARD
NEA Service Writer

NEW HOCh, Lee. G.-OlC OdIbd
Claus has become a big game hunt
er this Christmas. Nothing on the
market is smarter nor more appro-
pirate than animal gifts.
Not live ones, necessarily. You
can get practically anything you
have in mind made either in the
form of some animal or with an
animal motif for decoration. Stores
are alive with animal gifts. Brand
new, smart and very, very modern
is this pet urge shis Christmas.
Suppose it is father you have
in mind. You can take your pick
of animal etchings for his room;
a metal desk set with pert onyx
burros atop each piece; an elephant
necktie holder; a cordial set of ruby
red crystal bottle with both the
bottle and the six glasses decorated
With little black jungle figures;
playing cards with modernistic
horses on the backs; book ends of
brass or iron dragons; bird
shaped pipe holder; hunting prints;
lion rug; a leather book cover
With his pet dog on it, or por-
trait of his pet cat
Gifts foE Mother
The choice Of animal gifts for
mother is even greater. How about
a dashing modernistic hare in black,
lavender and clear crystal, designed
for table piece?
There are, too, an ornamental
family of crystal cranes with long
pink coral legs, bills and eyes that
manage to look smartly decadent;
wrought iron door steps in the form
Of reindeer, foot-scrapers that are
bronze Scotties.
You can get silk umbrellas with
horsehead handles; salts and
peppers that are calico-colored
rabbits; fine porcelain celery dish
es of swans; and a gay sweater suit
with modernistic animal motif
woven in, in the form of shoulder
decoration and cuffs.
She may like framed pictures of
pets the children have loved; a real
live pet to keep her company about
the house, such as a Siamese cat,
a Peke dog or a couple of love birds,
or sop1e of the new angel-gold
fish.
Good Ones for Misses
# you have a yen to bestoW
most acceptable gift upon a young
miss in her teens, or Just out of
them, there is no denying the ap-
peal of animal gifts designed for
Ter.
There are little furry kittens,
dogs horses for hat motifs; there
are clips done in real diamonds and
rubies in the shape of mice; smart
hammered silver polo figures for belt
buckles and hat pins; new silver
bracelets with bangles that are each
diminutive animal; and vanity
cases with wee pets for decoration.
She would enjoy velvet boudoir
pillows that are kittens, sheep or
bears; a purse with carved jade
parrot fasteners; a gay painted
lamp that is an elephant holding
another elephant on his trunk, the
second one being the globe.
Appropriate for Boudoir
Then there are boudoir sets of
bubble crystal with a tiny bird in
color on each; bridge sets with ap-
pliqued squirrels ON them, and
sports handkerchiefs with colored
borders and a series of galloping
horses in the same color.
The young man of the family,
or the boy friend or bridegroom,
has a full set of animal gifts lined
up for him. Wrought iron and
irons in the shape of matador and
bull are new and stunning, as are
sets of brushes all fitted into a bear
holder.
A full set of accessories for his
pet dog-collar, sweater, basket
house and leash-would be welcome.
Other lunches are two new sofa
pillows with live-looking animal
decorations; cigaret lighters that are
in the form of dogs; a smoking set
with ash trays that have animal
QtOOl dblOllos plCCuICo VI OlO G1S-
fish hunting scenes, in gay colors.
Live Pets for Children
When it comes to the children,
nothing on earth is more appropri-
ate than live, honest-to-goodness
animals. OF course. their mother
should be consulted first, for she
must take part of the care of
them.
But a puppy. or couple of kit
tens, some fish, birds or even
rabbit or two usually are most &C
ceptable.
If live pets are out of the ques-
ton, there are all kinds of animal
games, animal books, a little mod
ernistic chair made in the form of
a zebra, fuzzy bath sets with ami
NAL borders, animal sponges in
bright colors, a soapy circus which
has soap made in the form of
ei,.o ~ IfOY, an6 beaver