Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-23

We adults may smile at the eager,
girlish voice of the valedictorian, i'm
pressing us anew with the fact that
beyond the Alps lies Italy"-but in
reality that old standby in oratory
embodies for the speaker just as awe
inspiring a truth as 1t did in the be-
ginning.
Our girls and our boys are poised
for explorations into new fields of
human relationships and endeavor-
with the great mountain range of
inexperience and immature Judgment
forming barrier over which they
must climb with care and thoughtful
ness. Therefore, the day on which
they finish the old, sheltered life and
step out into the world to make places
for themselves is really very momen-
tous one, and should be marked by
lasting souvenir of some kind.
THERE are, of course. all sorts of
gifts that may be presented to the
diploma winner. Attractively boxed
sets of cosmetics, delicate perfumes,
flowers, lingerie and unusual Access
SORES for sports and evening-all these
fall within the range of the appro-
pirate and charming. However, for
the really fond parent or relative who
wishes to make the gift of lasting
value and use, jewelry springs imme-
diately into first place.
Shops are realizing this, and some
of the larger concerns are making a
speciality Of jeweled gadgets for the
young girl These are not expensive,
yet provide a delightful medium in
which to express adult pride and affec-
ton.
First and foremost for most girls
comes diamond wrist watch. Hav-
ing gone through school with hard
boiled timepiece which was able to
endure the rigors Of hockey and bas-
ket ball without faltering a tick, the
young lady now yearns for truly
feminine and beautiful bauble. The
newest ones which I have seen, at
remarkably low price, are round in
shape, about the size of dime, with
clear, easy-to-read faces. These are
of either white gold or platinum, and
are usually mounted on metallic cord
monds completely encircling the dial
other watches have simply bands OF
baguette diamonds fastening them to
the bracelet.
Two watches on slightly more
elaborate scale which delighted me
were also round, with a rim of dia-
monds, and the bracelet Of one, of
metal links, had diamonds set between
each link. The other one had a
bracelet of two flexible metal cords,
set entirely with diamonds.
FOR the outdoor type of girl, who
spends most of her time in sports
clothes and cares little for feminine
fripperies, there are stunning tiny
gold baguette watches, mounted on
leather thong bracelets, with gold
fastening and loops. The round
shape also appears in these watches,
too, and it is well to keep your eye
on this trend in watch styles. for it
seems to be going over In big way
among the women who are right
up to the minute on the newest
things.
Clips, pins and novelty bracelets
are running the whole gamut of the
animal kingdom, this year. I hap
pened to see in one shop two clips
featuring the familiar forms Of two
famous comic strip animal charac-
tiers, done in black enamel, baguette
diamonds and pearls. They would
make a most welcome gift "for the
girl who has everything" either singly
or in the original pair.
There are pins of semi-precious
ttones-which are becoming more
and more popular for day wear, as
they are colorful and relatively mex
pensive-made in the shape of dogs,
love-birds, owls, ducks. chickens,