Evening star., 1940-12-07
New Christmas Cosmetics
Reflect Real Originality
In Light>H Hearted Vein
Novel Presentations Should
Solve the Most Difficult
Purchasing Problems

as an example. They have as much
personality as any beauty aid you
can name, and they're even de-
signed according to age groups. One
brand Of sachets has been scented
for the young girl, and the fragrance
Is a delicate, yet distinctive one
that's just perfect for the "jeune
file" There's a set of four, quilted
in q diamond pattern and set off
with a white satin bow in the CEN
ter. For the 'jeune files" mama,
there are adult sachets in the form
Of billet doux," if you'll overlook
our French. Anyway, these make a
nice romantic gift for any woman,
and they're 50 dainty in pastels,
shaped like a love letter! They
come in pairs, one pink and one
blue, quilted in the contrasting
shade and sealed with q contrasting
bow.
OF course, we always say never
look a gift horse in the mouth. un-
less he happens to be the jaunty
wooden one carrying lovely bot
tie Of eau de cologne on his back.
This little item is one Of the most
intriguing Of the current Christmas
offerings and the nice part is that
after the bottle Of cologne is re-
moved, 'horsie" Is q charming orna-
ment In fact, If you're lucky
enough to get two they make won-
derful book ends. Equally tricky
suggestions from a firm noted for
its clever interpretations include a
large candy cane" which holds a
box Of busting powder and red
and white striped Hpstick. . That
is, the case is striped, not the lip
stick. Another Of our pets, brought
out last season and good enough to
continue, is q fireplace Of cardboard
from which hang three little glass
stockings filled with as many per-
fumes. The effect is extremely Vic
torian and positively enchanting
Other eyebrow-raising items are
compacts which look like harlequin
masks, or a set which includes a
number of beauty preparations in a
round box. The trick here is to use
the top Of the box as a roulette
wheel after the contents have been
removed. None of these gifts will
require mortgage on the old home
stead.
Furthermore, Joe says (he's here
AGAIN. that some Of the new boxed
gift sets will surprise you. They're
real values and look far more ex-
pensive tlsAE they actually are. The
ones that he likes particularly well
are packaged in midnight blue, dec
grated with silver stars and tied
with wide red satin ribbons. Treas
ure chests Of beauty" Joe call,
them, which is nice poetic
sounding description. Inside, the
beauty angle Is nicely taken care o1
by superior eau de colognes, per.
fumes, bath aids, makeup and what
not-au Of very popular make
Believe it or not, there are IS diff
ferent combination sets available
(Joe ought to know, because he speni
all one lunch hour counting them
OF course, his most outstanding i'm.
preston Is of the complete set con.
tanning everything but the Unior
Station waiting room. It's beauti-
fully designed with q delicately
sculptured lady's head on top O
the box. And on top Of the heat
is a smart little honeSt-to-goodnes
evening hat! Lester Gaba designet
the former, which you may use fol
q boudoir ornament; John-Frederic
whipped up the bonnet, which will g
nicely with your new dinner dress
A touch on the expensive side, bu
well worth 1t. In fact, for actua
lvslus II Int expensive at ali