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Show -- N HI 1 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN Tfli 'M By JULIA BOTTOMLEY. The Immense variety In ribbons per mlts an unending variety In fancy hags, and they will play tlieir Ubual prominent part at Christmas time. The rich brocades an3, heavy weaves In plain ribbons are used Tor opera bags and for the handsome shopping bags which city women find U convenient to carry wjth them when they have small purchases to ma'ke andjntend carrying them home Ribbons in lighter weight, such as the Dresden,, in taffeta, which are found In so many beautiful designs, are chosen for all those bags that form accessories to the furnishings of the home Among these, those with flowered patterns on ft plain silk ground having wide borders of gauze are the newest and most beautiful of the seasons offerings. Such a ribbon Is shown here in the .pretty corset bag pictured, A new design In a shopping bag which may be made long enough to When It comes to selecting things for men two facts should be borne in mind Men appreciate whatever adds to their personal comfort and they are attracted by things that are convent- - iFpjTzlrW V I, - 1 i '1 t 1 ! yp . I ! - mu iV ,, I j h II I: hi: LhV 0ttfr L iWsiifs H . iwtii, M V" We fr- ii ;.ifca - v"A- aLA w plc-ture- p;X.; f t z u, fm , I ftii 1 v ft : V1 TiliJi-- J VD f 5e, L3 f3 'V tyjk & (Ion) At ' ' !v' Vi. -- 4H Vvt rf'. 4 -- t - 'v A.' ta- The fine art of Japan puts even the Jleast expensive of Japanese fans la class by themselves -- If ne tnust look for gifts w hlch have an artistic value t6 make them attractive, and at the same time may be had at a small price, the products of the Jap- - v4 Pt v A-- j ., - V-- kw aFdjmmwizowi, J3ZM$k6 aston-Tshmen- 55 & . g e -- d P " corn-que- st three-quart- er e - fid-lowi- ng -- . Vajl-ravud- -- ertes-ture- thirty-three- - r at y , 'i? V sv J Vp - s. V s' t e g j xztr0iMaas&f -- A fan with white enamel sticks, tm- Ished out with gold, has a shaded ground in clear, beautiful blue, merg-lnwith white J Carved sandaj wood makes a fan Jor a lifetime, which depends for ornamentation upon the way In which the Silcks are cut out In a lace pattern. They are held together by a narrow ribbon. The faint and delicious odor of the wood makes this a sewed to it for the wash-raand soap fan to treasure. tooth and nail brush White tape is paper and used to bind the several pieces The Nothing but a satin-likbrown wood sticks form the ground case is then covered with cretonne upon which some artist has disttn-.g- u bound to The rubber cloth with tape machine-stitcheished himself in the last fan. over the edges ThU Such fans may be found ranging convenient caso fastens with a snaj in price from about &0 cents to (2. fastener such as la used on gloves. . , - RECENTLY returned visitor . L to the Orient, is authority the statement that for the King of Slam will marry H,.. no one but an American. The report Is more Illumi' nating than Is at first remembered. When the young king then crowm prince-af- ter bis years of European and American education 4 uzizF'ai&r travel returned home to take up the y was serious study ef his father's kingdom it thought that as a matter of course he would jTol- which he low tho custom of the rojal house belonged and marry. Hut, greatly o the of the entire realm, this he flatly refused to do, and not even his father's kingly requests could change his decision. - 1sTow, marriage by a Siamese monarch means' not the simple taking of one wife, but tho complicated and wholesome absorption of a hupdred Ilia late majesty King Cliulalongkorn had three wives when he was crown prince and added 97 others to his household before ascending the throne, and his father, the great Mongkut, claimed many hundreds of wives So when oung Prince Yajiravudh turned his back upon the beauties of the court and 4 would have none orthem he established a precedent Of celibacy unheard of in his domain since before time was. There was never a suspicion of scandal conltlv the prince, either while he was at nected 5rtr' veT to friend Siam into giving np Sandhurst or at Christ college, Oxford; nor durher tion territory of northeastern, ing his many visits to Herlin, Paris, Madrid, half century l&w watching for more than Vienna or Ixndon covering manv years of his the1 khagdlonB tat entire turn to ripe opportunity most impressionable age not even a word during sns Jftw wsvmtta. and England, a French dependency; his flying trip through the states and If he went la guarding her Malayan peninsula! wit& mow back to his Asiatic throne leaving his heart here more skill and care, hoping tor her chawe and or. in Europe the world has nevpr been notified her neighbor Into a hote and ffltoe t squeeze of the matter nor ba8 any particular caretaker extricate her at the price of some off the adjacent been singled out as the possible happy custodian land belonging to the lord off the white cSepdtsat of the royal gift. America alone of the three most fndWntiuiI! naHut, should this rumor have more than the In southern Asia ha aever sought foe tions usual-clai- m for' credence sheuldhis majesty, of land or for official emolument foe fotww Maha Vajiravudh, the supreme ruler of all Siam, past, present or future. Her Star and Strta1 what then There is no "marry an American off a century lhaw for the last royal family in this democratic country from off tie Anvertoami enuv floated from the masthead which the young man could or should make his sulate undisturbed amid all the vexation rfoaB-rie- s choice and by so doing cement the bonds that for political and territorial gaiw whiehi fcaww already hold his little kingdom in far away Asia( come to the surface wtt&i great ver close Jo Uncle Sams hep rtXRut .there ate , obstinately of which have heew refFenwd ' American ladies that are fair to look Uncle Sams resident deputy for settlement. upon, rlghtminded and talented enough to be any So it would seem, that Iff the king off Shan monarchs queen, and If this be a culture quest were to marry an American he would he hut hs weir as a longing of the heart there can be his political and social pretKleettan and no question of money in the affair,' no bargain would bo endeavoring to hind still closer the of gold for a title, for Siam is one of the richest bond of .friendship and real brotherly affeetiww Of theJittle kingdoms .of. the world and her sov ' that have held through the reigns off Ms tw fbuvereign holds by the right of possession legal mediate forebear Mongkut and rhnMougkom. title to about everything worth haying In his But there la a better reason thaw thi for entire state if this then be a questlf the royal-gi- rl, preference. Vajiravudh is not only a very tHi deh'ls majesty could make no better choice a practical persow,. and pendent but than one of the true American nobility, many has often openly admired the tadepemfowt and of whose daughters are already serving in similar practical young American women whom he ho positions of trust and responsibility with rare met both tn Europe and here. A maw off ttremenv distinction and dignity though as over, dous energy and vitality himself, he has nwftirafl'' smaller principalities ly looked . for the same characteristic fca tlhe IV hen" the" writer 'wasa' child ' he' remembers' women whom he ha admired enough) t being taken by the hand by King Mongkut, his companion, and ha found t&eim ta) Che grandfather, and being led Into the women of America tn a more pronounced degane king's favorite room his American room. On than in the women of any other country tan tft the walls were rows of portraits of the presidents world. Among hi own Siamese ladies atrw of the United States They were not good likeample of some of the most beautiful off nesses some of them but they were the best They are slender and smalt boned., they his native artist could make from the photocarry themselves with exquisite. grace; tflkeftr eyes graphs and other pictures his njajesty had seare large and luminous and are half covered wflffib cured. They were all there, however, and in heavy lids and long, ailken lashes; their voices rutcrat' that time-- " arelow and thetf hands (tf feet mrfy Jtnvf:?!-- '' orrterrTronrIVashtflgtonrtcrthb Abraham' Lincoln slan. They are companionable and steadfast and I am very fond of America. sahj his majesty. make ideal wive and mother, and. takew cuff-- ' as he closed the door, very fond. And some lectively. fifty or a hundred off them will comhume day we are to be united. to please almost any husband preferably a ybi' Was this a prophecy, that, uttered a half cen-ur- v rite. But the present ruler off their kingdoms fee ago, is to be fulfilled by the marriage of his looking for a wife and not a harem, and n1Uw grandson to an American? a he changes from the Tanner of maw ke Sw Old King' Mongkat patterned his policy of shown himself to be tn other matrer peytataffasg fichteous rule as closely after the principles to himself and to hi rule he will select and efte found in the Declaration of Independence as he tain the girl of his choice and will make her the? dared arfd remain cn Jihe thro-of hts father. most envied bride .and th4 happiest queens off Cbe His son, King Chulafongkorn never ceased To century. lament that he was not permitted to see the She will be the bride of a good looking young , man of promised land of America His multiplicity of who le a graduate off Oxford wives pad his desire to bring- more than one and Heidelberg, a charming c on v ersar lomailt and with him onjiis official visit caused a coldnesS a speaker of and a writer In many Europe a In Washington diplomatic circles that damred a writer off pew .well as many Asiatic language bis ardor at the time and he insisted upon his and poetry, of fiction and philosophy gsod son making a special effort to visit the United horseman a fencer to he feared, a fever off sport Statesand personally meet the president of the and a tireless worker, with exquisite taste a t external as well as la matter pertaining t tSe great country of which your grandfather was so fond and which I have been unable to see. mind. Generis and loving by nartrre an.! wlfhi There hdve always existed the most cordial an unlimited pocketbcok to satisfy the dW?ww relations between these two diametrically opof himself and his beloved. King Tailra'ixfih the most despotic and the seems to have the making of the Ideal Subhead posed government most democratic.- - France has bullied her Asiatic and lover, as well ,as an energetic and wfee ruler others; the descendant of a line of princes datof his kingdom. . ing backito a time when Egjpt was ill her inGeographically Pangkok 1 usually ernatdevd as far removed from Broadway as to fancy and before Greece was born; he. the illusfmmi trious, the invincible, the divine master of the the Metropolitan, but there are cmnpenegffeu Immortal souls, has played football for even the lack of opera ta this eSamr.ag euv Rugby, , illustrate this fact t v- , apAse a& more likely than any others A.o rnet the requirements of fine tast HlSre Is a MI tie group of fans whten ,'A 1'-? ,- ly pres-wher- e P . - 4 -' AftevwardXled together with narrow ribbon The small box for handkerchiefs or ties Is made by pasting cretonne over a s t ron gp aslehoa rdbo x -- T he-- to p i s padded with a sheet of cotton wadding, A set of three boxes for ties, gloves, handkerchiefs, with a larger ona for shoes, makes an elegant one wishes to. give so much. Hut one single box will be appreciated. i The traveling case Is Vut from rubber cloth first and compartments are i 1 vx I v ?7 X f .& sT- - S. s W, H 1 if A, J n -- 1 w .'Art. t ti Jon or make one of the other small pieces. The wastd paper basket ls made by pasting cretonne to a heavy pasteboard foundation and the lining may be of cambric or paper Four sides are cut out and covered with cretonne. Ahe bottom around which the silk fits The lining is pasted over In one piece - the sides "smoothly. The upper edge Is holding together - Or the d on an elastic cord run in a casing may be covered separately and pieces In the hem. SUvercord provides hangers and the ba Is furnished with an ornameut auade. of at each side and a bit of stiver braid outlining the support at the bottom. This Is a con-- e n ien n y manw 111 appre-ciate- . ha i U '' : U. a 7 -- isu - i c VVmxK I'V i r 77 h- which will be appreciated by the men folks. The closet bag shown In the picture 1b made of cretonne having a white ground with red roses and green foliage. White tape serves to bind the edges and fasten the compartments to the back. .A yard of cretonne Is required for It. It is fourteen inches wide .and the remainder of the yard will make the compartments with enough left over to cover a pin cush- - answer foi a music roll as well, Is It is made of brown ribbon .and a figured ribbon stitched together. A narrow sliver braid is placed over the stitching. The top of the bag Is edged with the same braid and a little finish of silver ball trimming is placed along the bottom.. The bag is not gathered at the topbut 1s cor dsTiy 'whTc Fril ls held. It Is laid in a few plaits at each side, held In place by an ornament made of the silver cord. A substantial ribbon is required for this novel design. A collar bag of figured silk suitable .as a gift to a man 4s provided with a pasteboard bottora, with sides two or three Inches high. The lid of a round, oblong box is used for this foundation. It Is covered with the silk. A strip of silk ten inches wide forms the bag; one edge Is sewed to cet 'I " j r- W 1 enl.and useful rather than by mere prettiness Here are pictured a few of the many attractive things, made of cretonne, i'v A, ir j" :.ri vJ , J&r2Zr7t-J2S2- Z X i st fi A W". dXAl&CLC WOHAJf w eajutal. iOne cf the most beautifully situated cirties in eouthertf Asia, stretching down on both sKides of itbe JWanam river, and sumptuously with (Cool gardens, broad highways and fcntHttug jiarks, Buddhas city is as cosmopolitan m limited New York, Moscow and Budapest, ffto taer street, and her waterways for Rangkok its tttae Veice of the east and is provided with unone eanais than roadways are to be seen Aaaericans and Chinese, English ladies and Ifinencb ciavaUers, German barons and Russian dbjptomats. - Malays, - Abyssinians, - Parthian and Vjftfik. EXver einee the days of King Mongkut there has been (delightful colony of European and Amerl-society In The capital.' King CHuIalongkorn, wifctib Ails onany years spent on the continent, the sending of some of Europes best (fttrpkunatic Timber to his Jittle HParts of :tha; wth ,nd postered the intercourse between his mattAwe princesses and the foreign hostesses, and King Vajiravudh Is stlmplatitig In eyery.way Ihe .a mmtglaig of The races within his realm. There wme hudf a (dozen clubs in a radius of a few mile? neB (the palace, all with moreor jess activity , (f a social nature, and springing from them and ffinoam The (embassies, from-T-he Increasing foreign, 7 population .and (the aristocracy of the native thetne hae arisen a large cultured community ftn aKwatfs capital, a community that needs a lead- et.. And who can do these gracious honors with nwone dignit-- Than" the sovereigns queen! TBuT tthkere 1 r more than all this that the SCbng off Siam is looking for in the American wkSe far snore than even the leadership of the most (Cuttured set In the kingdom. Vajiravudh An (Stupendous Ideas for his country and Its Already (in less than two years since fee et the crown of Siam upon his head) he has toad tune to show of what stuff kings are made. The reported rebellion and reputed uprising of repruUUcanism he halted w ith a word ; the wishes in affairs of state-en'ff tos religion ktsne hee carried out; he has revised where ref rifctye seemed best and has made new where the !ld could no longer serve; he has chosen wtee counsellors and has pressed many new men taut mew positions; himself young, he has drawn About Mm the youth of .the. kingdom the new muaitster Washington, Prince Triados Prabandh. 4r m'y tktrty and. like his majesty, a graduate fowwj An English university and he has planned. And put into execution seemingly impossible Irom the laws on the statute books, tfie trivialities of everyday jjving. Altogether he .personality to be watched; one upon whpxn Already are focussed the eyes of both the cast And the west. WaJiravudh is the first Asiatic ruler to have wtuffwid in western schools. Numberless Japanese And Chinese of high rank have been welcomed to ice educational centers of Europe and hut never before has a crown prince r budtfirg emperor been allowed to mingle with The rough And ready westerner. Vajiravudh, the bang cf kings ; head of the most ancient empire ff the earth; he, who in his supreme rulership Sift.fis rights and privileges withholden from alt crossed cwords with the daredevils at Heidelberg, (drilled as a private at Sandhurst and won his spurs ho competitive theses hgainst the brainiest tf EjVJshers at Oxford. , This is the man who, according to rumor, is seeking as American wife to aid him in his rule! pro-wude- ff m gen-11- peo-An- d Aate-ffath- -- |