Show fOR MERRY CDRISTMAS 1 PRESENTS FOR MEN Now is the time to open the little Iron savings banks and go 7 shopping for Christmas gifts So prolific is this season in tempting novelties that it Is not dif cult to cater even for the masculine reIn tive I he smokes anywhere from 12 to S30 can be wisely laid outon a very elegant ele-gant nargileh otherwise and more commonly com-monly known as a hookah that will contribute I con-tribute greatly to his Interest over his evenings paper A nargileh is an eastern I invention by which the fumes of tobacco are first passed through water and Infinitely In-finitely purified before thdy reach the I smokers appreciative Hps and lungs An I exceedingly handsome one for 2 which is really an ornament to family sitting I roOm or bachelors den is of glass in any j rich color I is prettily decorated stands II I from eight to 1 inches high Us two tubes I are wrapped with silk the mouth pieces i are an excellent imitation of amber and any appreciative man would be in luck I to find so useful and ornamental c gift in his stocking Something yet more practical and after I j af-ter all men dearly like pracltcal benefits is an alcohol shaving cup This is a neat contrivance for a man to use when traveling travel-Ing or when warm water is not easily procurable pro-curable Cup lamp brush soap and a package of papers all fold Into a neat box that takes ur no more space in a hand bag than a womans patent curling apparatus There is a square metal case that holds alcohol a wick over which a top screws when the contrivance Is not in use a corrugated end on the alcohol box for striking matches two supports for holding the cup over the flame that fold down fat when the heat is turned a watch or cigarette case screw pencil or handsome umbrella handle is in contemplation 1 contem-plation as a mans Christmas gift it must be chosen in gun metal rather than gold or silver By way of a very handsome gift nothing more novel can be recommended recom-mended for a man than a cigar case of gun metal having his initials on I in bright gold not in imitation diamonds decorated as these little belongings are often GIFTS FOR WO IEK Feminine nsecls are never satisfied and any woman this Christmas would be glad to have her dressing table a new pin pushion measuring irom 18 to 24 inches in length about five inches in diameter covered with white of black guipure lace or pretty drawn work overa gayly tinted satin and frilled all down its long sides and very narrow ends Such odd and pretty cushions that have absolutely run the fat round and square ones out of fashion can be made at home out of odds and ends or bought In simple or exquisitely ex-quisitely expensive materials ready mace tat t-at the shops Another bit of dressing table prettiness I j they arc selling and very cheaply too I is bisque figures eight to ten inches high I fgures of Avatteau sheperdesses and Greek girls into which outspread porcelain aprons or > draperies rings and brooches hairpins buckles and stickpins are dropped while round their necks boughs are slipped and the little figure proves as useful a jewelry rack asa pleasing ornament Added to these there are brand new atomizers of plain or cutglass with silver gilt screw tops In place of squeezing a rubber bulb a slender shaft of silver gilt is pressed down in the center of the stopper and a fragrant spray flies out from a tiny vent in one sira Over this vent by the way a cap screws when the atomizer is not used and the perfumsd liquid does not evaporate The Chrlstnias sachets are big fellows this time of satin made exactly In the form tme brobnlgnag letter envelope Inside In-side these flat square bags of icrfume arc placed Avith a brichtcoloreU wax and huge ornamental seal the flan 1 fastened and on the reverse side by means of dipping a pen in llauid gilt or silver the satin envelope Is addressed to the recipient of the gift and a canceled can-celed stamp is pasted 7h the proper corner cor-ner Perfume chatelaines are also among Three Ions the novelties for women ng slim crystal bottles with gilt screw tops are encased to their necks In covers of gay figured silk or satin then by ribbons the are all attached to a fancy gilt hook studded with mock Jewels to fasten In a womans belt One bottle is filled with sal volatile one with good fled sa salts and tho third with cologne They are meant for wear when calling at church the theatre etc Gun metal lorgnon chains and hat pins are most prominent among the inexpensive in-expensive bits of Christmas Jewelry and for a dainty writing desk there arc new folding blotters covered with prettily painted birch bark pen racks In the shape of Indian birch canoe Httlo silver handles to screw on the ends of sticks of sealing wax and more attractive still small silver dippers with ebony handles The dipper bowl is full of wax and when held a moment over a candle flame I I enough melted wax can be neatly poured out for a tidy round seal In place of the ordinary silver calendar calen-dar holders they are selling for Christmas Christ-mas stockings miniature carved wood painted porcelain or silver grandfathers clocks on the faces of which the hands point to the day and the month and these dates are regulated by a screw behind be-hind So popular are chatelaines that after the 25th nearly every fireside will wear a pretty one of beaten brass or copper These are made to be fastened lI Ii J 1L ift t4I ikEFUrl THE C1TWjtt Goop I CIIEi TL u t j 1 lilt r j CHRISTMAS GIFTS off and a vessel for water made like a travelers drinking cup jams series of sec ions that can be drawn out or fall one into another The shaving brush that goes with this slips off oneJialf its handle to supply a cap that fits over the bristle end and along with it all goes a little parchment bound book of shaving papers In divers colors made of Japanese cotton A box to hold this paraphernalia is of leather and for a mite the owners initials can in gilt bs impressed thereon In the way of jewelry there is an appropriate ap-propriate gift in the form of a black silk ribbon fob and silver or gold stick since gentlemen use the fob not the chain for their watches with evening dress and if to the end of the mantelself and from hooks on the straight side of u half moon of beaten metal hang coat tongs bellows and little kettles to place on the hob Something appropriate for a bachelors housekeeping or for a family where welsh rarebits are cooked often is a good cheer table This doubledecked arfair of polishrd oak has all the fittings for holding ginger ale and club soda bottles bot-tles spaces for glasses lemon squeezers long lemonade spoons etc and is a handsome hand-some usefl piece of furniture to sit when not in ue r a dining room corner Good cheer tables are given with or without all the paraphernalia of beer glasses long spoons sugar tongs corkscrews cork-screws etc and are welcome gifts on the afternoon of the great holiday when the timehonored eggnog is passed around A slide on which a watch is set behind a strong magnifying glass is sure to prove fl popular with those whose nerves are irritated ir-ritated bv the sound of a clocks tick By mean of this glass it is possible to distinguish dis-tinguish the time at a long distance MILLICENT ARROWPO1NT I t L tr 4Qi 4Qij t Zr5 b saadeIigIh 1IZ42 I THE HOOKA |