Show I Ii i Sayings of Mrs Solomon 1 By Helen Rowland Verily veri verily b. b mj my daughter how I strang are the ways of A man and his beloved at Christmas time II I For behold in the Land of Lovers there ther are three brands of Christinas I gifts and these are I Tile The For ou f I The For us j And the For me I Behold in t the e first flush of courtship court court- I ship how a a. youth and a damsel go goforth goforth forth in search of offerings burnt to tolay tolay lay upon the shrine of love as knights upon a holy pilgrimage Mark how she ransacked the town In f her desire to find the thing of person per I son a significance the smoking I jacl et of spun silk the of or I teak and ivory the humidor and the military brushes of gold and silver th meerschaum pipe the jeweled cufflinks cuff cuff- I links and the beauteous embroidered sUppers slippers Yea observe how he his mind and his pockets In search of the I tender symbol of devotion the necklace neck neck- I lace lac of ot pearls the bracelet of fine gold I i the scarf of silver the orchids and the violets For such Is the blind of I young love yet ret after they are married and ere the honeymoon hath begun to wane how changed Is all this For as flirtation unto ro romance 10 I mance and romance unto love and lave unto placid contentment so do doI t they ey as if it by silent agreement pass I on to the For us which Is the I that both ways like unto unton i n f ferryboat i And lo 10 upon Christmas morning I she and him the set of or dishes for which she hath been pining and it For Sweet Sweet- heart And he forth the set of Kipling Kipling Kip Kip- ling for which he hath secretly been yearning and it For Baby She him a pair of silver candlesticks for tor the sideboard and a apall pall pair of velvet po portieres for the living room and he upon her a anew anew new motor horn and a new rug for the car And thus do they camouflage each other sweetly sweet y and get away with it It But after ten years behold they are bolder than a coatroom boy and more hardened than a railway porter in their holdup game For lo 10 he a diamond tiara and a pink velvet opera bas bag in his stocking and she upon her Christmas tree a box of cigars and a ai aset i set of poker chips marked For mamma And they are arc both exceeding pleased and lighted dee beyond measure I For lor in their wisdom they have come to perceive that a sacrament need ned not necessarily be made a sacrifice fi fice And forever thereafter er they revel in the For me and are unashamed un ashamed I Yet upon this Christmas day Be Beloved Beloved loved there Is a sweeter and more satisfying sat way I For the wife war will say unto her husband Give me that which thou have spent pent upon me Beloved and I will wll add unto it that which I would I have spent upon a pair of or pearl earrings earrings ear ear- rings for thee and we will send it over oEr there for them Thus though our stockings be empty our hearts shall be full and though our pine tree be an imitation our Christmas thrill shall be a real one one For our gift shall sha l be a For them gift Selah Cop Copyright 1918 by the Press Publishing Co the New York Evening World |