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Show WITH EASTER at hand all sorts of alluring gift suggestions burst forth in early springtime splendor. splen-dor. This Is the season of the year for surprise presents chosen from the charming array of gift ideas the beauty field offers, says a fashion writer in the New York Herald-Tribune. Perfume is always a delightfully appropriate ap-propriate present, particularly at this time of the year. Besides, the atmosphere atmos-phere of early spring spells enchantment enchant-ment a certain new romance in living, especially identified with perfumes and spring fragrances. Some alert perfumers, to meet the various holiday requirements, are presenting pre-senting bright and decorative Easter eggs. Gayly colored papier mache "eggs" of red, green, blue, white and yellow contain one or more attractively decorated bottles. Other firms whose perfumes suggest "Evening and Springtime in Paris" (certainly quite in keeping with this April season), also offer Easter egg packages. These French perfumes are presented in egg-shaped containers of taster Vanity Boxes Are Filled With Surprises. metal with the familiar little sapphire blue and silver bottle resting snugly In one half of the "egg." Here you have a choice of blue, red, green, orchid, or-chid, pink and pale blue. Certainly a variety of Easter colors ! Powder compacts make a welcome gift. One cosmetic house presents a particularly gay and springlike compact com-pact In chromium llnish with a pearl gray enamel top, embellished with a basket of bright colored flowers. Just the right note for spring! A certain New York shop offers a gala display of vanity cases, Jeweled compacts and brilliantly decorative lipsticks to match new spring ensembles. ensem-bles. The vanities come In black enamel en-amel for evening wear and silver for daytime and sport. They are filled with surprises! Powder, rouge, two lipsticks (in daytime and evening shades), a little comb. Quite n compact com-pact Easter package, to say the least. Rut one novelty compact; popular In the beauty field, Is one which Is skillfully skill-fully designed to hold a key. Here beauty combines with the practical, and eliminated are those moments of fumbling In one's pocketbook for the key. The compact will hold any cylinder cylin-der key. You simply slide the little knob r.r the top of the case to push out the key. The compact comes In two styles, a double ami single com-past com-past to assorted enameled colors You are able to Use your own favorite powder, tor the cases are made for loose powder. Such a novel vanity . .iii'd 'm delightful girt I |