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Show 'l ! a ( -' 'o- - ; iS tho oipt dox I l l i e ;oi ever Oq'.isJrtjpravIn'; 5 !t : . 1 o- -a pitfeo In "vhlc'i ctvld j m I i d f .! t'r.te to tlmo KU i -TO i ' r ! i eiiPigiacy tr to jjjJII ( ' i'liilidaye, etc? Ksi.ccta'- ; Sjtl ' ''' ' ' ' 1-cfjro t'hr.j! ir:i dJi'3 ' j ' hi ,(! M ' ' .ovn of PinH d nivt.is i j .' Jw I J Kp i ' ' 1 ' ". : i r.n effort to ma-ia ; Wjj .i B-i of tacnoy c-.tcal ' .Rs i .oi-.3 rcIatlvcB and frlendi !ij iwfi I'- 1 .a eho rsuct give prraenta. Or i jJUffrll I JtKM i a daring the r; ct of tie year j I JBil ! JM tbeie are often times when thcro Is ' ii an unexpected call tor a Gift and tlio A j oxpoctcd lack of ready raoncy to pro. j ?Jl vide for It. mx Tho woratn who la fond of cm- , ft, broidery can cave herself no end of E worry by beginning at onco to fill ! V her gift box, laying In It all sorts of j I' things, from nn embroidered co'.lnr 1 m or guest towel to a hnndsomo centor . W j piece or dollies. Tho latter would I M answer tho requirements of oven nn A K chibornto wedding ivcsent, as tliorr,, K JT 1H no bride who would not welcome AlR engerly any plcco of handBomo linen Mm for her tnblo. A few minutes of mB sewing each day will accomplish Ljlli wonders toward this end, ns any one Ifl who -mnkes It a prhctlco to have tx llB-i' ways at hand some "pickup" wprk , ap will readily agreo. Guest towuls mnka acceptable glftu at all times Mid there nro Innumerable patterns to bo bought Hint require very little work, yet produce so good on effect that it Is a pity not to havo ono or two always for work In the odd moments. mo-ments. However, tho gift box Is nn excellent excel-lent storehouse for other odds nnd ends outsldo of the renlm of sowing One continually comes ncross bargains bar-gains of one kind or nnother, nnd. without knowing Just what to do with them at that particular moment, passes them by, only to spend three or four times tho nmoun't that they required for Christmas. There is no nonco In buying something merely because be-cause it Is cheap; but n llttlo looking ahead and a llttlo Judgment will en-nblo en-nblo tho shopper to havo ninny of her Christmas purchases made nt very llttlo cost, and considerably beforo the time that they will bo needed Hooks, pictures, Jewel boxes, buckles for slippers, shoo trees, trays, runts, nnd dozens of other things can be ac cumulated, saving a great deal o', tlmo and troublo later, when they will bo needed. |