| Show 0 o LX CHRISTMAS CHRISTAS GIFTS FOR EN EN AND ill 0 M E N by JULIA BOTTOMLEY BOTTOM LEY the immense variety in ribbons ons pr por MRS an unending ua ending variety in fancy bags aad and they will play their usual prominent part at christmas time the rich brocade brocades and heavy weave weaves in plain ribbon ribbons are used for opera bag bags aid and for the handsome handi omo shopping bag bags which city women omen find it convenient to carry with them when they have small purchases to make and intend carrying them home in light cr er weight such ai as the Drood nil in taffeta which are found in to no 0 o many beautiful designs are hoen chosen for all those bags that form 1 to the furnishings of the heme home amene among theae those with flowered patterns on ft a plain silk lilt ground having wide bo ders of gauze are the newest and most of the seasons offerings rings such ruch a ribbon if Is hown shown here in the pretty cormet bag pictured A new design 11 in a hopping shopping bag which may be made long enough enoah to in 4 01 f az answer for a music roll ai as well Is pictured it li Is made of brown bron ribbon and slid a figured ribbon stitched together A narrow allver silver braid ie Is placed over the stitching tit ching the top of the bag la Is edged with the tho earne same braid and a lit tl it finish of silver ball trimming la in placed along the bottom the bag li Is not gathered at the top but ie Is provided with four cord cords by which it la in held it Is laid in a fow plaits at each ids held in place by an ornament made of the silver cord A substantial ribbon Is 13 required for thi this novel do ign A collar bag of figured silk suitable an oka a gift to a man la Is provided with a pasteboard board bottom with bides sides two or three inches high the lid of a round oblong box Is used for this foundation it Is covered with the silk ilk A strip of silk ton inches wido wide forms the bag one edge Is sewed sawed to 01 ol i the bottom around which the silk tits smoothly the rho upper edge Is gathered on an el elastic tic cord run in a casing herras in the hem silver cord provides ha bankers and the bag Is furnished with an ornament made of it at each eldo side and a bit of silver braid outlining the support at the bottom this la Is a convenience veni ence that any man will appreciate the one fine art of japan puts even the least expansive expensive of japanese fan tans in a class by themselves it one must look tor for gifts which have an arils tic value to make them attractive and at the same time may be had at a small price the prod acts of the jap anese nose arc are more likely thin my others to meet the requirements of fine taste here Is a lit le I 1 group ot at fan fans which illustrate tb fact A fan will lit chite enamel on ila shed out with ith gold has a shaded ground in clear beautiful blue merging with white carved sandal wood makes a faa tan for or a lifetime which aich depaus for tot or upon the way la in which lh h sticks stick are aa cu cut t out ou t I 1 in n a I 1 lace A r rat A t they are held b dij a narrow ribbon the falat faint aj dell clous odor of the rood magors mak this a fan tan to treasure nothing but a satin like nd ad brown wood sticks f forra orm the t h e aroun ground d upon uron which so artist has Il latin I 1 1 in the last fan tan I 1 1 sh teat low may be foiani ranging ito I 1 ta off ron min about CO to cents to 3 U aben it come comes to selecting things for inen men two fact facts should be borne in mind men appreciate whatever adda adds to their personal comfort and they are attracted by things that are convent I 1 ae I 1 ent and useful rather than by mere prettiness here are pictured a few of the many mazy attractive things made of cret which mill be appreciated by the mei mea folks the closet bag shown in the picture Is made of cretonne hating having a white ground with red roses and green fol tot lane 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 vide wide and nd the remainder of the yard win will make the compartments with enough left over to cover a pin cush I 1 ah a L ion or make one of the other small pieces the waste aste paper basket Is made by pasting cretonne to a heavy pasteboard foundation and the lining may be of cambric or poper paper four sides are cut out and covered with cretonne the lining Is pasted over in one piece holding the sides together or the pieces may be covered separately and 0 14 1 14 aft afterward eard tied together with narrow ribbon the small box for hand handkerchiefs kere chiefe or lice ties Is in made by pasting cretonne over a strong pasteboard box the top Is to padded with a sheet of cotton wad ding A set of three boxes for ties gloves handkerchiefs with a larger one tor tot shoes makes an art elegant prea pres ent enl where one wishes to give so go much but one single box will be appreciated the traveling case came Is cut from rubber cloth first and compartments ara ar osal eard sewed to it for abe lh ach wash rag and soai soaps tooth and nail brush white tape is used to bind 4 the several pika th the ease case Is then urfred with cret cretonne bottum to he the tubber cloth butth uh UM over he the edat thi this eftim a fastest ahk a saia raj fastener such as a Is de o 0 4 glo |
