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Show urtMi .(. -(.' t...4.'i. r) USEFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS TO MAKE OR TO PURCHASE Carved Wood Mountings Handbag or pockotbook frames of carved wood ! Aye, there's au Idea for bewildered minds who are seeking nt-ef-the ordinary Christmas suggestions. sugges-tions. Too chic for words are these little mountings made of hard-as-lvory hand-polished and hand-carved wood. Their lovely natural brown tones tune In with the fashionable costume browns for this season. The bag which may be made of felt or velvet or any chosen fabric Is sewed to the frame in the nsiml way, a row of per- ' foratlons being made lu the wood for the stitches. i Italian Leathercraft J v 1 In beautiful Italy where art ever Survives, hosts of skilled craftsmen are busy creating intriguing handbags hand-bags of finely wrought leather. Almost Al-most unprecedented enthusiasm marks the present vogue for bags of the type illustrated, the leather of which they are made being hand Illuminated Il-luminated and tooled in the inimitable Italian way. Some have zipper fastenings fas-tenings and leather-laced edges. Others Oth-ers are mounted on rare frames with handles. No Christmas gift suggestion sugges-tion one may make will outrival that of one of these choice bags. One of the many attractions of these bags is that they are obtainable In all the fashionable costume colors. For the Little Folks Here is where work is made play for the children. The cunning "dolled op" eoat-hangers and hat stands which are so numerous In holiday displays, are enough to train any wee boy or girl to be orderly. Which is a hint to doting parents and relations rela-tions as to "what to give" the little folks for Christmas. Artful Glass Toiletries It you're asking what's "smart" to rive for Christmas, decorated glass toiletries is the answer. A bottle for every lotion or medicine, cold cream Jars, powder boxes, soap dishes. Oh 1 there's no end to the Intriguing articles arti-cles to be had, each prettily painted, ''. many in dainty flowers, others adopt-" adopt-" ing unique designs like the little fish et In the picture. |