| Show ENGAGEMENT J GIFTS 0 tt c of S Presents Pe P en afe at c 1 9 Is Vy Poi i IVING engagement presents la IJ GIVING entirely y optional The fhe friends of a n girl S rl whose betrothal has boa been beau announced will certainly please hor hN If Ie their Interest and thought are aro sufficient to find expression In n a sou souvenir soun venir n I 1 yet cL they need not pay much for Cor tho the gift Sift It is not considered good form Corm t to 0 unseat present elaborate gifts sifts at nt such a alime time lime for or things are arc not supposed to tobe be of ot such value ulue aa ml to bo ho conspicuous s if i the engagement Ir Jr broken This thought Is the reason given give n by b etiquette for Cor the ban on expensive engagement nt presents and It has ad nd advantages advantages vantages Ono of oC the tho most popular gifts gUts for lOli fo foIto r Ito tho time limo ic is l a picture frame There wants seems to b he be n a tacit acknowledgment that lint photographs of or the thc llanco Ilance will b bIn bo be boin bej e in j n evidence to lo bo lIo framed and ant of at tho the thoE gamut E gams u t of or variety allol there la Is s no end ond Some Saute of oC the tho smartest and newest ar arof are e of oC sliver like Hk a lL wide band oval rather thou than square In shapo These itlo Piro marked with tho the girls initials is over Ito tho top lOll not at the tho bottom and an d letters rather than script or monogram aro used ivory frames frame s are ato to be lie classed c among tho the luxuries for their price Is high bight but as tho thoy do not look much a wealthy per par person son soil presents ono one as a tri trl trifle tn flo f b Loather Leather frames aro are always good form Corm and on out the newest tho the owners initials are aro put on the tho lower right hand corner in ill sliver silver script letters or they the may be stamped In iii gilt gill directly upon the leather In either case ense tho the letters are UfO largo Jargo and elaborate Tta Tru sups s and ant spoons so pop popular popular ular aa no engagement cn gifts girts have havo ou on guile gone out Occasionally a fancy bonbon spoon may mu be received but It Jt IB ii more mOlo because tho the bit of silver is an ornament than titan for Cor user use as was for formerly bony merly I lie Do reason Bits of or handiwork arc a positive fad and null they will be bc of leather silk beadwork or l anything but linen Tho latter IB is reserved for tho the trousseau und and to present any an at the tho time of or the engagement is not good goat form Corm lr 1 who select gifts girts with care will probably something In brass brassor or 01 U supper copper tOI I litH which la is desirable So many mullY that are for tal flow flowers ers els for rOi billy nitty 11 v oi Into It If ono one wishes Any Alit AIt ull bt or m leather desk Ic k article la lu considered an un appropriate gift Jewelry Is II not nol given unless its Workmanship Is so quaint ns n ns f to mako make the he fact of Its He being jewelry subordinated to lo thO the craft cr Cl Tho The girls own family r may give her any an present they choo c either cither something some thing to wear or that she sho may mayuse mayuse use A man mall may mn need only flowers to too a ayoung ayoung young woman who IK is engaged |
