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{HE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1928 By Marjorie Howe Dixon When the Christmas season ap- proaches and the advertisements everywhere are permeated with gift suggestions, it seems as though eve known article of merghandise is of- fered as a gift,--by the advertiser at least, s This year one fully expects to see some advertiser extolling the merits of his plum colored sink (plum be- ing the favorite color of plumbers) and showing a wife accepting it with pleasure from her beaming husband, the faucets being tastefully decorated with holly. Not that we object to mauve or heliotrope sinks! Not in the least. And of course there are wives here and there (no survey has been made as yet) who would prefer a new sink to any other gift they might receive! However, when gifts for women predominate in the gift shops why choose a sink? Logical Gifts for Men Appropriate gifts for men are much harder to find, There are al- ways things in leather, and ash trays, galore. But he really can't carry more than seven bill folds, and if he doesn't smoke, what then? Why, then you must strive to find a gift that fits in with his pet hobby, ~--his office, or his bridge game, For the latter, are suggested imported cards. A pack of these is of great interest, Instead of the conventional Kings, and Jacks, each face is differ- ent and as fascinating as a portrait, The Queens are especially pleasing, with faces of rare loveliness, For a man's desk, there are many desk sets. The new fountain pen holders come in a great variety of design and material. Among the new gift suggestions is a combination calendar pad and diary, This has a fine tooled cover with gold on moroe- co, The pad within is bound into the cover, and the lower edge of each sheet sticks out below and is perfor- ated at the edge of the cover. Each day is dated and may be torn off, Books on Open Shelves Open shelves for books as in a li- brary are becoming a feature of some of the new offices, Besides books, one or two objects d'ar may be used appropriately. Should your friend perchance collect pewter, or candlesticks, or old ivory, or clocks, why not place part of his collection on the shelves of his office. Where does the gift come in? Well, you can add to his favorite collection, can you not? Or buy him a lamp that will show off his treasures, Lamps deserve a complete story in themselves, In the Modern Art style, a lamp seems to fit very nicely into the formalities of office furniture and furnishings, This is one of the few places where the modern art fits without jarring on its surroundings. In some libraries lamps in this style are good too. Fine Designs in Lamps It is quite possible to fit very mod- ern pieces and antiques together as some decorators have already shown us. But it takes skill and knowledge to do this, When it comes to lamps, ones designed, in Italian ttery, Spanish, Colonial, Venetian, that one need not despair, Before one leaves the subject of gifts for men, there is one line o gifts that is comparatively new,=--if ou have plenty to spend. line Includes radio cabinets, One thete was § of carved oak In Gothic esign th appropriate bronze hinges, a lock and door pulls, An other one of interest was covered entirely with petit point, One can imagine it fitting in beautifully in some homes. "Suggestions in Wrought Iron Where a man and wife have a mu- tual interest in, say, jardening, the roblem of giving to them is simpli- ed, For their indoor garden, there is a number of new suggestions in wrought iron. Flower stands in all sorts of paints and finishes are of- fered, These hold one, two, three,~ six pots or more. One stand resem- bles a wrought iron gate in its gen- eral flat appearance, Here and there on it are arranged pots for trailing vines, Fancy pottery jars to hold plants are imported from other countries, These are gay and modern in design and color, A number of them are especially designed to hold cactus, If your friend is not collecting cactus ou can offer him another variety, There is a clever imitation cactus in pale green velvet that is most decep- tive in its pretty little flower pot. Even the spines are imitated. Breakfast Set for Two A useful present for a young cou- le who are starting house-keeping Pp i would be a breakfast set for two. Plates, butter plates, cups, egg cups, Y:| been honored with coffee pot, a hot water jug and the usual » and creamer, constitute one set. These are of a cheerful but- tercup yellow in English china wit briaht flowers dashed on the sides. one were to consider gifts in the electric department there are ever so many that are practical and decora- tive, Waffle irons come in more attractive designs, every year. Per~ colators too, wear new coats, ~new designs, Toasters do everything but think. We haven't found one yet that will ring a bell to remind one's husband (who is reading his paper at the breakfast table and told to "mind the toast") that the toast is done. Ours always finds that out, when it is burned to a crisp. He is so surprised. Even unto the fourth crisp at the same meal, Electric Grills Useful The electric grills offered to you these days are enough to convince any bride that a range is qyite un- necessary, You can poach eggs, fry bacon, toast.and cook a few other a range? Right here, we remember our plum colored sink. nd we know this Years advertising will invite the fond usband to buy one of these butter colored ranges, for the little woman for her Christmas, (The color is especially recommended not to show splashes) It has always seemed to us to be a bit hard on Santa to de- liver a range,~with chimneys the way they are now, and all,--but then, perhaps he doesn't mind. We think we will ask him some day. (Note, liberal allowances, say ten dollars, al- lowed on the old range.) FOUR COUNTRIES ARE REPRESENTED IN KING'S NURSING STAFF London, Dec. 8.--In the back- ground in these days of anxiety, with the burden o fresponsibility fn great meosure resting upon m, are the nurses who have the task ov caring for the King represent the four nationalities of Great Bri- tain, ' Their names were made known only yesterday and now their iden- tities have been established. They are: Nurse Purdie of England, Nurse Gordon of Scotland, Nurs. 'Black of Ireland, and Nurse Day- however, there are so many lovely! cereal bowls in pairs, a toast rack, a les of Wales, things all at the same time,--~why buy | TORONTO MAN IS HILLED IN CRASH NEAR BRIGHTON Injured Driver Under Arrest in the Hospital at * Trenton Belleville, Dec. 8--Alfred Smith, Lappin Avenue, Toronto, died Fri- day afternoon in the Belleville Hos- pital from injuries received in a mo- tor crash at 6 o'clock in the morn- ing two miles east of Brighton on the Provincial Highway, Mark Sniderman, 418 Runnymede Road, the driver of the car, 1s being held by the Provincial police on a charge of manslaughter, An inquest was opened at Brighton and adjourned until next week. Sniderman is in Trenton Hospital, seriously injured, but will recover, Smith was admitted to the local hospital suffering from a severe frac- ture of the skull and two broken legs. The car collided with a Four- nier Company moving van from Ottawa, driven by Stanley Gordon, Ottawa. . Victim Asleep Sniderman was bringing spare parts to Belleville for a broken-down truck of the Blue Line Transport, with which Sniderman and his father are connected, and with him was Smith ,a mechanic. They left Tos- onto at two o'clock and when two miles east of Brighton the accident cccurred, Smith, it is claimed by the police, was asleep at the time. It was a straight head-on collision, with no opportunity to escape, The car piled up against the huge engine of the van and the motor was broken into hundreds of pieces, Difficult Problems Are Discussed at German-Allies Parley Paris, Dec. B8---Aristide Briand, Foreign Minister, left Paris yester- day morning with his staff for Lug- ano, Switzerland, where he arrived yesterday afternoon, and will meet the German Foreign Minister, Dr. Gustav Stresemann, tomorrow, for a RELI ICRREIS ORNS ROR OOS INNS A Christmas Gift for ar Mother, Father, Wife or Husband After every Christmas we hear "I got a lot of nice Christmas presents, but these glasses were the best of all " A useful, lasting and necessary Christmas Gift, Come in and we will tell you all about W. A. HARE OPTOMETRIST 3 King Street West Ss Ee Phone 838 | | | | | ¥ LESION UIIIH LIPID OLIIINLIIINE I confidential talk before the lecague Council begins its session on Mon- day, Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British Foreign Secretary, will join them there on Sunday if reports of the King's health permit him to leave London, If he is unable to go, Lord Cushendun will take his place, The three Foreign Ministers will have in the Council meetings some problems of secondary importance to tackle, such as the discussion of the fate of Vilna, But the whole inter- est of the session will be concentra- ted upon the private conversations that will be held. No one, however, expects that these conversations will have any immediate apparent effect. All three Foreign Ministers have, in recent meetings, made clear their position on the immediate problems of the reparations settlement and the Rhineland evacuation, Until after their experts have met and the Gov- ernments have accepted their decis- ion there is practically nothing to be done, They can only plan what is to be done after the final problem, reparations, has been settled, Since they last met, however, there have been many political changes in the world, which will no doubt form the themes of their conversations, The Kellogg Peace Pact has been signed, and the Anglo-French naval accord, which was expected in some quartets to ease the way to further isarmament discussions, has been prasticall abandoned because of the Jnited States' campaign of opposi- tion to it, Moreover, the attitude of Italy in respect to the problems . thta interest al Ithree nations, and is held in some ways to threaten the maintenance of peace; will almost certainly be considered in the formas tion of general policy, Bl » WY WTO VV VUYwY + Here's To Your Christmas Comfort! 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