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i Tomorrow's heirlooms for today's shopper. Christmas Chins by Spode. Windmills A Incense Burners from Germany Brockman Ceramics from the United Slates. Enjoy a cup of coffee asyoushop. the complete Christmas Shop Ws 14 & 175, Crystal Lake, 815459-6200 Gifts to Please Cooks, Especially Gourmet Types! In a quandary about Christmas? Electric kitchen appli­ ances are great gifts that anyone can appreciate. You don't have to be a gourmet cook to appreciate a blend­ er, a slow cooker or a toaster-oven. And gourmet cooks will love the heavy- duty food processors that whip, knead dough, blend, grate, grind, cream, and, puree food, depending on which attachment is used. Other popular electric appliances include hot dog and hamburger makers, meat and bacon broilers, microwave ovens, crepe pans, griddles, can opener- knife sharpeners, drip cof- Ifee makers, and heated serving trays and baskets. In fact, with such an abundance of kitchen ap­ pliances available, the stove is likely to become passe'. All of these appliances are counter-top size and easily stored away when not in use. (The exception is the microwave oven which usually remains on the counter.) The manufacturer qf a popular slow cooker has recently introduced a new stoneware fast cooker that performs 10 functions in­ cluding poaching, frying, steaming, broiling, and bak­ ing. The portable appliance can go anywhere and it al­ most eliminates the need for a conventional stove. An appliance such as this one is a practical gift for the single person or for some­ one who cooks for a family. The person who enjoys icing cakes and creating pretty canapes will appre­ ciate the electric dough squeezer which comes with a variety of attachments. Yogurt lovers will enjoy the electric yogurt maker and peanut-butter addicts will love the peanut-butter ma­ chine. Coffee connoisseurs will appreciate the electric coffee mills which allow them to grind their favorite blends of coffee beans. Everyone loves popcorn and ice cream, so why not k give an electric popcorn maker or an ice cream ma­ chine to someone special? For a practical gift, give a plastic-bag sealer. This appliance uses heat to seal regular plastic bags air­ tight. Food can be frozen or stored in the airtight bags for long periods and the airtight seal also keeps the contents of the. bags, in­ cluding Equids, from spill­ ing when the bags toe packed in lunch boxes or picnic baskets. Another new appliance n the market is the food ehydratt* which slowly produce and SUPPtEMEfVT TO PLAiNDfefALER likes to can food, give him Ciir I ||/A I llVlirW or he r an e l ec t r i c p r e s su re rUI 'LIIVC LUAUiy^ cooker. The list of electric kltch- appliances is endless. en After-5 Fashion: Tiny drawstring pouches in black suede are elegant for evening this season. All that glitters looks like gold in jewelry for the hol­ idays, as hammered collars, * long, heavy pendants, and wide arm cuffs reflect the Midas touch. Evening bags are small but st^ish in satin, peau de soie^ beads, jersey or metal, with gold and silver finishes. Little black bags with long linguini straps also strike an elegant note after dark this season. The French Way Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And if you're lucky, it's a lady with a French accent, wearing a marvelous make-believe lynx, leopard or mink. Our modern-day Santa is Chantal Arnaud of Tissavel. She keeps insisting that her French firm's fur fabric must look and feel like the real thing. She wants it aiK thentic enough to fool the experts -- and it is! This year, Chantal's fur fabrics are being used by top American manufactur­ ers in m»nk, leopard, lynx and fitch look-alikes. There are a variety of styles to choose from -- sporty par­ kas, classic coats, evening jackets, even a poplin rain- or «rr.» PAGE. 15ITUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1*77 coat lined in" Tissavel^ "mink". Chantal keeps after her technical people to contin­ ually improve the quality of her look-alikes. A French lady knows the true mean­ ing of chic, and she is de­ termined that every simu­ lation her firm produces must be worn proudly -- in the French manner. hkirs". And the fur fabrics are woven, not knitted, so they fall and drape like their high-priced relatives. For Christmas, any one of the well-made, finely de­ tailed styles would be a welcome gift for a special lady. The Tissavel coats and jackets have the true look of fur luxury--without the extravagant price tag. The French firm's experts start with color. They very carefully study and repro­ duce the subtle shadings and intricate markings of actmal animal skins. They ofttb dye the fabric from behind tfie pile tb give a deeper color to the roots of the hairs, just like the color­ ing of real fur. To further duplicate fur pile, they use different lengths of fiber, right down to those tell-tale "guard Holly plants thrive only the fe when the female and male species are, planted very close together. The male holly has red berries, the female plant has white flowers. Holly prefers acid soil and should be planted in early spring before growth starts. Ideally, prun­ ing should take place around Christmas time. The English variety of holly grows as high as 82 feet.