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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924 11 . GifTS SHOULD md oiling BE FROM HEART across from our ! is under ~gement. Giving Should Not Become An Obliption "t: i\·e me six," the woman said as she crowded her way rudely . up to the handkerchief counter. "One has to huy something, I suppose, and I guess handkerchiefs take the least thought and consideration." "Any particular pattern?" the clek inquired. "~o, just so they cost no more than fift y cents each. · What an awful bore Christmas is, and what a burden it throws on us. I wond '!r sometimes what it's all for." "It's a very sweet, happy time to me," the girl answered. A·oid Artificiality There is too much that is conventional and artificial, perhaps, in our Christmas giving. We burden our- our fello~-~en would appear in our ~yes-thesr little . weaknesses and failmgs .wou~d be thmgs to stir our hearts to ptty, mste~d of to scorn and contempt. Welltt would be for the world ~nd for !!~ch one of us as individuals tf .the sptnt of peace, of love, of goodwtll toward all men burned in our hearts .through all the year with the fervor 1t does today.-Katherine Edelman. (C., 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) Liaole111D aad CoD8ole111D Rap ARE WELCOME CHRISTMAS GIFI'S Make your aelection aow uad we will hold them aDd deli-.er wlaea J'CMI cleeire. on fl want GIVING OF TOYS The origin. of the custom of giving toys to qhtldren at Christmas has never been auth~ntically traced. It is kno~ that c~sldren of the early Egyptians recetved toys as gifts at stated periods, during which their el~ers indulged in festivals of good wtll more than 2,000 years before the coming of Christ.-George Newell Moran. (C., 1924, \Vestern Newspaper Union.) Paints Wall Paper Interior Decorating Brie a Brae Hangings Shades Made to Order ething et and FANCY AND FACT Old Santa Claus is but a myth, An influence ethereal. The bills he obligates you with Are terrible material. Phone 2411 lZlS Wa..tt. Aw. enty of yles or e and ing at should with never obligations assume. Wewhich give too selves we often because we feel that we should do so. because we wonder what people will say if we do not, because we hope to receive something in return. We · 11!2:..0..-.:lr·ep up the practice because we have the courage or the diplomacy to and we P\lt little thought or .6.ii~er s onallity into it. "Please do not send me anything at Christmas time," a friend wrote me, "for by so doing you would embarrass me and put me under obligations which I can ill afford to meet." It was a sensible letter which few would nan· had the courage to write. Spirit Alone CoUBta It is not what we give that really counts, but the spirit in which the giving is done. The friendly, personal letter, the trifle which we have ourselves made, even the card which Wl' pick up at the book store, often brings more joy than the costliest present chosen without love or thought. Christmas is a time of kindly thou~hts, of forgiveness, of charity, and of good will to all men. There is no other day on the calendar on which it would be so dreary to be away from home as Christmas day. The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of self-sacrifice and of love. The Wise Men bringing gifts to the Christ child came a long way over a rough and weary road full of dangers· and full of discomforts; but the gifts they brought were gifts of sacrifice and unselfishness and of love, and the impulse to bting them c"lme from the rt. They are the wise men today who can give thanksfully, gratefully, lovingly, with joy in their hearts and without thought of what they are to receive.-Thomas A. Clark, Dean of ~fen, University of Illinois. 1<'., 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) !~~~~iiiti~~~~ii~ijij~~iiiiiiijij~iiiiijijij~~iiiiijij~~jjjjijijij;~jiiiiii=~ Carron Ridaway Ine. "The Store for Children" Dainty Things for the Baby's Christm&s · You will enjoy selecting your Christmas gifts at our ~ shop as our stock consists of the very finest hand made articles. DRESSES SACQUES WRAPPERS BATH ROBES BIBS BOOTEES CAPS " CANNED CHRISTMAS MAY BRING WELCOME THINGS The art of giving may be cultivated and Christmas may be as a serial story, each month unfolding a sequel of surprises; or the Christmas spirit may be so abundant that it is not all used in one day or one month, but as goodies, it may be canned in love packages, ready to open and use any time in the year. When mother or some shut-in opens 'her Christmas rememberances she finds twelve packages, each labelt·d with a rhyme so that one will be opened on the first of each month. The January packages may contain a personal bit -of finery with handwork for winter evenings-something she would never get fir herself; for February there may be kodak snapshots; a current magazine; poems; a story clipped from a paper; filing cards with recipes ; in March are bulbs and seeds with hints for growing them . Seeds are always appreciatet\. particularly if are of tested variety from home s. In another month's package useful notions, as pins, needles, shoe laces, hairpins, thread, tape or cosmetic articles; June may have an invitations for a visit or a day's outing to a favorite haunt. What a joy to anticipate I November will reveal a supply of Christmas tags, seals, stamps, cards, etc.; December's gift may be a "love letter of wishes" and a motto, framed to hang where every hour it gives a cheery message to you. -Gertrude Walton. (C., 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) BONNETT STRINGS SWEATERS RATILES 1870 Dolls with the dainty hand-made dresses like the little tots. Party Dresses Hand finished Georgette and Velvets of the most exquisite colorings and designs. $20.00 to $30.00 Wool Jeney Leggings White, Brown, Tan or Navy 60c Scarf Sets in all the newest co~orings. A real Christmas gift. For real comfort and wear 17c $4.75 Pair Golf Hose $1.50 Wool Gauntlets $1.50 RIDGWAY'S STORM BOOT has no equal 11 to 1372 $6.00 1 to 6 $7.00 3Sc 28c 22c ....... 26c ...... 3Sc HOSIERY 9£ the very best quality WILMETTE Two Stores 1161 Wilmette Ave. Wilmette 311