Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Nov 1929, p. 32

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32 WILMETTE LIFE November 15, 19~9 ' or s Some rtltrtl sophisticated lady-a lady who wears long earrings, and smokes many cigarettes, would be pleased and amused with an imported black and white box--of angular modernistic black and white pattern. Paradoxically bedecked with a very small chubby cupid astride bunches of black grapes. opts a Forth~ sixteen-J'ear old, hand-painted black oilcloth portfolios-large note book size. to ho~d pictures of all her high school friends . and 1n which to save clippings and papers. · r I Just a very small ~ift jo 'aple an octag~l, triJngtJ lat i or c in bright Chinese p apet ,an ~ l I matches with colored j C $2.00 A fastidious J'Ottng _ Miss would never turn up her nose at imported note paper- the envelopes lined in color, and all enclosed in a compact containcr. $2.00 to $2.50 For tl pretty boudoir table ... the boudoir box with its three compartments for gloves, handker chiefs and jewelry- and m~keup boxes with a mirror in the lid. They can be had in black and colors with the picturesque Godey prints used as decoration. People who are t best if yoU: encou rJg c t]~'r g lady have a rub hc r. Jin , z pul1man bag. l 'hcy c· e l saffron . I alu·~~.v~) ou I $1.00 Or maybe · the same dainfJ· lady would be intrigued by delicately painted hat stands-in many color combinations. $4! 00 I $1.50 to $2.~0 Somebody J'OU like cares /or handcraft work. That person would love a piece of ' Danesby pottery-simple candlesticks--deep bowls-and useful pitchers the color of gentians crushed against rich brown earth. $1.25 t $2.00 l9 $7.00 Anton Lan~ ltas desi~ned a .fief o/ /our ash trays, a cigarette container and a match holder in blue green pottery. Surely some theatre going friend would like to own these signed pieces by the master player of Oberammergau. The set. Florentine portfolios of hand-tooled leather, exquisite art objects as sought after today as they were when Venice was the trade center of the world. Rich old color schemes developed in the age of the Borgias and the Med~cidesigns perfected in the cloisters of Italy . Topper- a clever little rick his cigarettes moist but ~atcs metal strip with hinged enc top of an ordinar y pack.1~e of to the package by a lon~:n d along the sides under- ~e c Flip up the loose end as u will-makes a cover for the ppen package. $13 to $24 $4.00 · An alabaster ink well with a plume pen might make a tactful gift reminder for a dear friend who never can remember to write letters; large enough to hold plenty of ink yet suitably proportioned for the small writing table. $2.00 Maybe you know a dear old /adJ.' who loves a snip of ginger in her tea. Spicy candied ginger in cunning squatty Chinese jars wrapped in shiny colored papers and tied with ribbon and perky paper flowers. A m on g you,. friends is a man with a fine appreciation of honest workmanship. How he would .enjoy the finish and perfection of an ebony and ivory box in simple modern design. lined with mahogany and gleaming copper. not an ; ar 1 moon-smootl t1 dishes from the table o an can be had in several size diameter, another thre£ m shallow fluted sides. I 75c tel$ I $1.50 For the assiduous hridge player, sets of four nested ash trays in Chinese brass for the bridge table. $16 What dreamer Wl{ttld not pause,, and smile with delight at the· gift of a Venetian glass bow1like a pale gold bubble with dragon fly wings of transparent black at either side. Do you know one or 'tor that have a yen for ~e Small organdy poudo~.pil: trimmed with handma¢ f or appeal. $1.00 A boy in college or even a young man in business would be genuinely pleased over playing cards . in saffron, blue, violet, or green, bearing his own monogram in. gold. $5.·0 0 There is a girl away at school that' always complains about losing her stockings. For her there is here, a gay ·star-flecked paper-covered box, with separate compartments to hold her hose. $:2 1~5 A not her gift for the Pt sol her ow~ room. Silhow tcs ladies-and Eton jacket d b $1.00 $1.00

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