Give Her
Practicality
‘Breathes there a man with soul
so dead, who never to himself has
said:
“What am I £oing to give my
wife for Christmas?”
Of course not. But gift buying
for a wife can be easy for the hus
band who listens a bit, and
schemes a little.
In the first place it is in the na
ture of women to be practical.
They like practical gifts: mink
stoles, a new house, a trip abroad.
Listen for Hints
Secondly, they know what they
want for Christmas. And if you’ll
listen for the little hints—“George,
Mary Smith tells me that her new
dishwasher not only washes the
dishes but sterilizes them, too. My
hands have been so rough and red
lately” — you’ll know what she
wants, too.
It may be some article of cloth
ing, so you’ll need sizes. This is
easy. Simply say, “Gertrude, I’ve
got to get a Christmas present for
my secretary who is just your size.
So give me all your sizes: shoes,
coat, slip, stockings, and so on and
so on.”
Pretty shrewd, huh? You can
shop by telephone from your hos
pital bed.
But how about some practical
suggestions:
Use Discretion
She says she wears a size 10 dress
and you can see it should be size
12. Give her a reducing aid. There’s
a new lightweight, portable slen
derizer out called “PICAS” which
are nothing more than an aid to
calisthentics. But be smart. On the
card, you say: “Here’s a little some
thing, dear, to help you preserve
that marvelous figure.”
You can’t afford the mink she
wants? Give her a diamond. A
woman loves a diamond because
she understands its message: love.
Some suggestions: a diamond
watch, a pin, a pendant, or an an
niversary ring. The ring, meant to
be worn on the right hand, should
be selected according to the size
of her hands. If she has large
hands, you probably can’t afford it.
If those hands are rough and
red, and she’s been complaining
about it, get her the dishwasher.
She’ll still have rough, red hands,
but it’ll get you out of the kitchen.
One new dishwasher has been de
signed to fit into areas hitherto in
accessible to dishwashers — under
or above kitchen counters, above
or below built-in ovens, recessed
in a wall, mounted on a wall, or as
a floating room divider. Instead
of spraying the dishes, it rotates
a “solid wave of water.”
Don’t Read Labels
Perfume is good, if you spend
enough fir it. One new one named
Directoire after the French Direc
toire period supposedly “captures
the romance of this era . . . 6oft,
feminine and a little naughty.” For
your own peace of mind, don’t read
the sales pitch, just smell the per
fume.
Still haven’t got an idea, huh?
They’re too expensive, you say.
Well. . .
Give her a ball point pen; there
are some real inexpensive beauties
on the market. And since that
doesn’t seem like quite enough, add
a blank check for her to try it out
on.
Old Favorite Toys
Still Sell Well
Each year America’s toymakers
create a multitude of exciting new
toys. But there are some old fav
orites that still continue to find' a
place on crowded toy shelves.
And the old perennials are more
than holding their own in the popu
larity parade, says the Toy Manu
facturers of the U. S. A., Inc.
Here are some examples:
Monopoly, a game which has
been on the market for decades,
set a new sales high in 1960. Until
then, more than 20 million sets had
been sold.
Shirley Temple ooiis, popular
for more than 20 years, are enjoy
ing continuing success. Erector
sets, played with by boys and their
dads before World War I, have
never lost their popularity.
The Teddy Bear has been a
favorite since first introduced in
1907 as a tribute to Teddy Roose
velt. Tinker Toys, those little
wooden construction items for the
pre-school and kindergarten set,
have been providing fun and edu
cation since 1914.
Kewpie dolls have been cuddled
by little girls since 1915. Hobby
horses and the Irish Mail have
taken on new shapes, but they are
still the same old toy.
Ping Pong, first placed on the
market in 1902 as a trade name
(imitators must use the name
“table tennis”), is not only increas
ing in popularity but receives tre
mendous impetus from the tourna
ments held throughout the world.
Other long-time favorites on the
toy hit parade include Parcheesi,
a top seller for 94 years; Chinese
Checkers, which has been sold for
almost that long.
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Give Him
Originality
Lady, the easiest person in the
world to buy a Christmas gift for
is your husband.
Either he has a hobby or he
hasn’t. If he has a hobby, buy him
something for his hobby. Say he’s
a do-it-yourselfer. Wait until he
goes to work, then take careful in
ventory of the tools he has on his
work bench.
That’s right — “one thingamagig
with rough paper on it, one thinga
magig with a sharp thing on the
end, one thingamagig with a kind
of round saw on it . . .”
Maybe you had better draw pic
tures. Then go to a hardware store
and tell the clerk, “This is what
my husband has. Now, what’s he
want for Christmas?”
Every Man a Boy
If he hasn’t a hobby, the prob
lem is still simple. Everyman is
but a boy with thinning hair. And
so he (1) likes to play, (2) likes to
eat, (3) likes to drink, and (4)
would like to keep his hair.
Oh, he needs a good supply of
shirts, socks and ties. But cater
to his boyish desires.
Shop for him in the toy depart
ment.
Dare you to give him an electric
train. He’ll be your loving husband
for life. Or how about the new
“autorama,” an electric train-like
layout that is actually a highway
system for little cars. He can race
them and wreck them and have
himself a whale of a time.
Let Him Build
If he works with his brain all
day, give him something to do with
his hands. It will give him a sense
of accomplishment. You will find
a lot of models to build in the toy
or hobby department. A new line
features kits with which he can
build his own transistor lab, elec
tricity lab, electronics lab, transis
tor radio, radio transmitter, inter
com, or analog computer. Another
new line lets him build working
models of some famous inventions:
Bell’s telephone, Gutenberg’s press
and so on.
A plain wooden bread board
from the hardware store becomes
a gift to gladden a boyish heart
when it is used to hold such things
as a selection of cheeses, small tins
of crackers, meat and fish spreads,
assorted nuts and so on. The neigh
borhood liquor store can supply
gaily decorated bottles of superior
wines, or the older bourbons, or
Scotch, or blends and cordials. Pit
chers, giant mugs, glasses and
bowls for mixing purposes are good
accompanying gifts.
Being a man, he loves new gad
gets. Loving new gadgets, he’ll
love an electric watch. And if
you’re looking for an electric
watch, there’s a new one that is so
simple he can replace the batter
ies himself without returning it to
the factory.
Something for Hair
Did you ever see a boy spend a
whole day doing nothing but look
through a pair of someone else’s
binoculars? If your husband is a
sports watcher, bird watcher, or
girl watcher, he’ll enjoy a pair. For
general use, the 7 bf 35 size is a
good choice
Oh, yes, his hair is thinning. A
new, English-made hair brush is
designed especially for thinning
hair. It is made with extremely
soft, natural 'bristles which gently
massage hair and scalp. It probably
won’t save his hair, but you’ll never
give him anything that gets used
so much.
German brought the Christmas
tree custom to America. The Irish
contributed the ancient Gaelic cus
tom of putting lights in the win
dows.
BOB DINWIDDIE, 15 YEAR OLD SON of Mr. and Mrs. Norm Din
widdie, is pictured with his Kodiak bear which he shot at Anton
Larsen Bay while on a deer hunt Nov. 27. The hide, graded as ex
cellent by both the FWS and Jonas Brothers, measured seven and
one half feet. Young Dinwiddie used a 308 Savidge in downing the
bear. His father and Ray Mayers accompanied him.
The hide has been shipped out and Bob will soon have a rug for a
trophy. Photo by Ameigh
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