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i iCHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

<S#|Ste’Hl-; annual season when it isV JIL_ especially “blessed to give" is ;

approaching, ami the shops dis- ,play many beautiful things i

from which to select gifts. ,In the way of jewelry at Tiffany’s, where ;

everything new is collected, some old fash- iions are revived, and ns these are not all 1of the most elaborate and extravagant kind, iit is a pleasure to chronicle them. In the ifirst place, the brooch, or 1 'breast-pin ’’ as ;worn at the throat forty or fifty years ago, jis again shown, to wear with the turned-over collars of linen, batiste, or lace whichyoung women now affect with their tailor igowns. The present fancy is to have this ,brooch of a large dark stone, very lightly ,mounted, and beyond all others the ,amethyst brooch is the choice. It consists ,of an oval or round stone nearly an inch iin diameter, of delicate purple hue, regu- jlarly cut, ami fancifully framed in pearlsor in alternate diamonds and pearls mount-ed in light yellow gold. This attractivestone, so long out of general use, is of the (purple shade called royal, while the Frenchcall it em/t/c or bishop’s purple, as eccle- 1siastics of this high rank choose it for the ,large seal ring which they wear as a badge.Topaz brooches are also in great favor,their golden-brown color coming out withgreat beauty when treated, as arc ame-thysts, with pearl and diamond frames.A less familiar stone for brooches that gowith any toilette is the green demantoid, ,as attractive to many as is the emerald, ,and much less costly. A slight Kmpirc ¦,border of gold and pearls brings out the ,rich coloring of this stone, and shows its ilight to advantage. ,

Finger rings remain the favorite hit of ijewelry for general wear. The slendermarquise medallion ring is being replaced iby the hoop ring with a row of stones 1going partly around the linger, by seal irings, the houis Seize ring with character- i

] istie decorations, and by carved gold baud irings. I

A pretty little gift for a girl to give her sliance costs only s(i. It is a match box ofsilver, with a secret locket holding herminiature or photograph where one wouldnever suspect it, and far more beautifully .decorated with carving or repousse-work |

| inside than it is on the outside, the deco- ,ration forming a frame for the picture.—Harper’s Bazar. ,

A CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS EN- ITERTAINMENT. 1

In the room into which they are at first 1ushered there is no sign of the tree, butsoon after all have gathered sonic ni e starts 1a well-known carol, and, linding theirvoices, the little people forget to be shy 1or embarrassed, and arc ready to fall into 'line and march into the room where tin- ‘tree is displayed.

Here all is rather dark, which adds to 'the mystery made by the closed folding- ]doors or the drawn curtains which screenthe tree from view. There is a pause of a 1few minutes as the children scramble intothe low seats, and then, at a given signal,the tree is revealed, and no wonder an ap-preciative murmur of approval breaks from 1the small throats as it stands before themin all its glory and sparkling light. 1

Presently a veritable Santa Clausappears 1clad in furs, with (lack and beard, just asjolly and rosy as the dear little old manwas ever supposed to be, who greets his

admirers with a cheery speech of welcome,and then prepares to unload his pack,bringing out something for every one, andadding to the pretty package which he putsinto each little outstretched hand a basket

, or cornucopia from the tree, Idled withsimple candy, and a bunch of holly tiedwith a bright ribbon how. All this takestime, for each gift has to be opened and

admired. But when all are finally dis-

l tiUnited, and the lights are turned up in

the room and the candles on the tree ex-

i tingnished, it is time for games or dancing,or perhaps a Punch and Judy show, or,best of all, a prestidigitator may present

himself, dressed in a jolly clown’s costume,and for another hour keep the little com-pany enthralled with his wonderful skill,and the funny gilts and absuid littletrinkets, which are discover! in the mostextraordinary places or appear by wildmagic, and, strange to say, in such awayand by such means that no one is forgotten

' or overlooked.After this part of the entertainment is

over it is time for the music to play anothermarch, and the little people to choosepartners and walk together into the supper-room, where the table, well laden withfare, most attractive to view, but simple inkind and variety, is shown. There maybe one long table with seats all around it,

or the seats may be placed against thewall, or there may be several small tables,where each little party can be served and

watched over separately.

CHRISTMAS.

The writer of a contemporaneous story

puts in the mouth of a clever character the

remark that happiness is impossible untilone has got rid of his ideals. If that weretrue, it would give grounds for increasedthankfulness that happiness is not essentialto good living, and that mankind is not

under an inevitable obligation to attain it.

But of course the observation was not onethat was meant to be a vehicle of absolutetruth, but rather to evoke a closer approxi-mation to the eternal verities out of the

hearer's mind. But even to do that, aremark must at least have n suggestion oftruth about it, and this one a IHint idealsand happiness has that. For it is conceiv-able that a man should not be of much useand therefore not particularly happy, until

he is so far freed from the tyranny of whathe wants to do as to settle down to theaccomplishment of what he can do. More-over, whilea man who has effectually gotrid of his ideals is of little account, there isa property in man that is akin to ideals,and yet not identical with them, which canhe spared without detriment to his highernature, and with very considerable advant-age to his practical side. Itwould seem that acertain decay of one's interest in one’s selfas an individual is an indispensable con-dition precedent to the full development ofa salutary interest in one’s self as a fellowcreature. A man must be interested inhimself if he is to amount to anything, butit is possible for the individual interest todwindle while the human interests developand in the very greatest men that proces 8

is usually found to have taken place.The application of which is, firstly, that

we are not to allow our ideal of whatChristmas ought to be, and of how weought to spend it, and getting as much outof it as we can. And secondly, that Christ-mas is the time of all the year most fit forour interest in ourselves as individuals tobe supplanted by an interest in ourselves asindividuals to be supplanted by an interestin ourselves as fellow creatures.

Wherefore, because our ideal of Christ-mas feasting is terrapin and canvas backduck, let us not disdain turkey, which isjust as filling, and better fare no doubtthan we deserve. Because our ideal of

i iiristnias giving is pointlacc and diamondslet us not scorn the modest remembrancesthat our pocket may be able to endure.And if as individuals, with exalted idealswe may have become careless of Christmaspleasures and opportunities and obligationslet ns change our point of view, and regardourselves merely as one of divers fellow-creatures whose Christmas happiness it isan axiom that to make things pleasant for

ones fellow creatures is the way to havefun. If we lump ourselves in as a fellowcreature with as many other fellow creaturesas we can reach, by making Christmasjoyous for the whole lot, we are bound tocheer omselves among the rest. And soby getting rid of part of our ideals we maycontinue to make the rest so productive asto make us suspect before we get throughthat it was not a true ideal at all that weparted from, but only one phase of ourselfishness.

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"Certainly 1 will, Jones,” said thecurate

"Thankee, sir; none o’ that ere twee-dledum, Beethoven, you know, sit; onlyHandel’s.”

"I am sure he will do it,” responded thecurate.

The old man lay placidly for a while,then exclaimed with fervor: “How thank-

ful I be that X shan’t have to blow for himwhen he plays the loud part at the end!”—Church Times.

Jeweler—An engagement ring? Cer-tainly! Here is a SSOO one.

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