Perhaps no gift at Christmas time is more appreciated for its distinct tive and permanent nature than jewellery. Hirsbrunner is showing a beautiful assortment for both men and women. We lost our heart to a dainty little solid gold vanity box—only the size of a cigarette case. but with every necessity provided for comfort and a good make-up."' There is a compartment for powder and a puff, a mirror, an eyebrow pencil, rouge, nail polisher, a place for cigarettes, and even a memorandum pad and pencil, all snugly contained in the beautiful little case. The brooches and diamond bars to be had are lovely, and one graceful little pendant with two aquamarines or sapphires. each surrounded by a circle of gold, would be an enviable present. There is a good showing at Hirsbrunner's of silverware, such as trays with delicate trace-work borders; and if something more ambitious is desired, nothing could be more useful than a travelling with silk and fitted out as attractively as those to be had at this shop—it would be a pleasure to keep them straight, and the men would be deprived of one of their stock jokes. In the grocery department at Lane, Crawford's there is a splendid array of tempting eatables "from soup to nuts,'' notable among which is a large supply of various fresh fruits, straight from sunny California.
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