People who would like to be thoughtful shoppers always mean to do their Christmas shopping in good time in order to catch the mails. They also know that early Christmas shopping blesses both those that buy and those that sell. It makes the task of simpler and easier and saves considerable time by the avoidance of crowds, and to get ideas for presents so The Absent Children Then there is the difficulty about the children at a boarding school They are the-prime motive power in Ci ping. Many berents will say, "send them money and let them buy what they want," but what a cold answer to any child's prayer! Picture the delight of a school child, who has been deprived of his or her parents for any length of time, opening a parcel that has been packed with loving hands and a wealth of thought. Also at the present exchange it is still much cheaper to send gifts from China than to purchase at home. Here are a few suggestions for girls from 9 to 16 years Bonbrotdesed boxer that will held ribbons, trinklets, handkerchiefs, etc., Fluffy woollen jumpers for the holidays, bracelets with Chinese characters, dressing table access sories, a satin quilted dressing gown or bed jacket, initialled handkerchiefs, lingerie set, scarves, embroidered Chinese' bags in a wealth of design are to be had, brooches composed of Chinese characters that mean "Long Life, Happiness, Health and Prosperity" and many other things almost impossible to mention.
Boys will appreciate fountain pens, tie pins, cuff links, gloves, silk shirts, silk pyjamas, padded and plain silk dressing gowns, which can be obtained in all sizes bearing the Chinese motifs and designs, cambric handkerchiefs which proudly bear their monogram, Japanese puzzles and a host of things that would delight the heart of any school boy can be found by shopping early. Teachers will ce-operate for the very young who still believe in Father Christmas, and accept at its face value the generosity of the white-bearded, rubicund, scarlet-mantled gentleman whose stock of good temper and good things seems inexhaustible. If they visit more than one place of delight they may begin to wonder how Santa Claus can duplicate himself so marvellously. That might have been a difficult question to answer a generation ago. Nowadays, when wireless waves circumnavigate the earth many times a second, so potent a magician may be expected' to cross the Pacific Ocean more quickly than an omnibus or even a motor car. If that answer will not do, even the sophisticated child will surely have the decency not to blight his far away parent's or friend's ingenuous pleasure by showing any sign of scepticism.
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