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EAUTY which your hands can hold, beauty which you can share with the world — what greater Christmas present can there be than this? There's a great tradition behind it, too, for we read of the first Christmas celebration of all: "When they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh." The most precious of material things then, as now, were fine metals, elusive fragrances, and soothing balms.
The spirit of Christmas itself is something very noble and tender, a feeling so strong that it must find an outlet in the exchange of lovely remembrances, no matter how small the amount we can afford to spend on them. Today, as at no other time in history, the finest in designs, the best of materials, the most exquisite workmanship are available to those of modest income as well as to the wealthy.
Gifts of precious or semi-precious jewelry are not within the reach of most of us (in many cases it wouldn't be in the best of taste, anyway, would it?). However, there are crystal bottles cut with flashing facets like a diamond, opaque flasks carved like cameos, compacts and fitted cases that can compete with the craftsmanship of the most famous jewelers. A few of these many lovely possibilities for gift-giving are shown on these pages. Not one of them costs
By JOYCE ANDERSON
more than ten dollars, and some of them not half that.
I'll wager that if the feminine sex were put to a vote on the question, we would find perfumes, compacts, matched sets, fitted cases and evening accessories at the very top of their Christmas preferences. And don't tell me that men don't appreciate shaving ensembles, fine lotions and soaps (in mannish designs and wholesome scents, of course).
At the top of the page, left, is one of the newest perfumes and most attractive packages to greet the holiday season. It's a new and very subtle Oriental scent; the carved bottle of generous size perches on a teakwood stand and boasts a lacquer cover like the lovely cinnabar boxes from the Far East.
Next to the perfume is a fitted evening case, unbelievably trim and small to contain a full-sized "pin dot" compact (single or double, as you choose) and lipstick, in five of the most entrancing enamel finishes you ever saw. I think