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The Argus Shopping Pag&

CHRISTMAS IX THE HOME.

Toys and Trees.

Vu uiiu ml Christmas is upon us-one I in which s-vmpathv for the many tinem ' lloyed and sick inges us to give to oin | utmost while a consciousness ot the tin in

titi sttinntiiej inges us to be caieful in I

our own homes Lui» Oxioid and \squith, i i v bei Alemoirs," illustrates tin so con I dieting v tevrpoints- ainusmgl» the tell» how she planned a Cliiisttms usit to a childicn » hospital and asked hei lour step tluldien to «earch out toys for the little inmates On the mot nmg ot the visit she called foi conti ibtitions Time scdatt level headed young Asquiths prc»cnted tinco panels of toys mee but undoubt t llv what om dripers would call «hop niltd The foin th the smallest was disco» ci eel sobbing heaitlrokcnl» ovci ! n set of baby elephants, Ins newest and most ptized possession» Offering the 1 it ho w hispered, ' Could I 1 cop just

one '

AA hen v»c take the clnldien lound the hops to see the beautiful gifts and lo» s the» genenlly exeicise consideiable self

icstnint but soonet or later one meets

j the doll» pi am tov motoi oi tucyclc

I which his been the sect et de»ne ot the

| »mall ones heart, and he or she pie ids

Iu»t this one ' Coii»ideung the famil» Iirco or stn ill, is a unit ono has cleel ed out lins Cluistmas tue to ti y

to s-ec just »»hat one could aclue»e in an economical but sat. fvn.g Chu»tniis les ti» ii Hie tice has cost ~/iJ but a hi ger one would be 7/0 It is a fit, and per

haps it will glow agnii after it has ceased to sei ve it» pul po»e a» a gttt beuin" plant

But mt io satisfaetoiv to the purse is the millet ii tiee consisting of a few I lece» oi bimboo oi haidwood in a pot the md» tovticd in pint nttdles oi as p u agus fern

Howe» ti ii one decides on bin in, a fit tree the ilonst is able to help and in the eit» the tlo»»ei dealeis ne almo t unible to move about thou shops foi the bulk ol the Christmas tices thev stocl

loi tov s it is advisable to save ones cner,.» bv buy ing the csptei ill» longed foi tov foi each little pel son and then divide

Hie rest of one's money between candle tm.cl decorations, ami «l-vpemii md -hil

li ig toi- All the tovs on the tin. in the illustration um be pmcliTuil foi Gi mil

1 '. or 1 C each, and the few on the table lindel neath represent the higher-price, good* at ii-om 2/tl to 5/0 each.

Tm«el may be boucht by the piece, one

The christmas tree would do on the tattle or in a corner of the room

2_.it high and is light to lift

ice 1 eins ctsouj.li for each tux at '»I oi ! iv the. ho\ it 1/1> a lew v mis Liacke.it, I le. li oin 2 » a bo1. o£ a donn and -onie- 1 t He unit i\pai-ne one1» ne. i poo I i ib-titutc 1er i Lilt Candles aie vcrv elei_ant, îlino-t toe» much t-o for thev ne

lititcult to Hork into a din-tun» tue

Ihn aie. bet -tationed round a -mill tile, i either on the table on which it stand« or | |liliinel it it it be placeel on a s-ule ot tin

loom and decorated to ttav there over the '

liohelav- j Hie toa- which Inns best are the hghtei i e-'oth one», and celluloid ind tubber am

mils which trom their colour aie al-o i cfiectivc . he-c ne all eli. ip _v_.n lai.i uibbct do?- be.uu . 0 mid the \u-ti i li m made, bunn...- lane, no i- mel baba len» ne furn 2 1» and au be lutittillv

-evan mel lu liai teed te» cV in with the | a. plinlion ot the. oidinui iletli bill li

liv ol the-c tov- ire. ti-e I emile- -lion! I I Il |liced vállete, thev e innot ¡ »-ibh ilnp on them ispeu illi the nibbn one wlneli would catih tin vnv i i-ila \ i ni

stitute tor caudles one li is u-i 1 th pn little, bal!» el -ilvci blue ted m noan

ind puiple which ne b u-ht i »i i ina , leuce a -tung llici loaL vnv well und

ne quite «au

\s a gilt tv a set ot children, either -i-k ones m ho-pital er i t muli ot i tuen I the Chri-tiiiTi-tiie is a lnppv l le i It pi

vide» the (.littet and excitement a chile1 1 ves t) ie-oeiitc with I llii-tmi-> ml lt -iits thou-h ol lonipiuativelv mill wetlli elteil c,ivc as much pic i ure a- the mole ce -tlv pie-ent- If it 1 e a ¡.mill alum the tice mi} be ninde the rentie ot ii Lilt (.iv mc both norn oldet ilk to ioun0 l mel ti om childi en to then c1 In-

born-» C ntinentil tmiihei one ha- -nu pi ice the tice in the middle oi i "lu et el I I ite plas, ni a beiell» el Hillier which i

li ets the lijit-on the tue and nlso ein 1- i dopa-non Iel the li ivi i pu eel

winch -vvill nit hang non the ¡-Icnlu 1 nuche- Ulis i. a (.ood pi in ii tin -ittui-,

i lorn be the untie ol the Cliii-tmw ninth > In then tin einleiten cm fercLith r lounl i lano or pi iniophoiie and sill-, the (.lill t

nias tunes

Mini mother» will want to libel eieh eilt iiictulli and tor them the hoIK [itilted iibbon at ibout 2 . a toll ot li» mils or the little cut 1- at 1/ e r thou limits a do/en will be hclnnil Hie be-t

tv mp in itenal is twine which cm be cut, verv ea-ih If the childi cn ale to choo e ' their gift- fiom the tice mel tale them themselves rubber bands ire in aelv mt ipe 1 hei loop up blanch and pitt, mel even i small child with a little help cm di-iiituiLle its tov without up«ettin_ the tree- <¡elicnie

et decoiatioiis ]

AROÜND THE SHOPS.

Tim following paragraphs for shoppers are the result of unie pendent investigations made by a momber of our staff and are not in any sense advertisements

CHRISTMAS TREE GIFTS

Chas JI Read Stores (Chapel sticot Ptahran) show tables of toys at C1 it 1/ md at 1/G in celluloid and lubbei and even »vood At 2/6 upwards their Vus li alian made stitched toys are splendid and unong suitable gifts are sailing yachts at 1/11 with two sails china tea sets at 1' bead counting haines öd toy »v itenng cans at 1/ and potato pistols which do iwa» »nth water and peas as amunitton at 1/ Imsel foi trees is sold in l/l> boxe

Ball and AA elch (1 linders street) also spcculibo m moderately pi iced toys mehi 1 mg pongos at lid toy elephants and othei animals at 1/ and 1/0 and they have a nice collection of tmscl bead ropes iS.c all use ful in tree decoration Their candles aie the veil reliable îvcll Gvvvn and othei tool males and they show a wide ianec

ot bonbons

Iho Mutual Store (1 linders street) has some splendid »ni ill bool s also tubbei milli ils, including do"s at 4/0 and lish down till Then bonbon v nying m pu e be 1 lu eui 2 3 and 1C/ a do/en and riant ones

til) and 0/6 each ne most itti active Hie» sell tinsel at ibout 91 a piett full ind long cnoudi for one tiee

loy und Gibson (Bouil e sheet an I Smith street) have some delightful babv lolls celluloid ones with voices 12 inches t ill at 3/Ö 11 inthes 0/Ü and 10 inches 0/0 lomtcd sleeping dolls with nivtui ii bau ne from o/O Rock a bye baby dolls in lone, clothes are from 6/0 Culdly leddy 1 eais m golden blown plush, horn 12 inch high at 7/0 ind a new leild» in an ait »hade of iu»set pink or gieen is 0/Ü U/0 ind 13/0 according to sue lhere is a line collection of annuals and cluldiens holiday books

The Myer Lmporium (Bomke street) has gold siller, and coloured glass bills for the Chuslmas tree troni 2d and lil each

lengths ol siller tinsel from Vi, Chiistmas ti ces gio»» mc, m pots at 13/0 and 21/ ni

decor ited imitation pines at 17/G and ready decorated ones at Co/ Then bonbons in hide noielti boatB snowmen pie= eales V.C from 7/0 and ordinär» bonbons aie nom 1/U to 12/6 a bo», fheie aie also 1 ig Christmas cones foi idling with top» at j 1 / and noisemakei caps and blow outs

1 o mask« m "i eat niteti

Hicks Vtkinson an 1 Sons Pty Ltd baie i (.(( I i mge ot Deni s Bu tish made leys t /li 4/11 0/11 9/11 and 14/9 including ! he well known doj.s Desmonds io and thev sho»\ some nice Vustialnn made does lut 1 s and kangaroo« at 0/U and 11/9

Ci tig Williamson » (Lli?abeth street) 1 ne mutation hi Chiistmas tices and to»s n treat v iricty, including some very mee voolly animals and well made mechanical

lo» s

Hie Big Store (Chapel street Prahran) 1 as mutation lir heos, and its toys m

lu lo a good selection of the moderately 1 in ed îubbei and celluloid dolls and am uni also baby's woolly tov s

Love and Lewis (Chanel sheet Prahran) have at 3/ 4/ up to 0/ splendid unbieak ible dolls diessed in a vauety ot styles onie as babies some as gnls

Georges (Collins street) baie some» good lollies from 1/3 upinids and a fcieat »auety of small cuts parasols bags woik 1 a»l etR piettv flower brooches at Vii je»\clled (.arters from 9d a pair nnd a "ood assoi huent of childreti s »ports articles

bit« iacquêt* ¿èc

John Sno» and Company (riindeis sheet and Glenferrie) ha»e bonbons and

luivelly ciaclcis suitable for Chtistmis I i iitie» fiom 2/lH a doyen to 2/11 each

j I heir t-impmdiuni» including writing p ipoi

mel envelope« ne gailx boxed to lillie, on the Chnstma» tiee li oin Mil cadi and theie ne man» different »anche ot boxed I li itidkcie'iiefs at > 11 a box of six foi white i linen and othets fiom 2/3 to P/b il»o m

iinu»uil »aiiety ot gi» and fanciful clul

dien s haudkeicluels ill pi etty boxes at , 1/1H a bo», of «u. md othei modélate

11 ice«

Paynes (Bourke street) show hununine tips bughtl» painted at 1/ mechanic ii motoi ens at Gd dolls »» ishtug bi»l ct» li 1 eluna tea«et«, imitation lenci doll« vathts and mechanic ii boats all itl/ ind a good a «oitmeiit ot mole expensive toys

Huckle» h (Bouiko sheet) stock 1 uce. mel small inutition Chnstma» Uees the loi mci

ll/O thelittei 1/0 then Cluistnns c ml» t i send with (.lfts aie nicely deeoi itt 1 ind their holly nbboii is about 2/5 t toll

\mong then toys ate foiiio »»eil made »»(olly ind cloth animals ind »tis md 1 leecs to mt nish a doll s house

FROCKS }

Colosseum and Treadvv ly Stoics (Louile stieet Chapel stieet and '»milli sheet) li ive fuji silk holiday ftocks of goo 1 (¡u iiitx

the bodice in stuped mnteu i! the »kilt with new cheek dc»ign to tone it 10/11 al o figured voiles and new flared effects \».th linn colomed iini»hmgs it 1G/I1 and oi

(.auch muslin hock« 3b in 1 IO inches n¡ length in figuied design the coll its ot pi mi n"aiitli at 19/11 iud2i/H Ctepellitie» 1» ile 29/11 and sleovele s voile-j in is !» A\ mel S \\ fittings S li

M niton » (BomI e sheet) have Hoi ii » Uni

hocl s at ö)/U plain one» with lan it 0j/ j 1 iknit noels in all the newest »baile» it j 4"/H, and a vauety oi hohdiv anl leith

tiotks in 1 tench iodes and ciepclli» it |

21/11 linm 13/11 and 2V theie ne spoit hocl » in fuji ci ope de clime, and eel mc c

with and without slecies |

Paynes little oigandi nocks in lielttio]

blue almond lemon pink and aputot ait 12/11, an 1 stuped «pun s)ll s ite 0/11 ] i S W fittin_s and also foi mi e» and m ml» lhere aie flonl crepe de chun hotl s somt trimmed w ith lace it 39/6

Buckle» s sho»» a good iant,e of simple lepe de clune holiday flicks fiom o 1/0 up to £0/0/ and then little voile hand woiked hocks are in the most popul ii

pastel shades Sports sleeveless lnji hocl» of low eut aie 3o/Ö and 30/0 tipnnid» ind thete aio veiy nice spun silk ones also

Canns (Swanston street) show nrettil» designed little voile frocks «lecieies >t 12/11, inSS\A and SW fitting and it 2/11 5/11 and 7/11 hou«c iroc! s which aie so dcsinblo on these w inn summet moi nings Iheir punted voile hoik» with sleet es, at 19/11, ne in »1 S A\ »? »\

ind out siro fitting«, and colours include blick nan ind white

Ball and AA clth sho»» 1 lench »odo tiotl

»pokestitthtd with lorn, sleeves md i te ings ot sell toning at 21/ tuji tonni» tiocl « with roll collu and bl east pocket at 10/(i

in SSAV tilt.ne.-, onl» and stuped spun silk one» it 27/0 loi childi en s hohd i» wear the punted cambiies at ¡¡/li with bloomeis to match, m 2Sin ind "Oin lengths the muds voiles it 11/0 and the Hoi al muslin« himmed with xv luto organdi muslin at S/11 aie ill piett» and useiul

\I King and Company (Bourke sheet) hive fuji bilk hocks in all wanted shults at 14/11

Geoiges, m their populai frock depait ment show mations' OS nocks in I hi! tnd »vlute and blue mel xv lute »ode nom 10/11 in veiy good styles and then ic nix to wear blick c,toii.ctte tioeks aie vciv suit ible foi dinnei wen for tiivelltis ml hohdiy makeis little house noels in ivailabli norn 10/11 md theieibout» in voile and punted cotton

Craig AVilli unsou s show at 1j/ iii all usual evening shades veiy nicely desi_ne 1 httle evening frocks foi maids anl nu o

and tennis noels in feood styles at 20 11 and upvnids

The Alyer Empouum has be ich an 1 hob

el iv noel s ni the sleeveless and cape sleeve »tv les at 14/11 and 19/11 some in dimitv

athel- in biti«te Ml an trimmed in white eiLinb with coloured .ipniL.» Uicie ne

Isca sum I pullover .unipeis ot fun sill

t It) 11 in all si/es in lemon almond Liecn bei.e s_\e uatunl and pink

-Inks

1 oa mel Gibson show pleated frock lengths the sknt pleated, the top in plum untern! to conti ast or tone Ihe-e are 1/11 lodi. Iheir little voile frocks of line qinht> fabiic are sleeveless, 13/11 or

with -leeves W11

Hiel s Ukinsons ce'e» _umi er blouses ate i>4/ and OS/t» their imported knitted leihe, ti iel s and juniper suits for travel mel hnlidaj weai aie 42/ 73'el live guineas and six Liuneas and aie veij smart Lui gene linen and cotton georgette flocks in 1 istel sh ides aie noav tn 8 and S_ guineas, in cb ii ming sta 1er. Children's floral tobralco noels willi bloomeis to nntcb suitable tai boeh and hobdaj wear aie m lengths letvvceil 20 and 32 in lh/9

Snow s celesti locknit jcrsej frocks in Mack navv blown beige almond saxe nd flame shades in SSAV S W W and O'- fittiu.- ne m1 in stvle» featmniL. plots (lues pleats mil snioekincs Cie 1 eil i froel s in the »ame fittings ire 39/11 mel the ciepc de clune mak a trocks in 1 nntod mulei nls on giounds of beige pow

lu blue led navv grej rouge and white 1 in boxes aie IS/1] for enough miterial to lit length and hips ot 46m

Challes Ai Head ..tores' little house noels in bnene aie 4/11 loila, onlv eini I ile one- in shades ot chcirj almond blue

ni lonou aie 7/11 to dav ami tlicio nie lite little tennis frocks in natui ii fuji

Hie neck lound and finished willi buttoned

ti ip the si ut with pockets or pie iteel ¡

t P/ll lot ti dav also voile noel'

tinishe 1 with a double ollar anl fitted hip joie aie lim

HATS

Cm 'Williamson's show the immense ci étonne beach hat at 1 guinea girls' ical 1 .horn» at 29/G pi etty stitched linens nt »/li to 8/11 and stitched silk tennis and

1 oi t- hats at 14/6 to 17/l> The beach hat vi illi i ainbow edges is from 6/11 to S/ll

Ihcl Ukinson'a hive n large assort ment of beach and bathing hats These in bide the allhtiavv ones in man> colour nips norn O'll to 21/ straw and cie tonne ones with earlings and bags to ni itch at 21/ and all cretonne ones many figuring at S/U to 11/0

1 ov and Gibson have for the bearii the multi coloined nish straw hat tummed with pi iiteel ni bon at 1/tl untimimel _ ti Uicir ineicerHcd fn.i spoils hat» vnth stitched 1 um in man. shade-, ato 7/11 and nash

ind Idiiudei vat li

"-noav » lm rcadj to weir pandan j

=tnw- a! o hemp» ni i vane v ot held

littmg at S/ll and line qinlitv visea I stnw with a long back bum anl finished with jeteishain at IS II Shades an Ii_.li_. md ilaik «axe, lemon, tuscan darl

1 mu and black

Chulés "NI Read Stoics have women's ml childi en s liench berets in saxe iel .leen niggei tan lawn and white, at 5/11

e ich

Manton's show both linen and cretonne hit» it 3/11 and 4/11 childrens poke bon net s.npp-, .t 3/11 in white and coloureu linen and beret caps m ci earn blue, lemon .leen led and f iv.n at 2/11 and S/ll I»eicb hat», with multi coloured bums aie in -oit -Haws nt 7/11 9/11 and 15/11

C inn t, 2/11 >/U, and 7/11 dioop btraw -linpc-, tummed m noteishani ne all neat loi beach wear and in then model loom i hei hive -onie eloso fitting louiing pull

ons w Inch aie sinai t

Ceoige- ne making a special feature i 1 v mel to nielit oi hits readv to wear, in i ce sti in s in tones of pink beige ilmoud iel white and -axe at 14/11 each

BEACH COSTUMES AND SUITS

The Aher 1 mpoiiuin his il o» n AI»tt made ai 1 (.u nantee 1 1 nil to i t » it ill

wool it 1) 11 otheis »»ith diagotnl «tri| c effect it 17 11 anl ll/b ind »»oil » nt

»nth swiil stupes of "rt silk at 21/ checkt 11 siut» ate 19/11 and plain ci«hmcre »»ool j

ones fiom 10/11 J heir his«oie «ill coolie coats punted in good designs are lb/11 and

-1/11

Hicks Atkinsons Imo «unit iitbbei I bathing can m all colouis norn 2/11 to

/li to»»tiling bathing »vi ips ml coats | in biidit colours fiom 19/11 to 5j 0 anl

womens »\ool stoel mette bathing ¡.o»»iis I in SA\ XV and OS fitting« in blacl

Meen ice! na\y ml light blue at 1)/Ci ti ~VG and childi cn s in gieen led and saxe blue at horn 10 9 11/0 12 0 an 1 13/9 to 1S/J Colouied rubber bathing slippei tor ehildien are 3/0 and 3/11 in led and blue

and ulults 4/0

Snow s hi»e all wool bathers in unite 1 style with smirtly striped skirts, m a wuk langt of colours at horn Ifl/ü in S A\ to OS 17/11 othei« horn 10/11 lbcu i ivon

lnpi ) couts suitable foi cithei house oi heath wein are lb/10 in all over pattern in 1 popular tone«

Ball and \\ elch « all wool bathers fini«he 1 with »»lute webbmg belt m green ni otnnge are S W 10/0 AA 11/b O S 12 i.

md 1 OS lPu and the Alalina elastic I nit bather with lound neck no6leeve m iel or gieen is S \A 18/G and AA lit lowcllint, wiaps lucludo cipes ire in 13 0

ii I long sleeve 1 bath robes from 32/li

Canns hive to»\ellin" beach towns with inset slieve roll coll u pocl ets ind gil Ile I it vv ust in S A\ it 10/11 and AA littm"s

it 10/11 Ihtn united all vv ol bathet in »ixe loyal llinnnd caldina! oruige ni black at 9/11 in S A\ and AA fitting m I 15 11 OS ire xciy neat Hie inbbct belts

ire 1/ exttn

Mantons hive floial silk coolie coat» at 21/ woollen delaine ones at IS 11 and cotton printed ones horn 4/111 in pretty Hoi ii di sign«

GIFTS

'»now s emphasise crepe de chu e neck »»ear sets collar cuffs, and Ii indi erch.ef tonnte!, at 7/11 8/11 to 10/0 ciyst ü scent si lays at 12/0 and a great m my other tut

gla s and crystal no»cities decantéis ot eau de Cologne at 3o/ and no»city bottle» ( i I Hinder vv itei it 2/0

Challes Jl Leads silo»» I irge (letoniie cushions at 1/11 the ne»» hygienic tei

eos» it 1/3 and some beautiful hand woil e 1 in lnthi cioehetel mats var»mi, in si/e anl priced norn about 2/T to 10 0

loy nid C lb on leatheiette d°ve!oxcs lim I V lill it " l» athols »mt li I foi tie» ci lim lkeichieis oi collu» it ° 0 anl 1/(

J hen liney (.trteis ot ubbon fini bel with i io y ne I 0 ] 1 I 11 ml /o \inon then leinunciy tt ic d »» dec it tit ct eau de toloeitt it 3 ) an 1 i ) l m 11

play» it ti u d A u dit y s v.) ill vi 1 Is

it i n and / i I ottlt

Hie Ahituil btoi i 1 oxu " gio» an i hose in nt it cn» lope» v lu Ii »v ill i_c tluo i"l

the post is a piel n,c ii lettei m all in 1 l.ooeis liom ulout 4 0 upwaid« lim Miuchestet deputment his si me beautiii I linen tal le «ets in boxes and in the e i

ton and sill departments hock lengths le 1 oxc 1 a featuie ot the cotton deputment boxed feoods being the tluee y auls ot chu i melle at V0 oi 7 0 unboxed four y aid» oi diiiofleur at l°/0 oi unboxe 1 11/0 mil a ti i ireel eoiitunint, live dic«s lengtl s

oí material for a child

Gcoigcs show some charming cost une jeweller» in colouis to match all costume« lncludnu, jack n et u red blue an 1 ami) i Alo»t tf the e «ets con i»t ot neelia

1 lacelet ml eating« but Hi y em "1 o lo pill chase 1 «op natch

Bill and A\ elch le «bowing linen haul ketchieis as guts lor men six in a box norn 8/0 and silk han 11 ercluets with tit to match in i box at 4/11 upwards to lO/li

I heir 1 rcneh silk e»ening bags al fiom 1/11 and tancy Italian shopi mg ba«l tt ne VII to 5 0 each

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