Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1941 — Page 15

C. Kitchen Calls To Practical Minded Santa

Appliances Considered Lo

Important This Year

The practical gift giver of this unusual year will not forget that 24 nportant workshop in which m

: year,” say experts.

right hand.

'r spends so much of her time, |: wh... she begins ¢o plan to make|:

her Christmas this year a merry one and one that she will remember as one of thé highspots in her life. Contrary to an all too erroneous public impression, it is possible to buy those labor saving. devices, elec-

trically operated, that are best ex-|:

emplified by the electric range and |}

the electric refrigerator, on liberal:

time payment terms. Yet if too much. time is permitted to pass they may be more difficult to acquire. Ranges and refrigerators exemplify another important aspect of Christmas giving this year. The new models are so much more efficient that when they are acquired to supplant the current-| greedy models of years gone by,

tually assist the national defense program by using less current, thus releasing electrical energy to defense industry. There could be no more prac tical gift for mother than one of the major household appliances and

this year especially, the washing||§

machine—=which once may have

been considered something humble 23

—comes right into the gift category. An electric washing machine means a terrific burden lifted from

mother’s shoulders. So why not make it a Merry Christmas for her.

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Exactly, as Shown

Beanie and gloves of red suede,

“Clothes before novelties for a man’s Christmas this tax-struck } ‘This lucky fellow has both. His very 1941 lounging robe is of spun rayon flannel. That's a new “executive’s case” in his Next to it, on the floor, is a soft, warm, brilliant mack- : jnaw. On top of it, oriole-bright ski sweater and Norwegian cap. His clothes gifts include shirts, moccasin-type slippers, a sleevelees sweater

High on List"

Needlecraft is a: fine art: engross- 1

ing thousands of women who enjoy

decorating their homes and making |’ | useful things, such as sweaters and [3

#| work safe and clean. -

Cutest gadget of all for the knit-

‘#lter is the transparent yarn holder,

ball shaped, through which can be|¢

seen the quantity of yarn still left to work with. A hole through the top draws the yarn for use.

Ensembles for Wet Weather

A Christmas gift that will gain all year usefulness, is the one that’s a protection against wet weather. Spring and summer, fall and winter

—rain or snow call for practical|’

Bicheery clothes.

Many umbrellas and raincoats have been made to match—some of the umbrellas of folding type—some of the raincoats with detachable

hoods. .

Pliofilm, oiled silk, waterproofed]!

cottons, rayons, parachute cloths and gabardines are types of fabrics in which these wet weather styles are made. Since many fabrices from which raincoats are made are required to outfit men in Army, Navy, Marines

and Air Force—such a gift seems],

i|doubly desirable to the “civilian”

Buy Him Something He Really Needs, and That

Goes for Boy in

Camp, Too

By MARGUERITE YOUNG Times Special Writer

IN HIS DICTIONARY, Webster calls on Swift to define “present.” The result is worth the attention of anyone about to tear into a

Christmas shopping list for men.

The definition is “something he wanted, or was fond of, which

could not be easily gotten for money.”

money.

What Swift meant was HIS

But take a burn in the Indianapolis shops right now and youll

find that for YOUR money you can get anything easily—from a cozy sleeping bag for a soldier or a barbecue apron set for a man who fancies. himself an al fresco cook, to a really smooth, low-priced rayon lounging: robe for the fellow who needs one, In all jour shopping for men, however, remember one thing: It’s “necessities before luxuries this tax-stricken year,” say men. . As one young, but tax-burdened, man puts it: “My notion of a 1941

{dream Christmas is enough shirts,

socks, ties and suits to be always pressed and proper without ever thinking what to send to the cleaner.” Robes typify the practical gift in this category. Remember, however, that even those men who

want clothes will doubly enjoy

‘something a bit finer, a bit more

“special” than he buys for himself and hell go for something that’s both pracitcal and beyond his regular buying habits—something he really ought to have but doesn’t, like a beautiful wine-red set of three square, fluted-back military and clothes brushes with excitingly white bristles and matching comb, all done up in transparent plastic box. 2 2 ” AS YOU GO UP the scale in price and suitability-for-his-income, these practical things are available in more and more surprising forms. The brief case becomes a fine leather “executive’s case” with plenty of

room for his papers and a separate

Just in Time for

Early Christmas Buyers

HAND - DECORATED Table Lamps

Regular $4.95 Values

in her purse!

this Christmas.

compartment for his overnight things. There’s an electric tooth brush that looks like all the maker calls it—the first scientific advance since the ‘aborigine invented the toothpick. There are mackinaws, scarves, country jackets, slippers, gloves, every conceivable piece of wearing abparel in new textures, and especially new combinations and colors. Any man can use, and likes to get, new jewelry. There are some interesting new items this year. Of course here, as everywhere, the defense motif is prominent. There are cuff-links, tie-clasps and collar pins bearing the insignia of different branches of the service. One unusual item is a tie clip that is a miniature gold-finish saber scabbard. It sheaths a tiny saber, which - actually pulls out -and can be used as a knife and nail file,

- 2 ” 2 A BRIGHT GADGET for the other end of his watch chain is a

new calendar knife. This is a goldfinished: disk, bearing on one side,

his initials, on the other, an in-|e

genious six-year calendar. Inside there is a knife blade with nail file. And of course there is that good old standby, the necktie. If you know his taste and the usual colors

of his suits, you can get him ties.

from half a buck to as much of a strain ‘as your budget will stand. If he’s in the U. 8. Service, your problem’s simple, because the stores have thought it through for you, and completely. There are two ver=-

prices, one for the officer, the other for the soldier—and seriously, .one of the largest houses reports there’s been a big wave of buying on these bags. : A service man’s utility bag which is not too expensive, measures seven inches in length and four ard a

half in diameter. It contains dental |

floss, first-aid kit, comb, nail file, shoe polish and cloth, styptic pencil, razor blades, pencil, a light, notebook, nail clipper and soap. Give him that and he’ll never mention the number of items a woman keeps

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FOR FLIERS, consider a pilot's wallet that holds his license and rating card without folding. A pocket flight log case that has a flexible leather binding. And, of course, he’ll welcome warm mufflers and gloves, fine boots, goggles or a special airman’s

watch that can practically havigate Y,

a Plane, In service or out, hell warm to one small thing of luxury if that thing is something he really needs. What he wants, one thoroughly practical lad says aptly, is “what I think I don’t need—that is, what I considér less ‘important’ than what I buy myself.” handsome cocktail “shaker, he exemplified, -or like some sensible, though inexpensive, new gadget. If he has a hobby, especially one which he pursues by himself, by all means give him something for that. Of course the way to find out what that kind 'of man wants is—

listen to him. Consciously or un-|

consciously, he'll tell you, and very likely he has done so long ago and all you have to do is remember.

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