The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1937, Page 20

"THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” FOURTH SECTION ~ JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1937. PAGES 1 TO 6 . HOW ABOUT A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS? All these Christmas carols float- ing on the air should be a tip to the wise to make this a musical yuletide. If ther talent in your home, it might be guided into the paths of genius if your young hopeful were to fir baby grand piano, a violin or guitar, or even a flute or piccolo in his stocking, come Christmas morn. And even the baby grands and new vertical pianos are small enough this season to fit into a small apartment, For Every Room Radios, of course, belong in every home, If there is one for every room of every home the program problem is solved. Johnny can listen to Gang Busters while mother savors the symphony; sister can practice big-appling with the boy friend while father cheers the hockey. Even the wandering big son may have his radio with him in car or carrying case, for radios come in every size from vest-pocket up, and also in every finish to harmon- ize with the furniture, or the inclin- ation. For true music lovers, consider the radio-phonograph with its gifts of records and record albums. How About an Ocarina? As for youngsters who like their music hot, harmonicas come in any key, or chromatic with sharps and flats. Saxophones dispel the blues (and take that any way you want to). There are bugles for the Boy| Scouts. Accordions are an orches-| tra in themselves. If the prospect makes you tremble, remember les- | sons may be bought with the in- strument. ! High favor with the younger set is the clear-whistling ocarina (per- haps you'll recognize it as the old- time “sweet potato”). Drums? Buy them if you like — nor spare the neighbors! DINNERWARE DESIENS RICH The charm of the patterns in this season’s new dinnerware is ex- pressed in the strength of designs | and the richness of the enamel painting. So wide is the range of colors and motifs that there is a service in Sweden. T Santa Via Airplane sl Santa, like all moderns, has discarded the old-fashioned sleigh foi e modern airplane, in order to make his rounds on time. CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS IF YOUR Christmas tree is a balsam—and that is the love- liest kind of all, both for appear- ance and for fragrance—then when you first light it a cheerful old superstition urges a glance at your shadow on the wall—if you dare. Should it appear headless you will not live to see another Christmas. Then, later, when the tree is burned, another tradition suggests keeping a partly burned stick to ward off lightning. e e it i to please any taste and adaptable to any period or setting. Many of the new shapes and in-|pe pag in short, medium and long | tricate or simple patterns are splendid gifts for any woman who is already a homemaker, or plan- ning to being one. - - e There is practically no illiteracy DU We know of no better way of expressing our thanks and appreciation to friends and patrons than the time-honored custom of wishing you—in all sincerity a Merry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year SPECIAL DELIVERY KRy BLAKE Stockings For Her With skirts going shorter, hose are in the spotlight and there never was a girl who got too many Christmas stockings. Colors are brown sugar and spice and every- thing nice, not overlooking the in- toxicating wine tones. To make the present more gifty, stockings may be found in fancy boxes and |chests that will last long after the hose have literally run out. | As for size: Consider her height as well as her foot, for hose may let contours be your —S0 her guide. e, Gift of Silvr Vary Widglry There's no lovelier gift than silver and you can either start a set for a friend or relative or add several pieces to an already established pattern. Aside from the conventional table silver there are many new pieces in the way of trays, bowls and ac- cessories. Smart and modern is the chaste classical beauty of the flower holders and candelabra sets for fireplace mantles or buffet cen- terpieces. s e BLASSWARE BIVES COLOR Colored glassware and sparkling crystal may be combined to en- hance the well-set table. There are many new styles and types of ac- cessories for every room in the house, designed from glass. Sandwich servers, hostess trays, dinner bells, smoking sets, napkin rings, liquor sets and even pressed glass dressing table accessories may be had in a variety of colors and shapes. MAY THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Bring You All Through the New Happiness Year. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST "The Squibb Stores of Alaska" DOLLS OF ALL * RACES, SIZES, LSO PRICES There's always something new in‘ olls. This year it's sweet Princess Eli- | zabeth in her coronation robes with her white silk dress and red velvet cape trimmed in ermine, and her curls (exact shade) in the lat- est coiffure under her jeweled cor- onet. And she has a complete and authentic wardrobe, this doll of royalty. Beside her, on the Christmas counters (arranged early this year by special request of Santa Claus) stands Jane Withers, also new this season, in the same pert school girl dresses she has flipped across the screen. Dionne Dolls Available The Dionnes this year have | grown up to the three-year-old size although for little girls who like |the famous Quints as babies, they |stil may be had in infant, one |vear, and two-year-old ages. But even doll children grow up for mod- lern little girl mothers. | All the nursery rhyme favorites | {are on the doll counters in person, this Christmas: Bo-Peep and Chris- |tina with her yellow braids and wooden shoes, and Gretel, the dar- ling. There are character dolls by | the score, with real or yarn hair,| land fluttering eyelashes and chub- by arms and legs. There are baby dolls whose damp- | |ness can be as realistic as their {dimples. And cherub infants dress- |ed only in bonnet, sox, diaps, and | mitts, with the dress and a booklet {on doll baby care in accompanying | | envelopes. | Dolls of All Races | Dolls of every nationality and | irace rub friendly elbows; old fa- | vorites and new stand curl to curl. | |Complete doll families come in sets | |to fit into the most entrancing doll | houses, furnished or unfurnished as | you wish. J‘ If grandma grows nostalgic there are real, true, tiny china-headed exactly like those she played with | long years ago. And what's become | of the rag dolls of earlier genera- tions? They are made of glazed | A R | MISTLETOETWIG Betty Jane dressed carefully, won- dering if college had changed Bill much. It was grand having home for the holidays. The doorbell rang. “Christmas gift,” cried Bill, hand- ing her a gayly-wrapped package, and taking her in his arms. Betty Jane drew back. She wasn't sure she liked this Bill so well — he seemed so sure of himself. She re- membered Bill as humble, wooing for her favors. “Come say hello to the folks” Betty Jane invited, “and see the tree and smell turkey.” They went, hand in hand. “T sup- pose you've met a lot of girls at col- ‘lr\u:‘.“ she hazarded. “Tell me about |them.” | crazy about,” Bill answered. “All | the fellows think she’s swell. Her picture’s on my dresser, and when- ever I'm in doubt, I talk things over with her.” “How grand,” said Betty Jane in a tight little voice. They came to the mistletoe. How different from last year, when she was just learn- ing to love him! “I have her picture on my watch, too,” Bill went on, his eyes twink- ling brighter than the silver star atop the tree. “You used to carry mine there,” Betty Jane observed, and managed somehow to laugh lightly. “And still do,” said Bill, exhibit- ling it. “All the fellows are jealous of the girl I left behind me. There isn’t a girl in all the world, let alone college, like you, Betty Jane. And by the way, don’t you know that a pretty girl should always stop when she comes to mistletoe?” — Helen Waterman. |dolls with sawdust stuffed bodies, |’ chintz now, washable and hugmbleA; : REUNION UNDER | “Well, there’s just one I'm really|gls He’s Getting _His Order in Eafly This wise young man is taking no chances on being overlooked on Christmas morning—and he Is giving is ordel r early. Grownups, too, might be as wise in shopping early and avolding the last minute rush. red cellophane and a length of sil- ver ribbon. Better Opportunity We are to have a bigger and bet- | ter opportunity this year to let our imaginations and ingenuity run rampant while wrapping up our gifts. Paper and ribbon may be the opposite in color but they match in design. Colors are more flamboy- ant than ever—just daring the timid person to buy them for their gifts. Just to help yourself acquire your him | § | tions. Take a look at the plaids, cloud to live on, and doing some- thing different—lighting the Christ- mas candle, decorating the tree, stripes, circles, designs of every wrapping a gift. You'll want some kind in blues, reds, gold, silver. Any |too, when you see them. color you could ask for. Then tryi Think of the double pleasure in to leave without buying some. We'll wrapping Christmas gifts — your wager you will go out with your own satisfaction in a package beau- arms piled high with rolls of paper | tjfully wrapped and the joy to the and ribbon. | receiver in the knowledge that both Individual Clouds |the gift and wrapping are a We couldn’t resist the cunnmg;mnugmrul expression of the giver's little angels, each with their own’affection. fall quota of the Christmas spirit, stroll past the gift wrapping sec- ‘Glamorous Lingerie_ You just can't be unaware of underwear (excuse it, lingerie) as the most luscious Yuletide gifts! Satins and velvets, lace and chif- fon, the Intimate toggery for the | women in your life well rates that screen-struck adjective, “glamor- ous.” Nightgowns could double as eve- ning gowns; housecoats rival first- |night wraps. Slender slips, sleek bras, svelte girdles, wisps of hose are lovely bits of luxury that every woman loves. And there are all- in-one and one-for-all combinations |that fit like her skin. Matching Sets Lace tops many a nightie and slip and adorns brief panties. There are matching sets of all three that are things to dream about. A night- gown, new this season, has many- sized polkadots of cut velvet spat- tering chiffon, in violet or tearose or other pastels. Some nighties go demure, fashioned like the empire gowns great-grandma wore to min- uets. All are luxurious with ap- pligued laces, or old-fashioned beading. Housecoats have the femmes by the ear! Sometimes they zipper from pink toe to chin. In moire and quilted taffeta, satin and snug flannel, velvet or chenille, metallic or brocade creations, she cbuld wear them to greet Wally and nev- er bat an eye. . TaHored Types For the coed, there's a new polo- coat study robe to induce her tighten her belt and get that There are tailored types, and flul negligees and flattering feminine ones with princess lines and swirl- ing train, patterned with flowers, lined with color, tled with a big* girl sash. What? She perfers pa- jamas? Varieties are endless. (i And if you add slippers or mules to match, you'll find yourself feir- ly booted into high favor. to A. 1ty It’s a Tradition Old As Christmas— dr.dT-d) TO SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADITION, AND A CUSTOM EQUALLY ELD, IS THE DRINK— ————————— Let Gayety Rule Over Your Tying UpYule Package Who doesn’t feel a tingling sen- sation down the spine when he |peeks at the Christmas tree laden |with packages? It isn't just the |thought of all the glorious things hidden inside but also the beauty ‘ol the wrappings with their gay, vivid colors and fancy bows. The simplest little Cinderella present may be turned into a prin- cess like magic with a square of Feast At— SERVING OF THE FINEST FOOD AND IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO CARRY ON THE YULETIDE MANNER. FOR YOUR— Merry, Merry Christmas PERCY'S Quaff a Cup from the— Juueau Liquor Store