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which you thought had forever passed from the stage of child man who obviously baa a m or. strict —a ad «be tt Is who usually la I ret
to have the vision and the m w r ig t
limitation.
hood to give place to sm arter and more Ingenious toy» to the
Tbe point la—no o .» i « in or tan to bring them into her home
liking of the modern youngster.
So Mister Man. loosen the strings
overstep his poaltlon in Ilf*. The
For they are hack -almost all of them.
Our old friend», Joy It will bring to woman a heart on your purse just a wee tiny b<t-
the German dolls, with eyes that sleep and with long, flaxen will never be known when man >toea ' Cock the old fedora on your head a n t
BY EMMAF1X) WILSON
uurla, the old-fashioned kind with kid laxly, soft and yielding to Ma Christmas shopping aa aogge«tr«l go out thia week and aetea l -ome teaf
Christmas presents for the iovad
above.
«
Toyland in open.
Preparatory overture to Banta Claua,
the touch, with parted lip» and arm» autatretched in waiting.;
ones.
American
markets
are
without
In ull their guy Intrigue, are giving the children an early leaaou They are th«' kind of dolls that brother used to operate on when
I hope— well I hope th a t MB read s
doubt the greatest in tbe world.
appendicitis first became fashionable, and a button, hidden In Price» are not high We And In this article
in politic», und truly, th ere’» no thrill like It.
the sawdust stom ach, was the elusive appendix.
our stores the beat m en oandiae to
For It'» an old fashioned Santa Claua who thl» year stand»
Won t I about "Merry Christmas'*
be had In th e worM. What waa a
All
of
the
wicked
vamp
dolls
seem
to
have
been
abolished,
-and mean it?
welcoming ut the door <>f thl» Joyful laud, holding out promise»
luxury a few year» ago may now
of untold happlne»» to good little hoy» nnd girl», who seriously t»s If In keeping with the old-fashioned spirit of Santa Claus. be almost a necessity, due to great
promise to win. by good behavior, ull tin- golden treasure» he Gone are the bathing suit beauties, the naughty flirtatious' production development», advertising
I will not he responsible tor any
damsels of the goggle eyes the Irresponsible shimmy dancers. —and a higher—mu. b higher stand bills contracted by any one othar
darrle» in his puck.
And th«- most popular thing In dolldom Is the baby doll, an exact ard of living.
Phan myself.
If you would feel the year» fall away, and catch again
copy of little brother a few «lays after the Btork paid his call, j Woman’s mind has mostly brought
PRANK GHIfTOK
D?-*
som ethin* of the glud spirit of childhood, when care» “were not
These doll» tom«* singly, in ttains, even in triplet», with complete thia about. She it was who firat
ho heavy and magic und m ystery wove their »pell, then pay It a
CALL AND BBS Dr. M. W Emery
lltt!«• layette», cradle» and all.
learned of theae new and better
visit thl» land of wooly dog» and little tin soldier» of horn»
thing»— she it wa« who desired them on prices on plate and other w<»g. If
And you will find th«* same stuffed, wooly anim als you
und colored shl|»s and curly headed doll», with their glad little
knew
when
you were a child, although you may hardly recognize
painted »mile».
the teddy beur because they have all taken to wheels—just like
Never!Iieleaa. you will And till» happy land ha» it» tear». their elder*.
If you visit the newly opened Toyland» In Bprlngfleld »tore«, In
Judging from th«* toy display, the dark Darwinan scandal
spite of the blast of horn* und ahrleklng of whlntlea and little hasn't touched th«* North Pole, for Noah's Ark, with old Noah
aqueala of chlldtoh delight, you will feel a funny, tight little sen himself and all the wooden anim als are back and going strong.
nation in tile throat a» you recognise m any of the old treasure» The children know who he is, too.
Yet kvlth the wide tolerance
of youth, th«* monkey enjoys equal popularity with the other
animals.
Grownups in Toy land
Almost every line of industry is represented in Toyland
thl» year. There are moving vans, milk wagons, and grocery
trucks, even horses that can be hitched and unhitched, for child
hood, In »eart h of diversion, does not scorn ancient method*.
There are trucks and tram s, and trolly cars and b u s s e s --
every nuxle of transportation Is represented.
Real phonographs
| In m iniature, taking the place of the old-fashioned harp th at
could play three pieces, ami a few cash registers seem to be the)
only concessions Santa Glaus has made to mtxiernism.
No, It hasn't changed much these ttventy and thirty a n d 1
’ forty yearn-— and there is a thrill In store for the grownups as
well as for the children.
•
Start a Saving» Account with $1.00
and Get a Liberty Bell Bank
Protected by Electric B urglarly A la rm System
A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD COUNTRY
Commercial State Bank
Springfield. Oregon
Friendship
Is an Important part of our life. The Greeting
Card I» the m essenger of friendship nnd its m is
sion is happiness, love and good will. It say»
what yon want to say. and say» it better.
TH E GREETING CARD I s the natural outcome
of our busy m odern life. It Is the modern
method of keeping in touch with friends and
loved on«*«, and has replaced the friendly, leisure
ly letters of time» gone by. Then, too. our friends
are scattered more and our circle of friends is
larger than was the case when folks traveled less
THE GREWTING CARD I h a little, definite piece
of sunshine offered by friend to friend. Life
«teems a little kinder, the day a little brighter and
the heart a little lighter when it conies. Tt
carries kindly greetings for all ages and both
wwes, and for all the wholesome occasions of life.
Inspect the m any beautiful lines of
Greeting Cards at
W illam ette Press
O p p osite P. O.
will not be in the bank again before the holiday», so that
we ewill not have the pleasure of personally extending our
best wishees, we take thie opportunity of wishing you a
Year.
Mere man goes a Christm as Shopping.
Ami most always, lat?. because that Is the way of man.
And he frets, and he stew», and he is em barrassed—and
usually, he end» up by purchasing gifts with which he Is not
at all satisfied and that he feels for a certainty will not create
any gr«*at thrill in receiving.
There Is on* law in Christmas shop
ping—when the gifts are tor Her—
be It mother, wife, «later or sw eet
heart. that man should remember It
is (his:
"Woman does not want you to be
practical."
By that Is meant she wants you to
forget your responsibilities, your re-
sources, your obligation!-, the practi
cability of I be gift In relation to her
other possessions.
In other words she wants “some- ,
thing nice." Something personal be
cause she Is still a little girl at heart
— Ju»t like a man Is a little boy grown
up The feminine la much mor* artib
tic and her y ¡»ion so much greater for
Ideals that It Is a task for maa mind ;
Io comprehend how to really and i
truly please and thrill her In his
gift selection
There Is always the exception to '
the rule even among men. And there
are those who organise their Christ
mas shopping Hat and go out early
to make their selections.
That of course—la the ONLY way
Wife may tell you that she wants
a new front door mat, as HER
Christmas «lit- sh r 18 hon**t—*'
cause she Is trying to help you
But that isn't what she wants M
all.
Whut she realty wants Is a plat!
„urn wrist watch, a new fur coat, a , j
dltungnd ring, a new sedan, a check
Ing account of her VERY own. a toy,
|y new hat. or. maybe a baby grand
piano. For a certainty—It s a little
hit mure than anything you m*ve
thought you could afford.
You know your wife, don't you.':
You know of the unguarded w ish .“
which are oecoaatonally expressed
,
“w ishes for the moon" you term
them. But they are not. They are ,
cravings of her very heart and If you j
would bring real Joy and happiness .
to her on Chrlstma- morning— you II .
shut your -y es to “yo«r comiqon
sense" and you will walk out and j
! buy her Just one article—that Is he
! yond the wildest hope» of her.
Therein also Is the "key to all
your ahropplng
You give gifts to
'' those you love. Love call« for s a c i-
I flee and he Is happiest who knows
that the gift which thrill» is the gift
• that 1» Just a little grander and a
. little more personal than was ever
| expected.
All things are relative. This men
who goes a little beyond seemingly
has plenty with phlcli to afford «nth
shopping
Hui when truth Is known
It Is hist as difficult for him as that.
We trust that the careful attention which we have
always attem pted to give to your affairs will w arrant a con
BY MARY E T H E L PAIGE
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Your business has been, and is, sincerely appreci
ated.
No m atter how little or how much you
have, Huai sucres* depend» on Thrift and
Thrift m eans SAVING. Start with only
Jl.no If neceaaary but- START! The privi
lege« of saving are brought to you In an
ideal way at this Hank w ith Its manifold
service», it» unquestioned safety and It»
m any conveniences.
It take»- $1.00 to get your name on a sav
ings pa»» book. Why not do this the first
thing tomorrow. When you do. we will
present you with a Liberty Bell Savings
Bank to assist in building up a Saving« Ac
count.
Realizing that m any of our out-of-town custom ers
most joyous Christm as and a prosperous and happy New
Straight From the Shoulder
Woman to Man
Success Depends On Thrift
Merry Christmas
tinuance of your patronage during the «coming year.
The First National
Eugene. Oregon
Christmas Will Soon be Here
YOU ONLY HAVE A SHORT TIME LEFT
Women’s Kerchiefs
Linen, lawn and batiste
25c to 75c Each
..
These handkerchiefs will instantly win your approval because of their
distinctive block and printed patterns.
Many round and scalloped edges
this assortm ent are designs that will please you.
Linen Luncheon Cloths $2.00 Each
This assortm ent includes quality and designs in colors of blue. gol«I ami
yellow.
You will appreciate the extra quality of these luncheon cloths.
Woven Rag Bath Rugs 50c Each
You will be sure to find tlie exact color and design you wish in the as
sortm ent.
Make your selection early as the quantity of this lot is
limited.
Italian Vases 98c Each
All hand painted and of distlncltve Individual designs.
kind is always appreciated.
A gift of this
Grocery Bulletin
Do not forget Oregon prunes packed In 2 lb.. 5 lb., and 8 lb. sixth, ready
for shipm ent, always an ideal gift.
Special Savings
Christmas Nuts and Candy
Oregon W a ln u ts ...............
27c lb. 4 lb. 99c
Mixed nuts ....... .............
26c lb„ 4 lb. 99c
Christmas Mixed suger candy ....... 2 lb. 25c
2 lb. 47c
French Creams candy
5 lbs. 25c
17c
7 large rolls toilet paper
1c lb.
43c
MatlocR’s
Eugene, Oregon * !
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