The dress A Day dozen gift Guide: #2 Engraved Compact

A present which always looks fancier than it is is an engraved silver compact, like so:

This one is from ThingsRemembered (and is only $15) but there are lots of sites on the internet that offer custom engraving. 

The important part of the gift is the choice of engraving; I like quotes, myself. A terrific one for a compact is from Ruskin: “Remember that the most stunning things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies, for instance.” (Kind of a memento mori, but for prettiness.) Or try Horace: nihil est ab omni Parte beatum.

[And we’re still on the fundraising drive/Secret Lives poll:]

http://www.networkforgood.org/PCA/Badge.swf?BadgeId=114975

If we reach $1200 in donations by December 25, I will write a new “secret lives” story, that will include the top-two vote-getters below:

http://modpoll.com/poll.js?pid=agdwb2xsMmdvcg0LEgRQb2xsGLvHlwYM&theme=&width=200

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