European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mcdowell end is Wile Tosh examine hummels As possible Christmas gifts for mends and family. Be there Gilt buyers lend to pick out a shirt too a usually an expensive one. E belter end of the Market is More popular. The Jay shirts people buy themselves. If they want to Nice gift they buy More expensive designer  /  to Range from about $26 to $260. In Italy ants who sell to americans in the Naples area i whole list of gift items they predict will be or to Send to the United Stales ther bags including those Wilh the Gucci Label ipod from $80 to $170, other popular gifts from. I club leather twits $ 10 to $20 and leather s $151o$35 silk lies $10.lo$20 and silk s $10 to 125 gloves s15 to $30 and sweaters 3$35 always popular Are figurines such As. Jimonie ceramics $10 to $40 Virlyn pc Llory includes Coffee mugs and decorative plates and t5 to $25 Marble and Alabaster items such As sols ashtrays bowls Small reproductions of is and Alabaster eggs $5 to $50. Items of florentine Wood Arp favourites. Trays.". -. Or Magazine holders Are priced from $10 o$25. To inlaid Wood items such As music boxes y boxes arid trays run from j10 to $25, some and Small tables Are available from $50 to $100, mod paintings  Cost from $15 to venetian Glass Ilc Nis including Small vases and. A figurines Are priced from $10 to $30. Woven try bedspreads Range in Price from $25 to $50 to another hit Lor Holiday Gill giving Vii Cdr aloft brim of the a Kiwi a an inf a con Neurad Lothi. J. -.-.  -. J -.  Sis Dart do manager Catherine Nairn shows Liberty lab la at the store in Cambridge England. Gifts from Germany by Marynett staf writer halloween trick Ortr eaters had t made their rounds yet and already sgt. Boh Mcdowell and h5 wife Tislim Werro Christmas  iwo years of our Orinoco living overseas they have Learned it pays to gel an Early Start in buying re gilts to the folks Back Home in Phoeun Ariz those mailing deadlines can creep up on you explains Tish so Here Irie / i re making an afternoon of in in downtown Darmstadt.  Germany. Wish Itic exception of department store toy and Candy sections then were few signs of the Santa season to come. They did a or example Sec any displays of Christmas Orn Amarls. It was Loo Early for that. Buying them would have to wad they also did l Sec elbowing masses of Holiday choppers or Imd themselves subjected to shod tempered shopkeepers when you Aro shopping Wilh a 2-month old baby Iho Seato big Benny ii was in fact a atty slow weekday afternoon and clerks went out of their wily to Admire baby Gavin and find English Spenk Cis who could help make shopping suggestions Tish was carrying the Christmas shopping list Lor the family in her purse for Dob s Side of the family the co Vipla had decided Chi Hummel figurine for grandmother Paulino a pair of  leather pants Lor 1-year-old Nephew Clint and a German school Backpack Tor 8 year old Uncle David. They were going to look Lor a panted plate Sui table for hanging Lor Tish s Mother. What to want arc jills within our budget that am definitely German said Tish. When wow Oro Tirol Fioro we Ami Jet  a Small wooden pull Iram. Quite dil Fernl than these in the United states. To really loved  the Mcdowells Hope Hal in later years i head presents Wil be reminders of the period they were overseas and new parents. We also always buy Small German Christmas ornaments Lor the family Back  sad Tish we Send the Lilloo wooden ones As stocking stutters to paint on the year and inc person s  in a Large department store the Mcdowells found some other items suitable for blocking stuff cars Choc Olalo Wei Nacos Nenner Christmas men or santas for 1.50 Marks each at an Exchange rate of 1.78 Marks to a Dollar 84t and Kinder sch Kolade at one Mark each 564. The latter wrapped chocolate eggs Are All year Lav Onles Wilh Germany s Small iry. Tow eggs thin milk chocolate shells break. Apart to reveal tiny prizes. They also found the backpacks used by Gorman school children and picked out a Liny one Lof 18.90 Marks $10,60. Next Stop Wos a shop carrying wooden Puzzle toys puppets elaborate Dot houses and doll furniture. The Smalli puppets were priced Al 139 Marks $78. The Mcdowells looked bul did t buy at a store specializing in Fine porcelain and in Norwark hey did buy. Here they purchased a porcelain  for 130 Marks $73 and a Laricy painted  store s plates ranged in Price from 39.50 Marks $22.19 up to 225 Marks $126.