Festive Season approaching. And there’s surely no other gift more appealling to a woman than


... GOLD!


“I JUST don’t know what to buy her for Christmas.” Sounds familiar? It’s a problem facing every man at this time of year with the


And it needn’t be that expensive, although, of course, the very


nature of the material means prices can go up and up ... and up! High Street jewellers offer a wide range of affordable gifts in


gold. And here in the photo montage there’s gold gifts that range m price from £44 to nearly £4,000! Oh well, it’s nice to dream occasionally ...


■carat gold holly leal brooch by Robert Glenn, £341; 9 carat holly leal earrings with pearls and cabochon rubies by R. Glenn, £823. Top right: 18 carat gold candle snuller by Gerry Summers, £2,750. Centre left: 18 carat gold enamel charm bracelet by Cedric Jones, £710. Centre right: 18 carat holly brooch with garnet and green tourmaline beads, £615; 18 carat gold holly earrings with garnet and green tourmaline beads by Liz Tyler, £590. Bottom lelt: 9 carat gold carousel charm, £124; 9 carat gold vintage car charm, £44; 9 carat gold rocking horse charm, £53; 9 carat gold locomotive charm, £70; 9 carat gold treasure chest charm with rubies, sapphires and emerald, £100; 9 carat gold cat with bow tie charm by Payton Pepper, £44. Bottom right: 18 carat gold perfume bottle (large) by Village Jewellery, £2,249; 18 carat gold perfume bottle (small) by K. Weiss, £2,600.


STILL LIFE. Top left: 9


Bradley, £1,825. Top right: 18 carat gold party mask with ebony handle by


necklace set with Lapis — Lazuli, £2,750; 18 carat gold large Star earrings set with Lapis by Alison


MODEL SHOTS. Top lelt: 18 carat gold Star


Mistletoe ring with cultured pearls, £420; 18 carat gold Mistletoe brooch with cultured pearls by Jane


Village Jewellery, £3,896. Bottom left: 18.carat gold Mistletoe earrings with cultured pearl berries, £460; 18 carat gold


mabe pearl drop eardips, £1,125; 18 carat gold


Sara Pothecary, £1,925.


Sarginson £790. Bottom right: 18 carat gold and


black pearl necklace by


I ALCOHOL in the home is too accessible to children, and parents are being warned to keep it well away fro in inquis­ itive children.


| be quite easy. Each year more than 1,000


| requiring treatment in;intensiv'e I care units.


children under the age of 15 are admitted to hospital with acute alcohol intoxication, with many


{ tient treatment. Other children require outpa-


with children aged between 15 and 17 admit it would be very easy for their offspring to get hold of drink in the home woth- out th e ir permission, and another 20 per cent say it would


Around 00 per cent of parents


H a n g e r s o f d r i n k i n y o u r h o m e Recent examples from the


Department of Trade’s home accident information include a 12-year-old boy whose parents came home to find out he had drunk half a bottle of vodka, and a two-year-old girl who was found unconscious next to a bot­ tle of gin.


way to show children how to handle alcohol is by parental example of sensible and appro­ priate drinking.


incre ase th e i r chances of becoming involved in road acci­ dents, violent crime and casual, unprotected sex because they are unable to cope with the physical and psychological effects of alcohol. Experts say the very best


Other youngsters greatly lr . , '*


MOST children have their first taste of alcohol at home so it’s never too early for parents to start selling an example. Home drinking measures are often twice the size of pub drinks, so why not get into the habit of


are drinking in terms of units? © Involve older teenagers in family drinking


louring drinks by using a home drinks measure so lie whole family will find out just how much they


acceptable drug, and enjoyable when used in moderation, it can be highly dangerous too. © Keep a close eye on the drinks you keep in the


when appropriate, such as during weekend meals when wine may be drunk. Offering them wine mixed with lemonade or fizzy water is far less insulting than insisting on a soft drink. ® Point out that while alcohol may be a socially


home and make it clear there’s no "help yourself’ policy for young drinkers. © Partying is all important when you are young.


but make sure that any bar is supervised by a responsible adult. • Keep cool if your teenager comes home


erally lower than that of adults, and begins to allect their judgement long before they reach the legal limit to drive. An experienced driver is twice as likely to have an accident at the legal limit but a young driver is five times as likely.


Press home the message that drinking and driving don’t mix.


look. Comments about the kind of damage getting drank and out of control can do to their image making them a complete turn-off to the opposite sex might really hit a sore point. © Young people’s tolerance to alcohol is gen­


so wait for a more sober moment to talk about the dangers of over-the-top drinking. © Point out just how silly they make themselves


drunk, or smelling of intoxicants. Blowing your top will probably only make the situation worse,


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