MODERN LIVING: Fit to Be Tied

For many a foot-weary U.S. Christmas shopper, much of the fun begins at home in disguising—and glamorizing—the surprises. Gift wrappings worth some $150 million will be bought to sheathe Christmas presents this year. Never has the U.S. family (which last Yuletide spent an average $3.17 on wrappings) had a wider choice in tissue and bows, from the plainest papers at 25 tissue sheets for 25¢ to the fanciest at $1 a sheet. All this spending for wrapping will provide a fine Christmas present for Chicago Printed String Co. With a multicolored array of 185 different kinds of paper...