"The Christmas Gift?"

(I've had this stashed in a folder for years and have forgotten its source.)

A young man wanted to purchase a Christmas gift for his new girlfriend. Since they had not been dating very long, he decided, after careful consideration, that a new pair of gloves would strike the right note - romantic, but not too personal.

Accompanied by his girlfriend's younger sister, he went to the Bay and bought a pair of white gloves. The younger sister bought a pair of panties for herself. During the wrapping the clerk mixed up the items, and the sister got the gloves, and the girlfriend got the panties. Without checking the contents, he mailed the package to his sweetheart with this note:

Darling,

I chose these because I noticed that you are not in the habit of wearing any when we go out for the evening. If it had not been for your sister, I would have chosen the long ones with the buttons, but she wears short ones and showed me how easy they were to remove. These are a delicate shade, but the lady I bought them from showed me a pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks and they were hardly soiled. I had her try yours on for me and she looked really smart.

I wish I was there to put them on you for the first time, as no doubt other hands will come in contact with them before I see you again. When you take them off, remember to blow on them before putting them away, as they will naturally be a little damp from wearing. I hope that you will wear them for me on Friday night.

All my love.

PS. The style is to wear them folded down with a little fur showing.