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Ghirardelli Chocolates: 800-877-9338, www.ghirardelli.com See's Candies: 800-347-7337, www.sees.com Godiva Chocolatier: 800-9-GODIVA, www.godiva.com Hershey: 800-437-7439, www.hersheypa.com Harry & David: 800-547-3033, www.harryanddavid.com Gevalia: 800-GEVALIA, www.gevalia.com English: "Excuse me, where is the nearest chocolate?"

French: "Excusez-moi, ou est le chocolat le plus proche?"

German: "Entschuldigen Sie bitte, wist die nachste Schokolade?"

"What's important in life?" When you poll people, you pretty much get these answers-in this order: 1) Love, 2) Sex, 3) Money, 4) Chocolate

JEWELRY.

51 Get her a diamond cut into a heart shape. (It's not the most brilliant cut-but it is the most meaningful.).

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Hide a diamond ring in a cake.

Bury a necklace in a pie.

Drape a pearl necklace around her teddy bear's neck.

Note: Talk to your local jeweler before cooking or baking jewelry or hiding gems in your food. Why? Because pearls dissolve in champagne and rubies crack when heated!

53 Here are the twelve birthstones-and their symbolic meanings.

Accompany the jewelry gift with a poem about the symbolic meaning of his or her birthstone: January: Garnet-faith & constancy February: Amethyst-happiness & sincerity March: Aquamarine-courage & hope April: Diamond-innocence & joy May: Emerald-peace & tranquility June: Pearl-purity & wisdom July: Ruby-nobility & passion When it comes to jewelry, bigger is not better-better is better! In other words, quality is what counts.

Buying fine jewelry is unlike any other purchase. It's an investment in a gift that should last many lifetimes! Learn more by contacting the Jewelry Information Center at www.jic.org.

August: Sardonyx-joy & power September: Sapphire-truth & hope October: Opal-tender love & confidence November: Topaz-fidelity & friendship December: Turquoise-success & understanding Songs to accompany your jewelry gifts:

"Turquoise," Vast

"Diamonds and Pearls," Prince

"Emerald," Thin Lizzy

"Fields of Gold," Sting

"Pearl," Sade

"Sapphire," The Clash

"Ruby Red," Jann Arden

"Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," Marilyn Monroe.

PERFUME.

54 There probably would be no such thing as perfume if it weren't for the concept of romantic love. Think about it. We'd still have champagne, chocolate, flowers, and jewelry. But there would simply be no reason for perfume to exist if it weren't for love. So one could say that: Perfume = Romance Perfume may be the essence of romance. Romantic love distilled into a bottle. Interesting, huh?

55 You could have a special perfume custom-made for your one-of-a-kind woman! Match the fragrance to her personality: Is she light and breezy, or sophisticated and alluring, or sexy and sensual?

Caswell-Massey, 518 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York 10017; 212-755-2254 or 800-326-0500, or visit www.caswellmassey.com.

56 Get the whole "family of products" in the fragrance of her favorite perfume (bath powder, soaps, cremes, candles, etc.).

57 Well of course you should get perfume for her that she simply loves. And a scent that reflects her personality. And a scent that you like!

Send her a message or create a theme gift through the name of a perfume:

Allure.

Attraction.

Chance.

Cool Water.

Destiny.

Eternity.

Glamorous

Glow

Intuition

Impulse

Obsession

Paris.

Serenity.

Passion.

Pleasures.

Tabu.