Friends give each other so many gifts through the years. And not just on special occasions. There are all those times when you pass a shop window and see something and think -- 'that just looks like my friend. I'll buy it as a little surprise!'

Usually these gifts aren't large or expensive, but the smallest present, when it comes from a friend, brings a very special kind of happiness.

There are other gifts, too. GIFTS WITHOUT RIBBONS. And friends have a way of exchanging these almost every time they meet. They don't cost a thing, but very often they are prized more than anything you can hang in a closet or put in a drawer.

GIFTS WITHOUT RIBBONS are the expressions of kindness and love which friends store in their memories and treasure in their hearts.