The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-18

fraternity Is pretty cottage, surrounded by gar
den In which the clothes are hanging up to dry on
the lines. sweet-faced matron Is buslly engaged
hanging up the linen, every piece-c0lars, shirts,
and all, with their irills and elnDroideries-bein
perfect TO the finest extreme. 1t would be almost
q work OF supererogation to attempt to go into
greater detail about all the other charlottesville
thousand and one games and "manlyn toys for the
boys Judging from all indications, santa Claus
and Meares are on very good terms together.
ALTHoF, BERGMAN a co.
The stock OF toys and Jimcracks and everything
That goes to make up perfect stock OF holiday
light goods Is very large In the store OF this firm,
and the corner OF Park place and Church street,
where thefirm Is located, has become, during the
past few weeks an attractive point for thousands.
1t is q wholesale house, and consequently, at
ordinary times does not draw q crowd, but lately
big placard, stuck up on the doorways with the
announcement "Seing at retain has changed
matters In this respect very considerably. The
basement the ground floor and the second and
than likely that II those who agree with the great
photographer Webster, who defines the word toy
value" would only drop into the place they would
change their minds about the definition; not, in
deed, that the toys for sale are not
THINGS FOR AMUSEMENT,
put many OF them are OF real value that Is I'M
questionable. They are Of the most ingenious, as
wei, az OF the most instructive kind. There are
real billiard tables suitable in size and every
otner way Tor the youngsters, with real c0mbina-
the dolls are something wonderful Not a thing
Is wanted rom the powder pun to the nail brush,
hand mirror, sponges and towels. Then there are
tool chests Tor the boys, with planes, hatchets
mallets nails, hammers babinet ranges, taper
files, handsaws, spirit levels hall braces trace
bits tack claws, oil cans and Oil stoves and every
thing else that good builder requires. The plans
and specifications Tor building can also be mad in
prOustOn by the young architects, and those OF
them who would rather 40 on the modern iron age
style OF casting out new work In sections can also
find an entire building In pieces ready to be set up
The military outfits for the would-be sojer boys
and the dark lanterns are quite feature Of the es-
srRAsBuRGER a pFEIFrER
whose well known warehouse Is at 1914 Broadway,
are, as usual, ready for the holidays In every re-
spect. Their stock OF goods is as varied as ever,
and during the ''season" so far the buyers have
thronged the place from early morn TIL dewy
reputation In the toy trade Is such that the near
approach OF the holidays always fills the house
mna who wa 10 IN az ea s TO- what
would be the best toy to buy for Johnny, who
breaks everything breakabe to smash as SOON as
with her gass-eyed doll that she got last year
that the little dear can apparently see as
anxious inquiries Of this kind always go away sat
ished, and In nine cases out OF ten take good
g mnKes along Wf Gr
Strasburger and Pfeiner, and 1t Is whispered in
certain circles that he often holds secret consulta
what boys and girls ought not to be allowed to
hang up their stockings. In fact It is positively
ever stood for is that which now stands outside
the windows OF the second door OF No. 394. 1t
would be quite impossible even to attempt to de;
In the house. The stock Is said to be the finest
and most costly In the CITY The dolls, for the most
part are OF extremely fine workmanship and COM
blne delicacy or mechanical Ingenuity, with q re-
gard or
THE HEIGHT OF THE FASHION
in the way of dress that leaves nothing to be de-
sired. The laces are real the dresses are cut
strictly according to the dictates OF the mode and
the trimmings and all are III miniature as faithful
In texture and style as the most exacting Fifth
avenue belle could wish for. One OF the most extra
and young gentleman OF very tender years, to all ap
pearances, who waltz about the room with elegant
fe eng GYg ss
OF The silks and satlns being as mindful OF her trail
as though she knew in her heart and soul that to
trip over 1t would not only endanger the structure
her aristocratlc opinion, might be worse
s ' by y"'V all NJ the - fashionable I,ss dolls
OF her exclusive acquaintance. The houses, with
parlors with real brocate and rep suits and down
right unmistakable Brussels carpets; CRATES, with
mirror fronts, with the wood and coal all ready to
be turned into roaring fire the dainty sofas and
But seeing Is believing in the holiday season as
well as at other seasons OF the year. 80 the friends
the same time desire TO get something to help
Santa Claus swell out the stockings to be hung up
at home, had better pay visit to the place them.
selves. Then, II they have time they should by all
means call In upon
the deludin' illusionist WHO has his wonderful
abode OF wonders at No. $50 Broadway. 1t ID
scarcely necessary to say who Hartz IS; but 1t may
be said that when the HERALD reporter dropped IN
Claus, the latter could no longer remain invisible.
The fact is, Hartz was too much for the old man,
taken a seat at the counter than the magical pro-
prietor brought out ~ box OF apparatus lllustrat
as and ha To % despite Himself IN
his Dutchy way, that "Ilartz were always trumps'
To say that the toys at this wonderful magical
repository are mere things OF amusement would be
far from the truth. They are all adapted to In
struct as we'll as TO amusc the young and old alike
wand" 1t illustrates the heating power Of cleo
tricity by ignting gas firing electric cannon, &C.,
and will electriiy any number OF persons joining
hands. 1t also Illustrates the phenomena OF at
traction, repulsi0n and some OF the phenomena OF
induction. 1t is cheap at half the price asked for
it, and, in the language OF the great poet.
mo FAMILY CAN DO WITHOUT IT."
Then there are boxes OF apparatus illustrating
the magnet and Others Illustrating the magniIylng
from SIS to $l25, with explicit printed instructions
which is, as Hartz himself says, "the most novel
present In the world Tor young or oldn Just
think OF I'll Every man can be his own magCian
And what q comfort he can he at q party where the
ladies' small talk Is exhausted and the gentlemen
wao did not buy box of tricks are yawning to
keep their eyes open! All he has TO do Is to roll
up his sleeves, say Ladies and gentlemen" talk
a little nonsense and begin operations. The first
trick attracts attention, the second Is startling
and the third has got every mothers son ana
electrified. And all this can be done
for for 90 or $50 slo, I'll, Think Of IT,, .ye
1t should be mentioned that Mr.. Hartz has the
tricks on hand scparatey-that Is, he Will sell one
trick when purchaser doesn't want an entire
box, and they vary in price from dfty cents up.
wards. The magnet and wheel, the fountain top,
the bottle imps, the spectograph, the bubble
blower the Kaleidoscope and the anthroscope, it
should be said in conclusion, are well worth the
attention OF holiday goods buyers. visit to
Hartz's is wen repaid by the way one is convinced
that there IL something new under the sun and
that 1t doesn't cost so much after all TO become q
downright, dabolical, blood-curding magician at
home abroad.
At Ebert's, 54 East Twelfth street. the holiday
purchaser In search OF knick knacks to please the
children will ind many things that are novel and
attractive.
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