The New York herald., 1876-12-24
OF house furnishing goods will be found IN
the ssspncous and we'll lighted basement

johnson Brothers Co. make unusually nne
Union square. Like all other houses they announce
grand holiday reduction in prices IN consequence Of
proposed change In the firm, which Is to be ELECTED
January l. great clearing out sale Is therefore an
nounced, and velvet goods, trimmed round bats and
bonnets flowers and feathers, hosiery and gloves are
tho city. Considerably upward Of 10000 lades and
gentlemen's heavy meriuo underwear invite pur-
chasers not SO much by their comparative
dresses to the number OF O)O arc selling al less than
the Of the MATERIAL and flowers and feathers ~
less than half cost Ladies' and gentemen's SIX
umbrellas, OF every new design In handle and shape,
silk OF all sizes and coors, are dis
played in quantities beyond measure.
.. RorHscHiLp.
No one In search Of millinery goods at popular
prices can afford 10 pass the we'll known store OF J.
Brooklyn branch, at No 26l Fulton street This
house imports lis own goods and claims to have tho
existence During the past week 1fty cases OF novel
ties the French millinery limo were opened and ex-
posed for sale Their contents comprised the latest
shapes in Parsian felt Lyons velvet hats ready
for trimmings to nothing OF brand new and artistic
designs in impian wings, bandeaux, and an immense
variety OF other styles In fancy feathers and ostrich
plumes and tips. Round hats aud bonneta, trimmed
with silk velvet and feathers selling from s. TO
Sl5 tho former price having been from $40 TO $40,
and more expensive head wear similar reductions IN
price.
The extensive dry goods establishment OF Grigg. Has
kcil Co., No 500 broadway, shows an immense stock,
enormous reductions which claim the great recon.
patterns, fifteen yards each. selling for 81 50
apiece Silks cioakings, black goods. furs and laces
Tie usual are IN
to close out the various stocks OF holiday goods Now
is tho time trip through their store during
the coming week should not be omitted II only TO
bargains may be obtained, before 1t is too late
SANTA KLAUS woRKsHoP-How PAINTED
TRIPLES AND FANTASTIC TOYS ARE MANU-
FAcTuRED-TIrTY MILLION MADE EVERY YEAR.
Few persons have any idea OF the magnitude OF the
toy trade and is not generally known that the larg
mandatory Of tin toys the country Is located in
this city, But such is the case, and would be no ex
aggeraton TO say that moro than one-haf OF the tin
toys sold throughout the United States arc made by
tho single nrm of Leo schlesinger & Co. visit TO
thor factory any time during the fall early winter
gives fine opportunity OF Watching the process Of
toy making from Its earliest stages to completion and
seeing in what skifu manner tho orders OF the
Christmas King are executed without his personal
pervsion It is singular fact tnat Notwithstanding
the general depression other branches OF business
the toy trade-so far at least the manufacturing is
concern ed-has steadily increased from year to year
until the present time More toys OF all kinds
made by this firm In 1876 than during any
previous year. From tho 1st OF August until the
middle OF December the business Is at its height,
and work Is carried night and day. Dur
ing the months Of November and December the
wholesale and retail dealers this city and through
out the Eastern States srppicd, and in January
large quantities of the finished toys will be shipped TO
England Toward the close Of January tho San Fran
dealers supplied, and in February the South
American orders are filed and the goods shipped.
The trade with Europe Ia steadily growing,
In the manufacture OF tin toys the most difficult and
expensive process the preparation OF the dies These
have all TO tho hardest steel and adjusted
with remarkable degree OF nicely, SO that the opera
ton is equally delicate and protracted Some OF the
painer toys require but dies. while others Of
more elaborate design require four six, eight and
somstimes nine. From January ], 1875, moro than
700 different kinds OF toys have been added 10 list
which already exceeded ,0O0 and for cash of these
new toys dies have been carefully prepared. The
making Of a single set-for the anuiaclure Of only
to six weeks Of incessant effort that the
pcnses Of diemaking are perhaps the heaviest in the
buslncsa In making the l. 1874 kinds OF tin toys-in-
GLIDING the different sizes and shapes Of single
kind-now use. 200 sets OF dies are employed.
Tho lot Is valued at $4,000. In the stamping and
cuNing departments twcnty-fve presses are used In
making plain and unpretcntious horse. Tor every
day use, sheet Of tin s cut into the proper shape
placed in press and rounded out IN such manner
TO form one side OF tho proposed animal The two
sides next passed through couple OF cutting ma
chimes, for the purpose of trimming of the supcrnu-
metal and are then sent 10 another part OF the
building ttcd together In mould sodered and sent TO
the floor above where the completed animal assume
q vi paint and IL turned out Tor black,
white, sorre bay, at the discretion OF the painter
The manufacture OF horse IL comparatively simple
smooth tin platform, with painted bell about his
neck the animal passes through fifteen OF hands
before appearing In finished state. group repre-
senting BOY leading his horse to manscr IS Of still
elaborate construction, and goes through at
least thirtyve operations before beng packed for re
m0vaL
or all toy animals the horse is the most popular and
he consequently appears in nearly every variety OF
shape aud size The lnrgest and handsoniest 10 the
.Dexter" whose graceful form made OF zinc instead
Of Tin. One hundred and eighty thousand 'Dexters"
are born ana arrive at maturity in this factory every
vaa and ri sos n n I'M n rood
were turned out during the past twelve months One
OF the simplest paythings madc is the putty blower,
About $780, 900 OF these internal machines put
upon the market by this one drm during the yoar
emigrants TO this country during the past few
TO reached land yet for since
August last nearly 10000 emgrant wagons provided
with one horse and Two wheels each have been made
and sold. One OF the best selling Tin toys manuisc-
tured the hose carriage OF which seventy diff
fercnt sizes and shapes made. Fifty kinds
OF express wagons fty-nine kinds OF steam aud
twenty-five kinds OF horse cars arc manufactured.
The newest plaything In the market Is the livery
stable, and the swinging cradle Immediately preceded
IT, with American eagle at other end, instead Of
the guardian angel OF tradition and song One Of the
important departments in the establishments Is
presided over by a young man whose inventive mind
is constantly engaged IN producing new toys and sm
All tho paints used in The factory are mixed by the
operatives themselves before using and In the
OF painting alone all the larger toys pass through half
a dozen half score OF hands and brushes The
painting done exclusively by girls Nearly 500 600
Tin wagons made every year, and II is estimated
that the annual production OF this ono manuiactory
will aggregate between 40, 900 and 60,OO0,uO
toys
FUN AMONG THE BRoKERs-DEDLAM IN THE
GOLD ROOM.
there be any place within the Jurisdiction Of good
old Santa Claus on the day before he comes whstlng
down tho chimneys and Is supposed to leave his
deer prancing the roof whe he spreads his gifts
among the children both OF young and older growth
1t is the magic circo bounded by the Stock Exchange
and the Gold Room. To a visitor from the rural dis
tricts there Is much mystery about tho roaring,
struggling, 'harmlessy pugilissic elements at work
within the railing OF the Stock Board as thero is about
tho "behnd the scenes cistrict OF theatre during
tho performance Of n holiday pantonmc fresh
bottle OF champagne, with the neck Of the
samo knocked off ard the juice Of the
grape ing from II in all the license OF the vintage,
IS nothing 10 tho abandon OF the New York broker
tho OF the Christmas holiday There al sorts