New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
INGENIOUS TOYS FOR CHILDREN.
l. P. TIBBALs's CHRISTMAS DIsPLAY-GIFTs OF ALL
KINDS AT ALL PRICES.

L. P. TIBBALs's CHRISTMAS DIsPLAY-GIFTs OF ALL
KINDS AT ALL PRICES.
L. p. Tibbals, at No. $50 Broadway, has
collection OF dolls of many nations, including Japan
and Africa. Among novelties is "Helens growing
baby" that springs from box and grows gradually uh
til a tall infant appears. Among dressed dolls the 1aVor
ties those srrayed in long clothes with "Dahseu
hair and cap; the bridal dolls also fashionable ano
have train OF attendants French nurses with Daby III
arms young lady dolls in evening dress and WIDOWS
in weeds. There are masquerade costumes ana street
suits The hard rubber dolls are safe purchase ana
another durable composition Is used for what are called
indesructibe dolls The finest dolls of French wax,
and the fancy is for those that are jointcd
in the arms and legs and can turn the
head in any direction Tue hair too must be real ana
arranged a stylish For this doll everything
is provided in the way of dress and toilet articles that
can possibly be used. The dollhouse is complete In Its
way-havug several furnished in Eastlake. Sep
arate rooms also SOld aud laundry, or kitchen or
parlor, or hail. be supplied according TO tne tase
The dishes decorated in all styles, or better sti
they may he OF wood tin, and defy the most destuc-
tive tendencies. For useful gifts are kinasrgarten
amusements teaching drawing and spelling. The Gran
dali building blocks are also instructive ana may DC
used TO build graceful arches intricate bridges ean
dras and towers FOR boys there tool chests OF all
sizes horses with natural skins and wo0y doSs, sheep
they copy the United States mall wagons or they are
trucks for furniture. or express wagons Iauen WIN
orated gaily and there horns and trumpets OF all
shapes and For stationary toys the boys choose
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or a menagere with animals IN wire cages. Inc hOahs
ArkS, with wooden animals not painted are preferred
All covered animals have skins precisely ike those OF
the elephant OrdOg they initiate. For musical children
there is a new musical wonder, the Orgnlnelte, on
which beautiful tunes are played without any nuscaI
skill each instrument pays four tunes, and any audl-
tional tune can be arranged for II for 20 cents.
Among the novelties is the swimming dol that noats
in the bathtub, or when turned on her face swns by
striking out her and limbs III the most natural
way. The creeping DOLL IN q sphinx-like posi-
makes ones flesh creep as 1t ghdes about the hOor.
Sp1ngug horses aud rocking horses are shown iu large
sizes mounted form that protects the carpet from
injury. Pretty and whips are shown In variety.
There gc lanterns OF many sorts and szes. The
return ball babies is Of soft rubber with rattle in
side and rbbon-strng to draw II back There are also
whistle rates OF wood of bone OF ivory Large rub
Der balls japanese landscapes painted on them.
The games numberless, and sometimes one large
contains material for dozen games and is prize
q family OF children. The Christmas tree toys are
brilliant this There is walking Santa Claus,
who slowly around the tree and watches II mar
rOwy. There silken banners to hang on the tree,
labelled "MerTy Christmas;" cherublms With wings
spread are suspended by rubber STING, aud move
easily; eggs drums, Swiss chalets globes and flowers
made Of transparent islugass III gay cOlors that
hight up the roe brilliantly. The small trees are OF
metal with tube inside by which gas introduced Tor
lighting them.