New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-21

INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING TOYS IN GREAT
vARlTY-THE USEFUL AND PLEASING COM
BINFD.
Tho rreporations for the holiday have
leen ,usned with feveTsh activity Tor several
weeks in the large stores throughout the city ana
the Customs authorities nave been busy Houi MORN
ing TO nj ,ht examining POI derous cases OF freich
FANCY goods Nicnneso bronze work, and EngllSh
story books daily landed from incoming steamers.
without actually surprising last winters record,
the present Christmas season Is rich III novelties,
especially in the department most appreciated Nv
the juvenile population. The ASSORTMENT OF TOYS
received from abroad by different New. FORK houses
is very fine and offers many points OF interest 10
admits The system lately pursued by European
lawmakers of coupling the instructive and the
nsefuI with the amusing has been adhered to moro
strictly than ever before and many playthings
now on sale will possibly he more productive OF
Good results than hours OF schooling. Inc inventive
faculties of foreign makers seem also 10 nave heeh
exercised in great measure some OF inc auto
matte TOYS being marvcls OF mechanism go
4 Partisan article now greatly in favor with
buvcrs among the Weather classes is a walking
goat which on being wound up SNAKES us hea.l III
a natural manner, cries, ana theh itahes ~ PRONE
made of five on six minutes duration. Inc legs
move ia q very natural manner An automatic cat
with mouse-trap III one paw ana ueau ihouso
in the other runs its hind legs, Is very inter
esting tow The construction OF these automatons
is said to Toe the secret OF Il single PaIIsian hrn'
which has also invented galloplng horse that Is
on sale in many city stores. The galloplng move,
ment is produced by heavy weight rolling 10 anu
fro in the Interior Of the toy Figures moving by
means OF compressed air are another feature OF inns
wears Christmas plaYthlngs. An amusing 10Y
consists OF a figure Whit stands on square boX'
an inch or two high, 10 when an lhula ruopeI 1up1
wifi a hollow ball at the end of the same material
is attached. A slight pressure on the pan Will
cause the figure 10 perform various atnleUlc ieats.
While the clock work TOYS mentioned are Soid at
colnparaiVelV high prices. the pneumatic tuDe per
former can be had for less than IA dollar III many
stores Another cheap and very amusing toy IS
the monkey which Wags ITS mead gra Sa Wii ,l
smoking a cigarette. The smoke is prouuceu n6S
lighted pastille in the inside OF the monkey; Inc
lowing mich COW will make many future mousse
wife happy. This interesting creature, whose
native pate rs Germany can he MIXED i'll tnc lhosJ
ortbnJoX STYLE the only preparation necessary being
the introduction OF "a little mix INTO a cieNcry
concealed aperture in ITS back y sllght pulIlS OF
the uddcr will transfer the lqWd 10 the pan peiow
Resides the TOYS Of n novel design and make, the
fine bonOred Punch aud Judy, Jack-ln- -poA'
picture puzzles, etc, stlll ind an extensive SAFE
and there seems little prospect oil tnet IaiIlhe
INTO dsfayoT, OF the instructive and usclul pay
things the sO-called electric power motor.
German production, deserves especial mention
This toy consists of nickel platter WIN fountain
spout in The middle. a revolving Whcei, ana an
electric battery. The directions for preparing the
battery ana starting the apparatus are SO Gear lhat
any child over twelve can, easily follow thehi' anu
i'm less than a quarter of an n0ur pretty JET OF
water foot or two high will play, to the juvenile
Insnipulator's delight Next 10 the electlc
fountain the boys printing press, ranging III pflce
from ST. 30 TO Sl5 and ~, Is most III iaVoT, al
Though neither books. pamphlets, nor even circulars
bnt only cards can he printed with IL. Ncsseis
with their entire rigging and crew take mp great
portion of the space IN show whGows, AN anu are hot
The least eagerly devOured by youthful eyes. A
nnmbcI of small paddle steamers. running by
clockwOIk. has been sent over from france pul me
Youthful New Yorker does not seem 10 take 10 IN
Hack vaddinr which issues from the snOkestacks
i'm lien OF smoke. He prefers sailing vessel or
pennne steamer with an alcohol lamp Tor furnace
and real steam 10 drive the machinery -.
American toymakers have proouceG lew noVeltles
tbis season their inventions being limited, appar-
emily 10 automatic velocipede rldeI5 dancing
.niggers" and parallel bar acrobats.