Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-12-12
OUR GHILDREN's CHRISTMAS
LETTER. NO. 4.
OUR

CHEEKY Christmas-O Once a Pear. Beautifuz
Boohs-Kee Ba6ies-C Childhood CLASSICS
st. NieAo1as-In FAIRY Land-Tde
Doll Family from Doilto,on, Doll County,
DoNiaaa-.Beues and Beaua- The LiAi-
putians-Don Houses Singing Dolls-
Mechanical Birds Lively Aonkeys--Jun,-
DO and his Bell Bears and Bug5ears-
Humpy Dnmpty-1Ae Sequel to The
Fo.e! Dinner.
"Christmas comes but encs year.
belly full of money aud a pocket full of bosr.o
So singing, sjolly, happy, dirty, ragged
neUsboy this morning went down the street
Christmas for him will not mean all that it
does for the petted child born with the pro-
verbal spoon in his mouth, bu. it does mean
jolly good time in some way or other, and it
certainly means that he can feast his eyes, if
nothing more, on the tempting array of shop
windows. And we older folks are stopped by
the attractive sight and are ap. to think we
were born too soon, for surely in our child.
hood days no such things were known.
Take the books for instance the very covers
are works of art, aud the illustrations are far
too artistic and beautiful to be soiled by baby
fingers, yet sGch is their fate. This dainty
volume of "Wee Babies" has back crowded
with Babies in all positions, moods and lenses.
and inside they laugh and chatter and play
like the ideal babies always do And here is
our old friend Robinson Crusoe, in gold upon
blue ground, and the dear old story told in
great big clear type. with a handsome picture
to every page. And Sanford and Merten
aud Swiss Family Robinsoo, all the classics
of childhood, beautifully bound, we'll printed
on good paper and very handsomely illus.
Tod Rnk g. L., 4
the children. boys girls, is tho bound vol
ume of 81. Nicholas No father or mother
need hesitate to bring it into che family, and
it has wealth of good things between its
handsome covers
Now for glance at the toy stores We
know that Mr.. Brown, as the Agent for Santa
Claus, has secured all tho best things for the
good girls and boys of Charlestown, but still
we will fiud something new here.
First We have the Dolls-blondes and bru-
nettes and blondines, with hero and there a
kinky-headed African. Dolls of one inch in
length, dolls four feet high-very utter looks
ing dolls, with terra. Gotta suits and stunning
bonuets and CATERS; dolls in silk. in satin. in
costly wraps, in gum waterproof, dolls in rags
and tatters, dolls in carriages, on horseback,
in balloons, dolls everywhere fat dolls and
thin dolls. ugly dolls aud pretty dolls, crying
talking dolls, and tho very latest is the doll
that sings "In the Sweet Bye and Bye"-
All these at prices ranging from 10 cents to
500 90. For these there are doll houses
complete in every respect You take out the
front of the house and VIC have the doll cook
at the doll range, in the doll kitchen the
doll housekeeper in the doll dining room,
where tho doll table is set with doll plates,
60, aud where doll turkeys arc side by side
with the doll chickens and other good things.
In tho doll psrlor the doll belle recines on a
magnificent easy chair, while the doll besu
makes himself agreeable in a stained>glass at
titude, while nj tho doll piano another doll
belle rattles off the Dolls Polka. Up in the
library the doll father reads the Dolls P1per
while in the nursery the doll nurse washes in
the tiniest of tubs tho doll baby. Up at the
top, in the dolls garrett, is seen all the old
plumber the doll family has accumulated, not
forgetting tho doll spinning wheel of ye olden
timo. These doll houses have gas aud hot
and GOLD watcr throughout, door bell that
rings and dumb waiter. All the modern
conveniences and no ground rent prices rang>
ing from ten to ons hundred and ten dollars.
Complete sets of doll furniture in all styles
and prices, and completes dolls wardrobes,
with doll combs and nail and tooth brushes
arc among the attractions in the Lilliputian
limo.
For the boys there are ten thousand new
aud pretty things at leass-tools boxes con,
tanning tools, warranted not to cut; bicycles
and tricyces. balls and bats, printing presses,
soldier outfits and host of other things "too
numerous to mention"
Tho mechanical toys are bettsr and higher
priced every year. Here in gided cage we
have beautiful canary bird, sitting quietly
Al.
little warbler, turning its head from side to
side, pours ont perfect food-side of melody
for some minutes; it is worth sl00 90, but it
never eats anything, is a good singer, and
can't get sick or die. This peafowl with
dropping feathers looks lifeless but wind it
up and the tail is spread ercct with oil its
golden colors, and proudly the bird struts to
and fro, until suddenly it looks down at its
uugainly feet, then atops and drops its feathers:
The monkey who, rides velocipedo on /,
string is favorite toy and is sold on the
, street by thousands. The tin Jumbo who
rings bsll as Ito is pulled along, is a prime
fayorite. because it Is new and cheap An
express wagon, loaded down. with real boxes
and barrels that can be I'M loaded, is driven by
doll in the express company's uniform aud
is pulled by two magnificent stesds with fow,
ing name aud tail
Sheep that bleat, cats that new, dogs that
bark and snakes that crawl aud hiss will be
found in tho Christmas stockings; Noah's
Arks, of whito wood aud painted windows,
ranging in price from 25 cents to ten dollars,
according to the number and eliza of the an,
inals; picture and building blocks of all
sizos sud prices, after all the very best gift
for child, for he can fashion out of the
blocks whatever he wants and can learn his
letters without work. learn them at play
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