Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-20

tnronged, ana IL many OF the stores DC
voted to the sale of toys, novelties, book
and holiday goods generally. one cculc
hardly find room to turn about, much les
be waited on within anything like reason
able time. Two things are true of holiday
goods this year: They are handsomer il
appearance and better in quality than evel
before, and they cost more and less money
than in previous years. By this, we meat
that the range Of prices is Wider-articlet
Of any particular description can be
bought
At ALI FIGURES
from fractional part Of q dollar up &c
many dollars. the price depending upon
the quality Of the goods. the maker, and
sometimes upon the ability Of the pur
chaser to pay, for it ia q fact that what i:
sold to one man for a dollac is occasion
ally quoted at 81 25 to the next, and
ninety cents TO third.
In toys, the display is almost endless
and when turned loose in store
room devoted to the eale of these aids to
childish happiness, one is almost bewild
cred at the infinite variety, And how
cheap most Of them are Time was when
only the children Of the rich and well-to' dc
could afford the luxury Of q wax doll OF
even a lin horse, but now there are q
thousand otker articles within
EIsY REACH OF ALL
Take dolls. For halt or three.q usrteri
OF dollar one can now purchase hand
somely gotten up counterfeit presentment
Of O flesh and blood 6sby with a bisque
head and wooden body, such as would
have coat three times as much four or five
years ago Handsome French DOLE, with
indistruclible bodies aud bisque heads. are
sold at from 81 80 to So while the same,
deliberately and tashionsbly clothed, cost
from 81 80 up 10 any p.ice desired, bat a
child can get but little genuine enjoyment
from such aristocrsts for fear OF soiling
their fine clothes. Other dolls, with bisque
head and arms and kid bodies sell from
81 so to 81, while wax dolls, with blonde
hair and deep blue eyes run from seventy
FIVE cents to 81 so. Pspier mache dolls
are about the same. There are others
such as
CoMICAL JAPANESE DOLLS,
with oblique eyes and smooth heads, and
German dolls, with squswkers concealed
about their persons, which can be had
from fifty cents up.
Near the little people in the toy store:
the buyer sees illiputisn outfits OF cloth
ing and furniture, small cooking stoves
with full assortment OF pots and pans
dolls toilet baskets, and all the little
knick-knacks which fashionable young
doll is expected to use. twill be seen BY
this array that good deal Of money car
be spent in fitting out two dollar doll
although individual articles are cheap.
There are many novelties in the line Of
mechanical toys this year. Perhaps the
funniest of these is duckling that waddlet
in q peculiarly comical manner. There il
also little chicken which skips along al
a lively gait when it is wound up, frog
that hops, and mouse which runs aftei
it's tail. A jackass rabbit with very lon.
ears Jumps about with wonderful agility
and a green serpent writhes along
the floor in manner suth
GENTLY realistic to induce any
MODERATELY HARD DRTNKER
to take the temperance pledge at once. A
Young woman plays choice selections from
popular operas upon the piano, the music
being concealed within the instrument
The movement Of her hands are made to
correspond with the time, and her heal
turns from side to side in very litelike
manner. A troubador in red satin strums
upon mandolin, and q jockey in blue and
gold smokes cirgsrette with dissipsted
air, opening his mouth and rolling his eyes
as he swings his silver headed stick. These
last are all expensive toys. Mr. Benjamin
Butler, who struts about proudly without
saying anything, comes cheaper. A China
man does likewise for the same price
SO so. Two children play at sea saw on
the ridge pole Of q house: An
old woman comes up the chimney
occasionally, looks at them Sc
verely, and disappears again. A darkeY
orator with lighted cigar in his mouth
thumps table with his umbrella while bs
delivers himself OF some plantation e!o
quence, and Q fiddler scrspes violin with
the utmost energy. Bears, the ferocity Of
whose appearance is exceedingly alarming
gnssh their teeth, shake their heads, roar
and walk about, while elephants, nearly al
large as the late lsmented Jumbo &c
through various
ENTERTAIN NC PERFORMANCES.
The most costly mechanical toy represents
o young lady at her toilet She stands be
fore q full length mirror and scrutinizei
herself critically. turning her head from
side to side, and powdering herself occs
sionally with a puf. An amusing play
thing represents two polar bears in pit o
the geological gardens. One climbs ~
and down ladder, while the other gro"l'
and walks around. Acrobsts perform
astonishing feats, and red.white and blue
clowns ride upon obstreperous donkeys
Some of the mechanical toys are run b
steam. A beautiful little locomotive o
brass has spirit lamp beneath it, which
heats water in the boiler and gets up steam
JOS, like real engine. 1t costs only $40
and will run half mils Others 10 the
same style can be bought for e TO- Their,
are boats, too, which
GO By STEAM
with q propeller. s'ee,ing Wheel snC
whistle-sll for g. 80. One ofthese woult
create q sensation 10 Summer on the frot
pend. Stationary epginss vary in pric'
from ninety cents 10 50 SO. A water
pump addition csu he proc 1red for 81 so
and all sorts OF windmill and other mechau
ical attachments are 10 be had at variou
prices. There are also locomotives which
wind up and pull train Of cars; and FIR
engines, with hook and ladder and hose
cart accomplishments
There are soldier outfits, including caps
epsulets, knapsacks. sEords, and pistols
and suits OF arnor. With helmet, cuiras'
shield and sword. Printing presses var.
in price from 81 50 to $40 Those ct = s.
and $40 are self ipkers' With the aid o
one of these any boy Who possesses an
literary ambition should be Atle 10 get on
q Newspaper such Is would Gil long.fel
want in the family circle. Stables viii
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