Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-30
WANAMARER'S
Pn1IAp.LrnIA, friday, Nov. 80. Il

Toys.
Recent fiction is symptom
attic, so the readers OF religious
or semi religious novels say.
Toys are symptomatic. Recent
Toys are aids to the intellectual
life. If Philip Gilbert Haner-
ton revises his book on that
subject he will probably have to
prefix a part" for Children and
Toys, anent the intellectual life
of the youngsters.
That's neither joke nor
satire. Solemn fact. Papa and
mama may think about their
part. It's worth your thinking
and ours. We have caught on
to the notion that toys must be
on the level of the period, in
tellectually. Art and science
are hitched to the toy. If it
hasn't ego" then smash 1t.
There was a time when play
things were worn out with fond
usage. Not much of that now.
Quite true the spark OF woman.
hood in the girl child demands
the doll, quite often a society
belle. Bellies of both kitchen
and parlor in our doll stock
quite population. The gen.
eral principle remains. Even
toys reflect the period.
And that's the reason why
stationary steam engines that
will ego" are here from IS
cents to 500 each. One six
teenth horse power at the latter
price-perfect in every part.
And locomotive engines and
trains running with real steam
on real tracks, s. to $4s.
Again the same thought ap-
pears in the Practical Architect
and the Designs for Archi-
tectural Models which accom-
pany the Anchor Building
Blocks, and instead OF being ill
shaped bits of wood they are
bricks, solid, finished and gee
metrically true. Somewhat
costly. Well tell you prices
when you come to see them.
Billiard tables and game
boards, mechanical toys Of the
cheaper sort or the choice
rare, costly and curious French
and German animals and men
doing strangely amusing things
by machinery are all in the
same line OF thought. A revo-
luton in toys.
The school boy seriously
pleading In our doorway with
his friend to "come back and
see the Billy goat depart,
ment," the dainty, periumed
little miss from Fortunes nur-
sery, the social science philoso-
pher. all may stray through the
northeast quarter, basement
floor, and find fun and instruc-
ton, no end of it.
Measured by floor space COW
cred, by money invested, by
time, thought and care be-
slowed on gathering it. this Toy
stock is by all odds the bright
est and biggest.
Incongruous Yes, we own
1t. Consistent everywhere and
we would be perfect. Perfec-
ton precedes decay. Hence
harmony In incongruity - In
this one at least, which is Music
Boxes in the Toy stock. Not
toy music boxes 49, we have
them, IS cents to $4.5o-but
real music boxes, for which, il
you want the best, you must
pay $500. But So will get a
good one, and the range is then
upward to the former price.
The trained ear and refined
taste may be satisfied with a
choice from these sublime
harmony" boxes. Works of
metal, but nothing metallic in
tone. Close your eyes and
listen to one of the finer quail
ties. Is it not the flute or pic
colo you hear?
Strange, too, that when all
but the most highly trained
orchestras fail, these delicate
machines often succeed. For
example. The Lost Chord"
by Sullivan. When you hear
that you will hear-not see
what we are driving at.
All Swiss, from Geneva or
St. Croix. No trash.
Basement thirteenth street.