New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
TOYS WITHOUT END.
WHAT CHILDREN NAY HOPE FOR.
THEY VIII, NOT All. GET THE SANE THING.

THEY WILL NOT ALL GET THE SANE THlNe'
But THERE IS ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.
The time was when santa Claus could satisfy good
children with gingerbread soldiers and other trash'
but that time il past. The reason he Loaded MS
sleigh with such simple presents was that MS s'orc
houses and manufacorics did not afford at that time
the beautiful assortment of toys from which the good
old gentleman is now able to select with his gifts
then he incosed the amount of good WILL ne
was Just anxious to please the chll1 ana III many
instances he succeeded just AZ well as he VIII TINS
wear with his increased facilities \ soldier that can
be PLAYED with and then eaten has its strong points,
and will at once recommend itself to the utllltaran'
Int this wear when a well-deSscd and proper German
doll be had at slight increase on inc oia
price OF gingerbread soldier there would DC no
excuse for santa Claus If he should so Tar iorsee
himself as 10 distribute gingerbread soldiers.
Al Santa Claus's New-York warehouses. which
are chiefly in and about FOur'centh-st, Is
now to be found tile most varied anu
beautiful assortment of toys ever seen in New-lorH
Ali countries have contributed to the old fellows Stock
but Germany and France have done the largest
share. From year to year the wealth OF toys IN
these siochouses were increased. and from year 10
year Santa Claus has been supplied with more ex-
pensivc beautiful and wonderfully constructed toys
Most wonderful and expensive among these are mo
mechanical toys They are very pleasing TO the
average child. An cnterpriSing American child likes
something in the way Of toy that can do something
more than lie about to he played with lie wants
a toy with co. about H. ana
il he is embryo Edison he wons
care for doll that can't talk. sheep
that won't beat a COW that won't moo. or anything
unless it does something or other. If the child is
boy and at all promising tie toy will be indig-
nantly spuned unless it makes notes.-the louder ana
more prolonged the noise the better Most OF tho
mechanical toys make noises and those that DO non
are sufficiently interesting in their workings to mako
up for that hortcomng. 1t is not the toy that makes
the loudcst noise that is most expensive. and real
noisy Christmas Is within the reach OF most families.
one toy, called the " fox serenade,' is mounted on
| a musc-box fox : on his launches before
| chicken COOP The music plays and the fox goes
! through the motions Of playing the guitar One by
one the chickens ont and the fox laws down
| his guitar while they disappear one by one down his
throat.
Another new toy that is very good fun IS tha
farm-yarI scene. Unlike the fox Sercnade' this -
worked by pouring sand in a funnel at the top of the
barn. Chickens, ducks, geese, pig and other farm
| animals wander in ard ~ the barn doors
and about the yard. Each makes the noise
peculiar its specie, and pandemonium reiGns. The
| boy riding his sweetheart on tandem bicycle is
novelty lie +, about six inches high and can man,
his machine go very fast. Every now and then he
stop, and looks around to how she Is enjoying IT,
A man about four inches high i, riding black ana
white pig Contrary t. precedent, the pig Jumps M
stead Of running. ard II is hard to tell whether the
soueal comes from the man or the pig.
\
m q music-box and her shiny needles keep excellent
| time with the Patrol Comique'
| Children have often wondered whore Santa Claus
gets the wealth which enables him to make presents
10 all the little children in the world The mystery -
now solved. when parents are asked where santa
Clans Gets nj, money they need no longer shake their
heads or change subject. santa Claus owns tia
goose that lay, the golden eggs The writer saw this
famous goose in one Of Claus, largest stores ID
Fourecnthst. II is to all intent and purposes Ike
the ordinary goose, expect that it lays the valuable
eggs The egg are put in hole on tho Soose's back
and She say, Hawk. Hiss! Hawk and lays them.
She IS an amLibe and useful goose and Is apparently
not afraid Of work a. long the eggs are returned
tn the receptacle her back she will continue 10 lay.
This goose will lay for all Corners and santa Claus has
: in her treasure.
Tho Iuggler IS an expensive toy. lie sits at an
elabo7.tey embroidered table and has before him. al
his right cakes. and at his left pie He covers tho
cnfes with golden conc ana the pie WIFI Sis
= yer one. Music plays and when he raises inc cones
the cakes and pies found 10 have changed places
lie repeats the operation and they disappear altogether
j The rabbit in the stump is an extremely lively Toy.
Yrl can't see the rabbit all AZ first. but when TIA
music plays he peeks out a; the top OF the stump
' look, aboit and eats carrot with evident gl,o
The sir John Franklin toy represents an arctd
scene There /, wrecked ship an Iceberg ana an
! ccnoe A sailor Is defending himself against polar
, boar who IN, blue eye, and lons black laSheN lilo
annoyed A ladder reaches from hole in the foe
~ ;, L,l. In lie top If the iceberg and two polar
hears ae chasing sailor up ana down tit E"'uer anu
= THIS toy very appropriately plays " Home S"ees
Maltese eat i, holding yarn while an Angora cat
winds ball Of it, The AnFoa winds very tapaS' ana ,
Il learning their le>>on~- presided over me WINE w
/, a ec-tculatug at -ch."lul>tfes>. IheFe arc uo-s
e and cat, Spnnln. AID dancing reading and PLAYING
|, barrel Organs, ard monRcy, perform -ieat many
r. mon. antics than they ID III their natNH ioeI
The toy makers I'm their toy Guaai7lpeds haNSe ",
5 wear successfully initiated the noises mace ny II
- mouse M 70 the fourteen hands on~inch of tho
x polo pony. Stab-> correct IN every detail can bs
If had for them and in sic {" Hut NE hoisesi 10.
Kitchens are a, bright and attractive a. that az
/ neln,onico'- For child shopkeeperN there ara
r. miniature shops Of al sorts. and IN och OF thel
, H. an attractive display Of miniature goods. lhs
butcher shops are equipped WIN lapef ma e me-
II maj closely resemble the real butcher, meat ana
70 -reen -roccrS well supplied WIN NectaheS uds
AZ least look n, fro-h some OF those f"uid ~ ~
r, eal shops Doll, can be d AT from cent 70 100.
dairvmaldS. There arc doll> 'nfr ana l'hlaic,
81 the pcasanry 81 all nations ana -, 10
ari,iocrtrv II most countrc> j. repf'>eupE'.
r,cre are doll, Of all ages. odd men are not made
N ,h clear and rosy compilations and upon their t'e'
Zach wrinkle and turrow i properly rAowl. ihtrI
arc dolls ~ an "ompleNonN. from mat - re uu.h
and hi.h bred French maiden> Their, J. IN eha,e
variety They are more hecomin-Y atiiWd man
It over ard -omc II them wear gown, worthy OF ul1
ID famous Worth o." Fc'iN some "l INC '1 i 80, ,'
lr,crr., rings and other ornaments Il
- appropriate size T. b." had for the h,'' aug, W.T.
" wear Them I'm II h' doll d"a'tN =, INV
drll, hnn-c with real electric bells ana bathroom IN
Vim ali This wealth Of tow. At all prices Sa,t,
clan. ~, ma surely have no difficulty IN p'a'hg tn0
. little brother, and sisters Of hotrHch and poor.