The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
SANTA CLAUs's STORE HOUSE.

hoW inc Ooiiy Olu wan Game to Go Into
Partnership with E.. Ridley s. Sons.
Santa Claus was in a great state of
mind last October. His storehouse,
which. as You know. is situated just
north Of the North Pole, was filed up to
he very roof, and he hadn't yet begun on
the presents for children in the United
States. Nov this will never do" said
Santa. Where shall [ ever put ali the
dolls and games and rocking horses and
music boxes that these Yankee girls and
boys will be sure to want? l have It'll I'll
pack them away in Ridley's store until
away in his sleigh aud the reindeer
brought them to Edward Ridley g Sons,
Grand, Allen aud Orchard streets, New
York City, where there was plenty of
room for everything. And II anyone
would like to sec Santa's work they know
by this where to go.
Almost the entire basement is. filed
with toys and childrea's wares. Here are
k animals that hop aroun when you
turn a key. a big lion that roars and a
cow that goes "Moo-o," a sleek white
horse drawing a milk wagon and a spar
OF bays taking out the family ~barouche.
Here ls a rocklnRh6rse as large as q live
pony, aud twice as safe. and a big black
bear that snaps its teeth and growls
frightfully. Here are mechanical toys
a pair OF colored pugilists, a violinist and
dancer, a train of cars. The most novel
is an engine house, which is wound up
with a key. The electric bell whirrs, the
bell strikes the number. and suddenly
the doors fly open and out rush
the engine and hose cart. Here
are fremen's sets and soldiers sets,
for little boys, and sets of furniture, tea
sets and toilet sets for little girls. Here
are real iron stoves. where you can make
q truly fire and COOK. and all sorts of
dishes to cook in. The games, too, are
absorbing. here is one that tells all
about the late Ward McAlltster, and an
other called Kings aud Qussns,n besides
''Shuf1ette," yacht Race" County
Fair" STANLEY in Africa" and an In
structiye geographical chart game called
the Race Around the World" The
magic lanterns, bicycles, tricycles, doll
houses. villages, soldiers and stables it
would take too long TO describe.
The little girl, or big girl either, who
goes up to the third floor. will say
"O-o-oP. first n then become speech
less. For there are thousands and thou
sands of dolls, from one cent to 500.
some walking, some talking, some Just
looking like people. Here is the com
pany OF hoyt's "Trip TO Chinatown" and
Lott1e Collins all in a row, and they all
perform when wound up. Here is "tne
man In the moon" who rolls no his eyes,
smokes a cigarette and twirles a cane.
and, of course, a"sweetheart," u piuuant
demoiselle, who firts with him Discreet
ly. using a fan and lorgnette. The "rar-
Ear Bride dressed In Chinese dress.
rolls her almond eyes. lifts a bou-
quet and twirls a fan. Aud If here
isn't Mrs. Cleveland with Baby
Ruth. while In the. background Is deposed
Baby Mckee, ~disconsolate for ali his
pretty blue and white suit. The plebeian
rag doll is elorified into a pretty Young
woman with 3 ~handpainted face, and
baby can't pull apart her worsted and
rubber relatives. The crying baby that
you see will laugh and say 'Mamma," If
you pull q stripg. Il Pollydora Adeliue's
precious health suffers from the damp
weather, do buy her one OF these dear
little mackintoshes or oyershoes, and il
her figure is too robust, try a pair of these
three-inch c~orsets, while as for her hair.
here are pins and combs that Will keep it
from falling down.
But the stock at Ridley's does moi stop
with the little ones. This is only one de-
partment OF the great store. Yet from
this one can be sure that Santa has made
1t one of his branch st~orenouses.