The sun., 1893-12-17
rors roR rnR LtrrLE OWES
ORsrsd In UnrSnmpied variety THIS Tss,
at the shops nad NnS,srs.


| 81 the ~hops nad Hns s,srs.
Whom tho Jolly oli-t shioned Santa Claus
! who brou-ht 10 the loys aud girls OF flfty
| years ago the earthen dolls and tin soldiers.
the wooden horses and Noah's arks and Jacks
| In the hox gets out his rtck 'hs yrar, It 10
/ a surprised and puzzled cd saint 40 will be.
| For while he and his patient coasort, Mrs.
| Santa Claus. have been metlnR their lead
soldiers. md drossine In tarlatnn and tlnssl
| their pink checked. sawdust-stuiTsl dolls. the
great Inventors and mechanics have lccn At
| work in the toy department and have produced
wonderland Of ingenious plnythInas. There
are dolls that walk and do'ls that talk dolls
! with real curs hanging down to their chub-
| by waists. anl dressed ~ the Queen Of
sheba never dreamel OF arrayina herself even
when she went visiting King Solomon. There
IL Turk smoking seated on divan gorgeous
to behold In a whlto satin turban. yellow silk
breechss. and red velvet jacket As he
smokes his chibouk he drinks his cotfee.
moves his eyes and mouth. aad turns his head
from side to eide.
There arc animals Of all kinds with some
sort OF mechanical arrangement inside that
makes them cut up all Rntts OF unexnected
capers There are life. sized lambs that gam
Dol about as mcrrily as the one that followed
the immo Mary to school There is In one
toy store llie-slzod Alicrney COW ridden by .
liie-size baby doll. There Ia n flour mill la
full operation, run By a littls electric engine
that starts the whole machinery by pressing .
button. In one OF the shop windows the
Ferris wheel Is made all OF handkerchIsts
OF many colors. the little glass cars being 1llod
with dolls In gay little gowns In another store
Is the prize baby house from the Exposition.
It is large country villa OF mAnv
rooms, all perfectly appointed and flllsd
with tiny blsuue men and women dressed
In the latest fashion. The whole In
terror is lighted by electric lamps.
There is an electric question board that
amuses tho children. who stand about II all
day long. On one side OF the board lie the
question, or number. to be chosen. with little
key to press on the other side are the wers
and you run a tiny hook along the wires OF the
board until the right one 10 reached. when .
or course ihere are toy soldiers for the little
boys, but thoy are not the stupid top.heavy
affairs Of the o!den time that would fali over
up. Mo- these soldiers are as correct In
their dis,einid m9yements as The most st5iot mill
master Is seen waving his baton J DAHH IN
siT't snd bsr "i the hand
tunes are PLAYED. and AM an army H services $
sSs9, "GS p.rse on sr %Gn nssy ssy:
i FhsG. new rslIysy sisna worked rom below:
70.
properly draped with mirror and manic1rs
set, with toilet articles Of all kinds in silver.
costs $50. And the little Kitchen range Ia q
perfect lac -slmle OF the most approved kitch-
en- range. as large as sowing table. and fitted
up with beautifully FURNISHED copper utensils
Of all kinds
1t is now possible for mechanical animals to
move easily on carpet, and al! the old friends
appear In new and more realistic guise The
white kittens are more lovable each year. Now
they have assumed the Ruise Of cooks in blue
mouse or broilinR u RABBIT, while three goats
produce music from bottles Costermorgers'
carts with the c9ster seated beside his wife.
gold earrings. and with the donkey gallopina
merrily along. are interesting, while tho car
rages. buggiss. Gnd landaus, with doll Lady
Astor and Lady Vanderbilt lolling against the
cushions ana lreried men on tho box. are per-
feet miniatures OF the vehicles they copy
The surprise toys are perhaps not quite SO
proved: Capital decanters well mod e led when
lifted from the table play a charm tnR tune,
and dessert d shes follow the same plan while
as soon ms any ono is seated in it. Some OF the
new dolls walk along like real children when
you take hold OF their hands and as for the
clothes, they are modelled after those made ny
with her Saratoga trunk full Of clothes for all
occasions costs almost ~ much as tho euuip-
iRSn Rsns for real live baby Toy ,hssrcs have
scenery complete and are calculated to pro-
vide amusement the whole winter.
TOY washstands made Of dainty blue and
back which furnishes the neatest dolly with .
perfectly unlimited supply OF water, ana new
toy steam eng ines with sell feeding boilers 20
At good speed for three hours without any
further attention when once started. While
most wonderful Of all are the electric unboais,
made In perfect fac-simile Of our white squat.
smoothly us did tho ina gical electric launches
In the lagoon at the Colum bian Exposition.