New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
4 TOY FAIR IN 4 TOY TOWN
MANY THINGS To BE SEEN AND BOUGHT IN OLD
NUREMBERG.

MANY THINGS TO BE SEEN AND lDlIHI IN OLD
NUREMBERG.
The Nurembergers pulled up their portcus and
let down their drawbridge at the Madison Square
Garden last night. They not only let all the New
Workers who cared to pay % cents each come in
and look at the town. but they started toy fair
for them. More than that. they made the term
TOY fair reasonably elastic and did not mind by
any means that the tradesmen OF the town should
conlne their dealings to toys
II was admitted last night that the fair was not
quite complete in all its details. few booths
were vacant and a few places looked bare that
will doubtless have things worth looking at and
buying I'm them to-day or tomorrow. There was
enough visible. however to show just what sort
OF imitation Of old Nuremberg the managers were
able TO produce. There were two rows OF buildings
down the length OF the Garden. with a wide street
between them This is crossed by two or three
short streets. The plan is much more regular and
simple than that Of the real Nuremberg. Ihere
the ways are crooked and places and directions
hard to find, but the garden Is scarcely blk enough
for crooked streets. The houses are old looking
enough though they have all been built since the
bicycle races. and they are picturesque ana at
tractive They look like real Nuremberg houses.
except that their ground floors are rather more
given over to business, and there are no signs OF
life at all the upper floors
Some OF the attendants who were ready 10 sell the
many things that were to be sold dressed In
costumes more or less IKE those OF antique Nurem-
berg and others were in CARDS more or less Ike
those approved by modern New-Nork. The same
disparity was be observed ia the articles exposed
FOR sale. This. however. was only characteristic OF
the LIBERAL policy OF the management. some 81 the
wares were such might very likely De- iound III
a Middle Age German city but tohoggans were
rarely seen In Nuremberg IN the time ~ Hans Sachs
ana snowshoes scarcely AT all. Bicycles were also
rare. though breaking victims on the wheel Was
custom common enough in the gentle old town. 1et
"A. these things are T. be seen ana bouk"t Al me
Garden. There is a big booth devoted 10 monkey :
that climb strings. and another has nothing ~ II
but rubber balls OF all reasonable sizes ana coors
that Will bound that when small boy has
thrown one them over II is a toss-up whether
he ever gets IL again OF has 10 10 ana buy a ne"
one. There are various things to eat ana drnk
which would boz positively terrifying n there were
uot a spec!a booth devoted 90 the sale - sover-
cign ala 10 digestion. There are paper nJwets.
cigars s.lverware. Chinese goods. Brownies made
out ~ every possible material postage stamps.
sporting goods and Christmas cards. There are
dolls everywhere
Yet the shops not the whole 81 the town There
are three variety shows going on. with no extra
price OF admission Anybody who walks about the
streets and falls bc amused must hc mar -
amuse Probably he needs some ~ the all TO dyes
lion. Nuremberg Will be open for nearly iac ~Hu.r
month. and Will try It's best 10 entertain iis guests
II seemed bc having excellent success last night.
and probably II Will Improve with practice