The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-19
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Novelties in Christmas Gifts for
the Children.


woman who, under the same circum
stances, would take apple pie.
"Yes," said one OF them sadly, "onI,
nve weeks from next Friday Dreadful
Isn't t! But, do you know, wouldnt
mind 1t so much II it wasn't for the chill
drenY They have everything from tin
whistles TO live Newfoundland dogs.
might as well try TO please you by giving
you cent cotton handkerchief as to
surprise those childrenr'
The reporter made rapid mental calcu.
lation FIVE weeks from next Fridays
Dec. 20! Christmas, as sure as fate And
those childreny oh, everybody has some
or them tugging at his pocketbook at
Christmas timo--various small imps of
darkness who attach themselves to you
under the name OF nephews or grandchil-
dron, or just the children Of your friends
sundry small angels Of light, although
opinions differ on this point, colloquially
known as your niecos or something like
that.
Those small fry always worry you more
when IL comes TO picking out Christmas
presents than most of the grown ups put
together. Everybody will know how that
woman felt ss she crushed tho paper cup
OF her charlotte russo and said:
You might as well hunt for needle
In haystack as for anything new for
children"
Even the man in the big toy store TO
which tho reporter promptly went for in
vestgption was not encouraging. He said
thnt there were not many new toys this
year There arc variations of tho old ones;
That Is about all. Some of these yaria-
tions are quite wonderful. Some doll
houses, FOR example, at from $50 TO sl25.
are not to be scoifed at. They have eight
rooms land BATH" quite according tn
the real advertisements Each room IA
completely furnished. From kitchen to
garret there are all the comforts OF home.
Even the occupants are provided like the
Mother Goose rhyme
The king is in his Office
Counting out his money.
Tho queen is in the 2arlor
Eating bread and honey.
The maid isn't in the garden hanging
out the clothets, but she Is In the kitchen
assisting the cook, while in the adjoining
dining room the butler is preparing a
wonderful feast upon the table. Every
thing isfurnishod, even To one particularly
cieanly member of the household, who is |
taking bath In the porcelain tub.
In addition TO these houses there are
really beautiful little dressing tables I
draped with dainty hapgings and fitted
with all the Decessary-and UNNECESSARY
toilet articles. There are dolls and dolls,
In silks and yelvets and satins 1t is worth
remarking the fact that, although these
dolls are imported, they are dressed here in
New York. Formerly the dolls were
Drought over already equipped with ward
robes, but New York dressing is preferred
now. One can, however, buy trunks con-
tanning entire outfits of garments, and
these are imported from France
Mechanical toys show few novelties this
year They may be found at all prices
rom 20 cents mp TO several hundred dol
ars An amusing one IL a rabbit in n
When the spring is
wound up, the rabbit pops out of the
lower, with startled motions, turning
rom side 10 side and wagging its long
AIRS. This can be enjoyed for the modest
um OF SO. a minstrel seated on a high
tool viii thrum banjo when the spiral
moves him so todo. He comes rather high,
side from his perch, being labeled 500.
Ihese are the things, however, which
ppeal TO the few. There are certain 25
ent games and books which will give I
ood deal moro fun TO good many moro +,
tile people. Two Of these books are call
4 The House We Live In and "The ! ,
ook OF Trades. " They have full page H.
istrations in colors, but certain parts Of a
no pictures are blank. These parts are all q
'und together, In tumble, on two sepa- +
'te pages They are To be cut out and s
isted in their proper places Another C
BOX, called "The World on Water" has
rye pictures of different kinds Of craft h
ON all over the globe. 1t also represents 81
irious events at sea. n
Ihere are good many games of a more
less novel character Indoor golf, Ia ri
he which may attract older people as the @,
infamous-game of tid,.'e- ri
winks did five years ago. There va k
mo called "the bicycle race" a realistic G,
fair with such events as "runs over an
Momann and "admires the country o.,
Tho game OF pillow dex" is a remind. pl
OF the oid pastime of blowing feather CO
out by u circle of players who hold a 10
cot. In pillow dex an inflated bladder
struck back and forth by two opposing ms
les. Napoleon is an ATTRACTIVE histur- ti
II game which ought 10 interest boys. m
n9-a-peg, several marble games and two ue
seball games will please both boys and po
lis
There are the usual picture books. M
'cepS into Fairyland' being among the tit
,st attractive OF them. nv
Some Of the most interesting dolls ara Isl
small ones dressed as character dolls. an
nong these are colored cooks and wait
, white cooks and walters, parlor maids ac
ID dusting brushes, nurscmaids, jockeys. mi
chmon, footmen, buffers soldiers, An
des, schoolmarms with glasses, old men Or
old ladies' me
n tho limo of lead soldiers there are some
3ndid groups. There arc boxes contain fal
entire fleets of ships Others have sio
ole caravans of camols, with the Arabian alb,
iks. There arc quantities Of small things pri
ie OF colgred papor or Of satin or mica the
'otton batting. They are destined for
ornamcntation of the tree. ANY one spI
them would doubtless carry unspeak- ba,
delight 90 the heart OF somc child, but mi,
unfortunate relatives OF tho blase chill. acc
! OF prosperity will havo TO do tho best tat
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