Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-19

all the articles of furniture In use and
out of use, tables, chairs, desks, peas,
bureaus, divans, pianos, stoves, pots, kel-
ties, pans, and tea-sets; and, that most
essential Of all articles to the young iady
of the short-frock stage OF hfS VINO is
about to set up Christmas Housekeeping
on her own responsibilities doll that
opens and closes its eyes and says papa
and mamma"
Concerning this latter all-important
item i'm the list for Christmas presenta-
ton the greatest novelty is doll that
can be completely dressed and undressed,
every article Of apparel being as carefully
cut and as accurately made as though
the great man milliner himself had step
ped from his Partisan pinnacle ana
constituted himself for the nonce CHIEF
designer and dressmaker to the doll
family of Christendom. All the doll de-
signers have laid themselves out TO IN
vent variety of costumes, and with the
1887 doll goes a wardrobe that VIII enaple
the child possessing II TO present ner
charge properly attired for any junction
that may be on the dolls programme.
OF course, with the dolls wardrobe so
deliberately arranged, other conditions
should be on an equally extensive scale,
so that when buying a doll 1t Will be
necessary to purchase one OF the little
bureaus in which to have her wonderful
wardrobe properly laid away when not II
use.
The boy part OF creation has not been
FORGOTTEN. From a casual inspection OF
! the toy stores this Christmas one gets
| the idea that II is better TO be small
boy than anything else on earth. Among
the articles that are intended 10 make
| happy the young gentleman IN knick-
Gtnnla2
with saddle horses; farm houses
| in the yards of which are whole
| regiments of cows and oxen, ana
| innumerable specimens of those instru-
| uents of torture by means or winch the
small boys life is frightened at the eX-
| nense of the peace of mind of every
/ one around him. The boy presents this
wear run largely to productions IN Woou
| and leather OF the live stock OF every
| country and cline. Here the non can
| he seen lying down with the lamp, the
| elenhant peacefully reposing in the
| vicinity of his jungle enemy. the tiger
| while a whole Noahs Ark OF goats pigs,
| cats. chickens, rabbits, camels-in a
| word. the whole animal creation in ninia'
| ture-compose his court. In the meohani
| cal TOYS there are trains that run py
! real steam power, trolleys propelled by
| electricity, while fire engines drawn by
| dashirg steeds are constructed Win di
| exact regard for the detail Of the rea
| mechanism.
BUT one could go on enumerating thes'
nresents without end. After all II Is no
the glamour OF paint and tinsel thai
makes valuable the present. To many
child of poverty the little cheap presen
given by the hand of charity will brlns
fuuv as much brightness as the costly
nresent of the wealthy boy and girl
There Is lust as much fun to be gotteT
out OF rag dog or doll as there is L
be obtained from a high-priced wax bah!
or a cat WITH a coat of real fur. Wh'
can doubt this who has seen humanity
in all its varied phases, and wealth., AM
poverty in its lights and shadows OF hap
! Dfnecs and pathOs?