The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

Christmas stock of toys several novelties
appear upon the counters this season.
One of these is a French game called
'Soupie Lotto" 1t is played with a tin
basin made especially for the purpose,
a. top and,.lnaRI9lee.--z-l44 tte39l--ef-tae-
basin is depressed so that When the
marbles are placed in it they bunch to-
gether in the depression. The marbles
are numbered, and about the edge of
the basin is a series of small depres-
sion. each of which is numbered. The
top being wound up is plunged into the
midst Of the marbles, scattering them
10 all sides. They settle into the small
er depressions and the score is made
by multiplying together the number of
the hole and the number Of the marble
settling into il.
Another new game. and one which
calls for a showing of much skill in
order to win it, is the Three Ball
Klondike Game" In this a serious of
depressions in a wooden base are made
to correspond to the various points en-
route to the Klondike. Over them is a
pair of rods arranged to open and shut
and slanted slightly upward. The game
is to place wooden balls on the rods and
by a skillful manipulation of the rods
make the balls run UP hill until tney
drop in the highest hole. Still another
new game is called the Mansion Oh
Happiness." and in playing it a man is
sunnosed to be taken through all stages
of his life from shoveling sidewalks to
Sitting, in am aldermanic chair, The re-
cent war and the arousing OF patflouc
shirt has given rise to NUMBER OF
new patriotic games. One OF the pest
of these is 1.-The Battle of Manila an
Other, is Hold the Fort" The counters
also abound with patriotic eemolems'
images of Uncle Sam and wooden mus
kets and pop-guns of all uescrlp tlolis'
One of the most popular Things III inns
line is the columbian cannon WHICH
primed with an ordinary DIT OF news
naner will make noise loud enough
10 delight the ears of any boy. Inc
distinctly newest thing in dolls IS the
..I[Iondil<e Doll" Clad in imitation Iur
coat hat and leggings and with ms
nacl5 upon his back the Kionulke doll,
PC 10 laws hack among his more seanty
oiad brethern and sisters OF the par
oain counters. is literally the 'Warihesl
6abl- in the bunch. The dehaHd III l
in1norted dolls is by no means as IA ~
&c in wears past and very rev VI TllG II
are to be seen. A conpilleu Ia
Iaard and writing desk with feNoiNllg
90 9o'iier,,. is one of the latest educational
u I57les1ties and makes good Christmas
present. ;,,.o,, still
"a. erst Mace in point of preference
ean christmas gifts. Most OF the HU 10y
10 LGti,s IN silver this season are IN lolieI
80 TJhonized wood has ta ken tle
N,ano of real ebony in great aesres
pa Il Is used in the manufacture o.
/ a1onv attractive articles, pIli0 5 1poilS
MAJ tt ',,r,,sbes and aand mirrors. Ihese
lie i a,,isbad i'm silver trimmings anu al (
a. - Drettv and durable. Another ho 9i,1
~. ie a silver cold cream box ana SUI
another admirably suited 10 pl es 9',.ii,,o q,
a lady. is a pair of silver nan a,,tiae
tones richly furnished For sta,t
man who smokes, one Vi tiIG ,,o,yaI~
lllan and one of the latest novel
p Pr ~ revolving cigar lighter. rms
silver hall mounted upon soilu
ni,,ca,, base and a buckhorn stahdaIu u
o. 60 a arranged that no matter III Wnat
az neition if is held, the light remains
iR11,nern1ost 1t is very conVeilellt
t6i,g and makes a good present Ior
Sor Another novelty IN men ,
y1raeents is a silver corkscreW WIN d
iaroe horn handle ana silver trirlnllli ~,
In china. there are the usual I nuiI III.
If beautiful articles ON the hldrhel o ,,,,9
wear. and in pottery there aIe tr,5ilS
S,oveIties The famous WeoseWoou
Nc ,,as in blue and sage green are very
S mset E They include tobacco Jars
~ numerous other useful articles Ale
a dles and and other attractive articles are
- he found in the Wedgewood stone
.gare The Crown Derby IS anotaer
nonular ware, and the RoYal WoiueS 5 q
lille. a French ware, mas salie ~, o
prominent place in puphc laT e',o,+ af-
aid brittany ware is mucn sous ~ ~
6 ter aat Nv wares are also very pretty
decor ,lo,,,lar Other wares in which
anu piv presents are turned out are e
a.ord Pevsrian Madras Old MoraVian
and Royal Vienna. 4,, run,ber
Of ~ nresents are made in fur scarts ana