The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
NOVEL CHRISTMAS TOYS
WONDERFUL MECHANISM TO TEMPT
OLD SANTA CLAUS THIS YEAR.
Array Of Holiday Things to BE Seen
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| bewildering, and it is almost hard to de-
eide what to choose among so many lovely
| things. One of the firms on Washington
| street who make a speciality of imported
| toys in the stock this season show many
| which are unique and decidedly novel Some
French novelties i'm dolls attract quite as
much attention from the grown folks as the
| little ones One doll dressed daintily in light
blue satin stands upon a music box back
OF low table, on which is a cage contain
ing performing mouse. When the music
begins the doll opens the cage, the mouse
comes out, and at a touch of u rod which
the doll holds turns around and goes back
in the cage. Another French doll when
wound up will dust a painting and every
time the buster passes over the face on the
painting the expression of the painting
changes. Another one called the magician
holds the string to a curtain which, when
the music begins raises, disclosing a
comedian. When the curtain falls, with
| three taps of gilt wand which the doll
| holds the curtain raises again and a differ
| ent man is on behind the curtain. per-
| forming clown on a music box looks and
| acts very much like the ordinary circus
| clown. He is dressed in brilliant colors.
| Keeping time with the music the clown
! doll mounts the ladder and performs some
| wonderful and dangerous feats Another
| dainty doll when wound up will blow soap
! bubbles out of a basin, while quite a large
monkey when wound up will play on a harp.
lie wears glasses and wags his head from
one side to another and looks very wise
Then there are other dolls galore, some
| made of wood, others of metal French
| bisque, china, porcelain, rags, crochet, rub
| Der, celluloid and cloth. The wood and
! metal heads are unbreakable. Some are
| jointed and have moving or stationary eyes.
| There are blondes and brunettes, Japanese
| dolls. negro and clown dolls, swimming
| dolls and musical dolls, also the papa and
| mamma dolls. The French dolls are always
the handsomest. Some are dressed as young
! ladies, the dresses specially designed and
MADE In the latest STYLE and many of them
are SILK lined throughout. This year, unlike
! previous ones, the doll dresses are finished
like all dresses are finished, with button
/ holes and tiny buttons or hooks and ewes.
| The belts are made of leather or crush belts
| OF satin with little buckle and slide Some
dolls are dressed as summer girls. with
| shirt waist and linen or duck skirts. The
skirts are made with the founce, and the
| shirt waists have real studs in the front
and the daintiest little cuff links. They also
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waist. Something entirely new this season
is the soldier doll or the military doll. One
| group shown was dressed as infantry, while
another was mounted artillery. The infan-
| try carried guns. A regimentaI band formed
| another group and was dressed in the ordi-
nary uniform. The military girl doll wears
| a jacket trimmed in brass buttons and a
| soldier hat. unique doll is one that is re-
| versible. On one side is a clown doll which
when you pull string makes a musical
noise. while when you reverse the doll Won
hnd negro doll. and pull another string
and squeaky sound is heard.
A SPANISH BULL FIGHT.
There is an endless variety of mechanical
toys. The bucking mule is perhaps one of
the most popular. The mule is attached 70
a cart, with a tin man sitting in it, When
wound up the mule will go forward a dis
lance and then buck and go backward.
Another mechanical toy is Spanish bull
nght' which represents the pecador and the
torreador and the bull 1t goes round and
round In circle for fully seven minutes
Inc hunter is another mechanical toy. and
| represents hunter and dog chasing n rab
| DIT. Another late toy is the ''new woman"
] on q bicycle closely followed by white
| pooule cog, The woman wears a white
snlrt waist and sailor hat and boomers
| There are numerous other mechanical toys
| one dalntlly dressed doll driving a team
ot ponies. A musical Ferris wheel is an
| other novelty. Dolls are seated i'm each
| cdr winch is turned by crank and while
GuInang the toy plays Under the Double
| Eagle. This can also be attached 10 inv
steam engine. "A peacock when wound M
struts along, spreading out his tail and turn
| iIls ms mead from one side to another Then
| mere are WHITE WOolly sheep, dogs cows
| kittens, which can be wound IN to walk
| ano make almost natural sounds. A large
] passenger st vessel can be wound up To run
( luiiy twenty-five minutes. A pretty TOW for
| q llttle girl Is on wheels and can be drawn
| py cord; IT is a fairy, dressed in light
| gauze, with wings, chasing a golden hutfer
/ ny. Others on the same plan are animals
/ norseS. cows sheep, monkeys etc which
| are mounted on wheels. A doll tricycle. is
| rubper tires. useful toy for a baby be-
ginning to walk is hoop. which when NOV
| nlete uol path outfits are among the novel
| ties and are made of enameled tin They
! consist of stand, bath tub. bucket
| iron enameled toys are still popular for
| poys, as they are pnbreakable and they
| range IN price from 81 to $40. There are ar
| tillery with cannon and mounted soldiers
| ana ever so many others. Mechanical TOW
| railroads. can be purchased with or without
| depots or tunnels. whole outfit includ-
| nsure-elght shape, with curves and switches
| q railroad station and tunnel and train
sned and signal station, can be bought for
300. Other outfits, on a smaller scale can
| De purchased for much less from $40 up-
| wards; The stations alone cost from SO to
| 81, and can be Illuminated with candies The.
/ tunnels fit on the tracks and come in differ
| ent sizes. The engines and trains are fuIIv
| equipped and are furnished on the interior
ana are made to carry doll passengers
/ street lamps, with frosted globe and iron
| stand, come at 81 each The railroad sta
/ tions are miniatures fashioned after real
ones. me doors open, and there is the wait
| ing room dining ROOM telegraph office. and
| IN fact, everything the real ones contain
Ihefe are also means by which it can be
| Illuminated.
| REAL COOKING STOVES.
full line of cooking stoves for the
| little folks is also shown. Some have
oil burners, while in others gas can
| be used. They are made of nickel tile
or iron. The stove with gas fixture is made
of iron, with trimmings of nickel The gas
| pipe runs around the top of the stove and Is
| of nickel and fixed for individual burners
| tea kettle. two large kettles, frying pan.
a reservoir and two baking pans go with
| the stove. The stoves range in price from
/ $40 to $50. Other things shown are com
| plete stores, butcher shops, grocery stores
| drug stores, etc, all fully equipped with
/ stock and tin clerks. This Seasons fov
| pianos have both the sharps and flats and
| range in price from % cents to $40 Swords
and guns are very popular with the bows 7:
also guns and drums, and they are shown In
| all sizes. Miniature carpet sWeepers are
shown for the little housekeeper: also wash
| ing outfits, washtubs and board and little
| wringer, patterned after the large ones: also
| a washing machine, and are all made for
| practical USE novel toy for boy is an
engine house. When the fire alarm rings
| by some mechanical arrangement the doors
| open and the horses and engine come rush.
| ing out. Some little sets of different ami