The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
TOYS THAT WOMEN MAKE.
4 BOUNDLESs FIELD OPEN FOR M
GENUIJY IND INDUSTRY
Many Passing Novelties OF the Hour Turned
Out by womcn-The Country's Demand
for Ingenious Trines-wide Employm,pt

for Ingenious Trihes-wide Employmen mt
OF Women and Girls In Toy Making.
The toy business covers more and more ground
avery year and women are taking an nctve part
in all departments Of IT a considerable pro-
portion Of the games and novelty puzzles broug ht
out for children Of late years are originated by
| women. Women have adapted many useful
things in the housckccpers world, 'uch as carpet
| swccpcrs, washing and ironing apparatus, up-
holslcry patterns and the like, 10 chids size
and convenience, and goodly share Of the sur
prise knick knacks and fun makers sold on the
street are got up by women. The newsdcalcrs
say that many Of the prosperous stationers stands
| throughout the country are owned and run by
women, who are peculiarly successful in dispos-
! ing of the novelties now regularly included in n
stationcrs' supplies
| To the uninitiatcd person accustomed To Judge
| Of a business by the name IL bears the nature
and the quantity Of speciality goods kept in stock
| by news company are surprising. In up.to-
datcncss and n certain immediate interest they
may have some relation To news. but In no other
| way. For the most part these toy novelties are
as tawdry, gny-coorcd and trifing az mig nj be
| looked for at q Christmas counter But the de
mand for them liz not influenced by Santa Claus's
visits They are standard goods ordered as reg.
| ularly in June as December and sold at all the
| little village stores and school supply shops in
| the country. From tho shops up in Maine or
| Canada. where the logging camp and lumber
| mill wurkmen come for goods. 10 the why sta
| uonsdown South where the turpcntinc farm hands
| and timber cutters get their work tickets, these
| toy novelties are popular The provision fac
| tors dealers in rnnchmcn's supplies out West
| get The To- livcn up a showcase and set of the
| smokers goods and drug simplcs that are the
| lighter part of the stock The factory towns
| and mining camps along the stage routes want
| them and the towns In the plain every day farm
ing country here at home In fact Of all the goods
classrd as fancy that go out II New York 10 van.
| Gus conditions "i people, these little things would
| be most missed II the supply should suddenly
CEASE
ON the shelves and in the big packing cases
| Of any news company are toys and jumping jacks
gimctacks for both little and grown people. that
are a. old AID stale in pattern az the wooden
Noah's Ark trees, still and badly glued. But
clos" beside these are ingenious devices for max
ing fun. New little ARTICLES for personal CON
vrnirncr, surprise cigarette boxes. catch word
perfume holders kniCk knacks for the wardrobe
and Tia" sewing basket They are all ingenious.
attractive and cheap and womhns happy intui
ton has been at the bottom ~ many. Along
with the rest are dancing sailors and climbing
squirrels backing doukryS, funny faced balloons
and tops of amazing achievement and sustain
ing power aud odd conccts in pinchbeck irwelry
Women have helped at them all. even II In no
more than gluing the bride and saddle cloth
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