Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-27
CHRISTMAS TOYS.
They Are More Thoroughly Up.to.Datc
This Year Than Ever Before In the
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Annals Of Christmastidc.
Toys for The coming Christmas are
more thoroughly up TO date than ever
before. The animals which heretofore
have moved on wheels are doing their
own walklng this year. Even the
tiger and the bear travel on their own
four feet, and horse with surprising
highstep action pulls II carriage. These
walking creatures are astonishingly
life.like In their movements. and sim
liar mechanism Is used in connection
with dolls that draw vehicles, swing
ing their arms and turning their heads
from side to side as they proceed. a
fashionable young lady doll in stylish
turnout looks this way and that as she
goes along, as il bestowing languid
interest upon passers.by.
Small but ingenious automatic are
conspicuous among this years play.
things. One of the best of them repre-
sents a donkey taking music lesson.
the teacher Ia clown waving his
baton and nodding his head, while the
animal opens and shuts its mouth and
brays. Miniature circus riders disport
themselves on horseback, a girl jump
ing through hoop. while a boy stands
on his head and clashes cymbals to-
gether with his feet. Then there Is n
very funny pig which walks along and
squeals at intervals while a dog hangs
on 10y It's curly tail.
Many of the mechanical toys are OPP
Grated simply by being drawn or
course are on wheels. There is a
water tower of modern pattern. though
on n small scale. which will serve to
put out bit OF IA fire. elevating hose
to height OF three feet or SO. and dis
charging a steady stream. Such an ap.
naratus would easily reach the third
| story OF the newest kind OF dolls
house. which latter, by the way. Is a
wonderful Improvement on the kind of
thing that little girls were accustomed
to play with few years ago.
The new dolls house is as nearly as
| possible like a modern dwelling, the
suburban villa being the model most
usually copied. 1t has porches ard a
small front lawn. and the second story
| piazza lis even decorated with Tiny
/ Towering plants In pots. The interior
of The dwelling Is disclosed by opening
the back. which Is on hinges. and all
| the rooms are seen TO be as completely
| furnished In all respects as any resi-
dcncc OF well.to.do people would be
There is actually complete telephone
in one corner OF the library. and on the
floors. in addition to carpets, are tiny
imitation skin rugs with animals
heads on them. In the front hall, too
there stands hat rack, with cunning
little hats hanging upon its pegs.
Mission furnitureh of size appro
pirate for children's use, Is one OF tho
novelties OF the season, and has the ad
vantage OF being almost indestructible
Mrs. Roosevelt, a toy man said, bought
q set OF 1t for the white house youns
folks the other day, including o. table
and several chairs, suitable for dolls
tea paroles. Quite new also are littls
Morris chairs, Just like the big ones
and with cushions most comfortabl,
stuffed for the children.
The dolls themselves are proper
tionately elaborate and expensive.
fashionable young lady dol Of Christ
mas. 1902. must have her travelin,
trunk, made just like a real one, con
tanning a complete trousseau. Such |
trousseau may be bought complete 70
as little as SET, though some of then
run much higher. Almost necessit.
is a black silk Monte Carlo coat TO
Miss Dolly, made precisely in the like
ness of the garment which has recent
ly been the height of the mode.
A beautiful musical toy Is a it'll
gold box, out Of which. when the me
chanism Is turned on by switch
there pops tiny silver bird, whicl
flaps it's wings, opens and shuts IL
beak and sings song. Then. when
has finished It's song, II pops into tn
box. and the lid shuts down. One CA
buy one OF these exquisite plaything
for only $40.
BY next January the toy makers O
the Hartz mountains and elsewhere i
Europe will be working on toys for tn
following Christmas, for they ar
obliged to keep that far ahead OF SAINT
Claus demands. -Philadelphia Recort