The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

tie while as if to take air.
 The diver is one of the most facinating of the new toys. He is a regular sub- marine uniform and when wound up does down and up in a way that hugely de- lights the small boy who watches him.
 Boys have every kind of craft known to the real world of waters-imposing bat tleships. ocean greyhounds. yachts, col- lege shells, Indian canoes and now they have the mechanical submarine boat. The mechanical toys alone convince one of the wonderful developments that have been made in the line of toy manufactur- ing, and toy store is really a wonderful place to contemplative adult minds as well as to juvenile brains. Principles of motive power are skillfully examplified m miniature form, and the laws and con- ditions of science and industry are sug- gested in the toys of today, many of which are educational inventions as well as things for amusement.
 There are miniature railway systems, with tracks, tunnel, switch system, teie- graph poles, passenger bridge and sta ton. and a train whizzing along the track. Or boy can have an elevated railroad, or, if he prefer, any one of half a dozen trolley systems.
 The military spirit is innate in every small boys breast. Among the Christ mas toys are all sorts of military things. Young America can be soldier; almost any kind of soldier that goes, from a United States. 1908, to an armored knight of the days of Ivanhoe Or he can have small pewter soldiers, and can make bat ties on land or sea; camp life, drills, not to speak of regiments of marines and bat- tie ships.
 Girls want dolls.
 This year the doll family far outrivals the famous one of the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, who had so many chil- dren she didn't know what to do. There are rag dolls, rubber dolls. knitted dolls, paper dolls, celluloid dolls, stockinette dolls, china dolls, bisque dolls. The rag doll is having a revival. and there are some big dolls in pink frocks and sunbon- nets that are delightful. You would think that the French would dress dolls-better than anybody else-but they don't-we Americans beat the French afl to pieces. The American doll is dressed just like the American little girl.
 Houses for dolls have grown very pal atial. They are furnished with the fash ionable elegance and completeness of the abode of wealth they mimic. Everything can be had from a set of Empire furni- ture to a sewing machine. For the lunch eOu anu ullneiS ana tea pdrIleS 70 pc given among the smart set of Dolldom are sets of china decorated most daintily. But for everyday play nothing Is better than the enameled ware, which can't be broken, no matter how hard the service to which it Is put.
 These pretentious establishments kept up by Mir. and Mrs. Doll require a re- tinue of servants, but one can engage a cook. a butler, or child's nurse at the toyshops lat moments notice. There are. too, all sorts of shops in Doll land grocery, butcher, millinery, candy, flow CT. hair dressing-in fact, almost every kind of shop known to the really, truly world. Some of these shops come this year with awnings in front that can be let up and down.
 The toy theater in its most up-to-date form has scenery for three different acts with the requisite actors and the dialogue Itself to be read while the action is car ried out on the stage.
 Conspicuous among the toys which have been imported this season are large wind- mills of Dutch and German style, which are fascinating toys, and when their arms are set awhirling interest older as well as childish eyes. Mills with water wheels belong to the same class of new and won derfully attractive playthings.