The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-24


filled with water You start the toy
going, ana the mule takes a drink and
flaps his ears aud switches his tail by
way Of thanks. Very amusing is .the
school," showing the teacher at her
desk and a row Of well behaved and
industrious pupils at their smaller
desks. On the stool Of repentance sits
the bad boy. You wind the toy up, and
the teacher goes through the motions
Of hearing a lesson, the pupils rise one
by one to recite Indicated by small
squeaks, each in a different key, and
the bad boy applies a handkerchief TO
his eyes to wipe the tears of repent
ance.
But most wonderful of all is a sing
ing bird in a gilded cage. You wind il
up, and the make believe bird turns
its little head from side 70 side and
triIls and MARBLES SO beautifully that
when you close your eyes you think
you hear the real bird. Young America
requires that his toys be strictly up TO
date. Consequently the automobile
plays an important part in the holiday
shows Of playthings, and we encounter
it in all its varied up to date forms,
from shop delivery wagon to q run
about Newest Of all is an automobile
that toots a horn as it runs along.
Among the new water mechanical
toys are life sized metal swimming
fish that you wind up and place in
miniature pond, around which they
glide with all the grace Of movement
of a live fish, and to make the realism
still more complete the toy animals
rise to the surface every little while
as IL to take air. The diver is one Of
the most fascinating Of the new toys
lie is in regular submarine union
and when wound up dives down and
up in a way that hugely delights the
small boy who watches him. Boys have
every kind Of craft known to the real
world OF waters, and now they can
have a mechanical submarine boat
Girls want dolls This year there
are rag dolls. rubber dolls, knitted
dolls. paper dolls, celluloid dolls. stock
met dolls, china dolls and bisque
dolls The rag doll is having a re-
yival, and there are some big dolls in
pink froclSs and sunbonnets that are
delightful. Houses for dolls have grown
very palatial. They are furnished with
the fashionable elegance and complete
ness of the abode Of wealth they MIN
ic. Everything can BE had, from a set
of empire furniture to a sewing ma.
chine For the luncheon and dinners
and tea parties to be given among the
smart set Of dolldom are sets Of china
decorated most daintily
These pretentious establishments kept
up by Mr.. and Mrs. Doll require a reti-
nue. Of servants, but one can engage a i
cook, butler or a child's nurse at the
toy shops at a moments notice. There
are, too, all sorts of shops in doll-land
grocer, butcher. millinery, candy, flow
er, hairdressing- in fact, almost every
kind Of shop known to the really, truly
world. Some Of these shops come this |
year with awnings ia front that can be
let up and down.
The toy theater in its most up to
date form has scenery for three differ I
ent acts, with the requisite actors and
the dialogue itself TO be read while the
action is carried out on the stage.
Conspicuous among the toys which I
have been Imported this season are
large windmilis Of Dutch ana German /
style, which are fascinating toys, and +
when their arms are set a-whirling in
terest older as well as childish eyes
Mills with water wheels belong to the
same class Of new and wonderfully
attractive playthings