Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-26
XMAS TOYS FOR 1908.
Special Novelties Designed to
Please Young America.
sroHANroAL IDEAS PREDOMINANT

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sfbsr wonderfnl-Grsat Variety 81
fydaisAsfechanica1 suSmafine Beats
and footing Automobiles.
Every year there are many more
TOYS and more wonderful styles OF
Them. but this Christmas season Santa
CLANS is going to eclipse all his pre-
steus efforts In devising playtmnSs
such a. the little boys and girls of the
long ago never dreamed Of possessing,
saws the Washington Post. Each sea-
son brings out its novelties, but 1t 10
ss1ainng the mechanical toys especially
4Eaf the new things are to be found.
Th<5yariety Of these mechanical toys
ts nothing short of bewilderfng. There
are ffergning enimals galore. ana just
f6E yImpie act of winding them up sets
tbsra dong all sorts Of tricks t0delight
fhe small eyes that watch thendsEtth
2 6sejnated interest. The pig thai
sdaaeals. the monkey that turns a~som'
srsault, the pnss that meowsa iRe<s
Key with clown on R1n -
around a ring, ~ z!z3|
Nd. and 1t walks md ~ S
with all the air of real ism 81 u
that strolls along the top
There il, too. walking sheffsI a 90
tiger manifests similar periFsfs III
cliyities. So
A little girl who walks along leading
a white dog by string attracts much
attention. Then there is the muic
pump, with the animal Of oPstinacy
standing before trough, which IL
filed with water. You start the TOY
going, and the mule takes drink and
ffaps his ears and switches his tall by
way OF thanks. Very amusing is tine
school" showing the teacher at her
desk and q 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 ono
by one to recite indicated by small
soueaks, each in a different key), and
the bad boy applies handkerchief to
his eyes to wipe the tears of repent
ance.
But most wonderful Of nil Is sing
ing bird In gilded cage. You wind 1t
up, and the make believe bird turns
its little head from side to side and
trills 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 piaythings, and we encounter
It In all its varied up to date forms,
from q shop delivery wagon to a run
about. Newest of all is an automobile
that toots a horn as 1t runs along.
Among the new water mechanical
toys are life sized metal swimming
Dish that you wind up and place ina
miniature pond, around which they
glide with all the grace OF movement
OF live fish, and to make the realism
still more complete the toy animals
rise to the surface every little while
as II to take air. The diver IS one Of
the most fascinating Of the new toys
He Ia in regular submarine uniform
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 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 10 having a re-
vival, and there are some big dolls III
pink frocks and sunbonnets that are
delightful. Houses for dolls have grown
very palatial. They are furnished witt
the fashionable elegance and complete
ness Of the abode OF wealth they MIN
ic Everything can be had, from set
Of empire furniture to a sewing me-
chime. 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 reti-
nue. Of servants, but one can engage q
cook, butler or a child's nurse at the
toy shops at moments notice. There
are, too, all sorts Of shops in doll-land--
grocer, butcher, millinery, candy, iow-
er, hairdressing-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 differ.
emit 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
have been imported this season are
large windmills Of Dutch and 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.
An India Rubber Man.