The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-17
GOTHAM REPORTS BIG
CHRISTMAS BUSI-
NESS
YULETIDE BUYING IS ON
Whole Country Preparing
to Greet Santa Claus
(By iAss ciated Press)

New York. Dec. 17.--New York re-
TAN merchants in all lines Of trade re
pore the Christmas business Of the
week just closed as OF rccord break
ing proportions. Persons who have
edged their way through the crowds
on. Sixth avenue, West Twenty third
street and other leading thorough
fares IN the shopping district are
not inclined to doubt the statement
The Christmas buying commenced
early this year and has reached its
zenith during the past few days. The
streets are congested with shoppers,
the store windows are filled with elab-
piafe displays. street "fakirs" line the
curbs snd other outward eveidences
are abnndant that the holiday season
Is at hand. Te hotel registers show
the nresence Of thousands of visitors
here from all parts Of the country TO
selesf choice gifts dor relatives and
friends at home
OF ali the wealth and vpEiety Of
present about to be given and ex-
changed no one liRe is quite so typical
Of the Yoletide season as the gifts for
children And this year the display
IN the metropolitan stores seems more
bewIlderlng than ever before Toys
countless thousands of them--are TO
he seen IN the shop windows. They
are OF all varieties and calculated TO
suit every infantile taste. They range
from the penny doh or whistle TO the
imn0rted alNicle costing almost as
much as would keep q poor family q
year
A glance at the windows is con-
vlnclng proof that the toymakkers
= keep we'll abreast Of the times. Toy
motors cars, exactly copied from the
fiiil sized machine. are displayed In
prolusion. and among the French nov
e'ties sk1wn in q Twenty-third street
toy au8omobile. which, after being
wound up. smoothly plrsues It's dashing
course for some distance and then
something suddenly wrong with the
machinery leaps into the air and falls
to pieces. throwing the toy passenger
10 l1ll parts Of the house. But one
can IN q few minutes replace the
scattered pieces and reseat the pas
sengers ready for another wreck
The Vanderbilt cup race has also
Furnished the toymakers with ideas
the small lracers running around the
msnisFure track with picturesque
reality. horns blowing and drivers if
goggles and dust coats. Another
novelty IN the same line Is an armoreC
II liitary automobile provided with 1
miniature machine gun ready for ac
tion and to are in all directions.
Among the other striking novel
ties 10 be found in the toy WONDERLAND
are trolley lines. sseam engines, me
clinical workmen at their tasks
steam railroads with trains going q
fnsl apced steamboats, on miniature
ponds. and wireless telegraph ONT
ats. For the outdoor boys there ar
sleds. skates, hockey outfits, and
myriad OF other things The nogelt
In the sporting lne is new inventioi
called the snow bike.
N the animla kingdom thPfe are 4
be had thousands a. '1tddy Bears q
an siges. idIits and prices. Then ther
oae elephants. lions. camels and tiger
/with such star performers as "Wis'
winkers." the real horse that unde
stands an the Jokes. the trick mule
"Maud. and dozens OF others.
For the girls there is the usual n
sortment OF dolls OF aal Sizes. color
and degrees OF social rank, from IA
rag den at fVe cents to the exqulsil
French creation that cannot be ha
for less than a hundred dollars. F'
the little housekeepers There are do
palaces. In every respect miniature
Of truly houses, all fully furnishe
and fitted