The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-04
LITTLE EVIDENCE
Of HARD TINES
Trade Of Next Three Weeks
VIII Amount TO
Millions

CBy Associated Press)
New York. Dec. 3-Christmaf is
coming IN no nook or cm9er of the
Christian world Is the great festai day
more generally aud generously ceie-
brated than in this great American
metropolis. With it's million of inhabi-
tants Of every race. creed and color
Outward and visible signs Of the
The approach of the holiday season
sre already abundant ships are un'
loading their cargoes of Christians
trees from the far north woods OF
Maine and Canada Street hawkers
with holiday novelties line the curbs
Salvation Army lassies stand at the
street corners with the familiar tri-
pod and kettle ready 10 catch the
pennies and nickels The churches
and charity organizations are cam
vassing the poorer districts to ascor-
tain how many Christmas baskets
viii be necessary TO give every house
hold at least q taste OF Christmas
Little Evidence Of Hard Times.
The holiday trade iu New York
during the next three weeks VIII
amount 20 millions OF dollars not
withstan1ins the reported scsi city OF
money There NAV NOT bo SO many
diamonds and other nieh.piceh mXnr
les found in Christmas stockings this
year. but The retail trade in general
IS looking forward to prosperous
season Almost without exception The
great retail stores renort hat they
have lain IN as large @ stock OF Aoli
day goods This year as In amy previous
year The number Of shoppers from
out Of town is expected 10 be up TO
ihe average
The rush for the Christmas drafts
10 be Sent abroad has already com
menced The bulk OF these drafts go
20 Englhnd aud Ireland Servants
send most of this money ana roue is
apparently so unor 9r ragged thut he
or she ha. not nd least The equivalent
of a pounl sterling 10 send TO the old
folks.
Many New and Novel Toys.
Toys and toys and stlll more toys
are beginning 90 an the show windows
of the great stores along Sixth ave
nue. ind Twenty-third street The
season has produced many novelties
in addition TO the usual array of
Noahs arks. dolls, hObbyhorses. sleds
and tin soldiers. Among the MOST I'M
teredng French novelties this year
are the swimming toys. These in
clude cells, fish. submarine boats and
dollies I'm bathing suits that go
through The water ln a surprisingly
natural and lifeli6e manner
Toy stores and warehouses have
kept apace with the times and have
developed into a four roomed depart
ment store, each room being a com
plete store in itself while, crowning
feature Of an, through the center
runs a moving stairway that needs
9nly to b ewound 10 convey the dol
ies to the upper floor.
Musical mechanical toys are as
much IN evidence as usual Among
The inexpensive novelties in this
line are figures and stands TO be
pulled by a string. Am the time the
toy is in motion the figure dances to
the time.
Toys For Poor as Well as Rich.
Many OF the most attractive novel;
Ties in the toy line this year are so
Inexpensive that families IN ordinary
circumstances viii be able 20 fih the
childrens stockings without any great
0attening of their purses For iu-
stance, IN the line OF mechanical toys
There are fourinch automobiles that
sell for a dime. Even ln the toys at
hat low price there is a clockwork
c0nuivance in the interior that needs
but a few turns of "a key 10 set IL
eOing al q rate much iu excess of tho
Toy speed limit Nor need amy little
gin go without a doll house this year.