New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
THF TRTRUNF'S FOREIGN NEWS.
PARIS HOLIDAY SHOW
Christmas Display Resembles Fancy
Far-Curious Gifts.
Paris December 8


As the end OF the year approaches the shop-
Ming quarters of Paris begin to look IKE one
huge fancy fair. The useful and the necessary
1tsanDear into the background. giving place ror
one short month 10 the luxurious ana useiess
the dainty and attractive Apart rom 'i
glitterfng wares OF the seductive JeWeAsTs "a
the Rue de la Paix. who invite you 70 spent
thousands Of dollars your women IIleAuS y
orfarfne, them large bags made Of fine gold
srrinkIed with diamonds and set with precious
gems tiny watches set as signets in rings lot
small fingers and the like. the really charac-
+erfstic Christmas offering made and soId
in Paris IS not necessarily at all costly IL Is the
"articIe de Paris that triumphs. the dalntAy
decorated trffes that would look pretty on
boudoir table. the fanciful receptacle Tor chOco-
Iates. or the new flower holder intended 70 De
screwed to the window frame Of the motor car
There are certain number Of toy displays
set pieces not exactly meant for SALE "hlch
Youthful Parisians brought into town 20
look az and which appeal more or less cleveTly
70 the child mind In direction YOU may
see a lovely Columbine going through her
graceful evolutions on pivot. while Pierrot
does his fantastic turns and negroes give
sl1etchy cakeyvalks: there is the retrospective
battle piece or military display showing IHs
meeting Of General George Washington ana Ole
MARQUIS de Lafayette on horseback, with their
group OF Indian braves In probably correct al
tire. with a carefully painted background re-
producing faithfully the scene Of that historic
interview. These things are all part OF 'he
Christmas tradition. and on any THURSDAY III
Decern Der you may see the Partisan youth OL
both sexes being personally conducted rouho
the city boulevards, taking the annual peep
into ToyIand which the weekly school holiday
renders possible
he 1arv
is difficult bv reason Of the crowds Of all classes
that are focking TO see the toy display Du9'
ness IS suspended and with extraordinary gooo
burnor and De patiencs the genuine purchasers
make way for the thousands who VIII speiu H0N
q sou but who have brought up their IiIIle IAN
lies TO take a gratuitous look at the ~ohdFous
bazaar Cramophones and piano organs are
emitting contrasting sounds from every corner
and the noise like the crush, by 0 CLOCK II
the evening is insupportable-
This season the humorous and grotesque pre-
dominate in Christmas gifts. The success OF the
clever caricarures OF Caran d'AChe executed N
fat ofeces of wood has produced a whole school
OF irnitators whose works are adapted 70 al
sorts of purposes. They are ingentously ex-
panded by one house 10 fit IN with SILKS ana
satins and make very original boxes for sugar
pIums In this form they offer an amusing
change from the dainty dolls dressed in tule and
living in q bower OF artificial roses Of former
years Treated more simply, they are used as
handles for grotesque red umbrellas. which open
in their bunchiest parts and are seen 10 contain
pens and pencils
The same note, the humorous OF gTctesQ1e, Is
also struck by some OF the mechanical toys IN
which Paris excels- a little motor hanson cap
darts across the pavement carrying couple OF
passengers. who engage in boxing match forth
with. and the faster the wheels travel the more
rapidIv are blows exchanged Most fascinating
OF all the "etreHHeS" are these little motors. and
the aeropIanes stand in the front rank one OF
the best Of the smaller models IS a monOplane
mounted on three small wheels The roof OF the
platform in the middle OF which sits the aero
naut is Of linen. IN red white and blue and be-
hind the driver is the screw, with its Two large
revolving disks OF pale blue cardboard When
duly wound up this fascinating little model can
be suspended or set in motion on the table.
Roth Wilbur Wright and Henry Farman's aero
nIanes are here. the former being very
curate design. which has TO be put together by
its owner before II can be seen or used Each
Of its rather complicated parts is numbered and
labelled and when al IS n position the original
hvIng machine is before you in miniature down
to the smallest detail
Perhaps as interesting as the aeropIane is the
hydroplane. Like a torpedo. the cylindrical hulk
rushes along the surface OF the water, propelled
by a screw revolving rapidly IN the air like
great red clover leaf Two small tOrpedOes. one
on either side. balance the craft. and the bold
navigator sits on the stern and does his best 10
keep dry. Such things these made in the
city by their inventors. each piece being cut by
hand out Of the simplest materials The incon-
, venience of this is that the toys not 10 be
had in any quantities; you must buy them when
you see them, or they will be lost BY the time
you have discovered. their charm the supply is
exhausted.
A very brave show is made AT Christmas by
the china and glass shops Looking at the
stacks of small objects pUrpOrting 70 be Of
Sevres biscuit ware. II would appear that the
state rnanufa ctory had laid aside its dignity TO
turn out prodigious quantities of small objects TO
be sold at low prices This IN reality is spurious
Sevres. however. and good deal OF II is made in
Germany. The Nancy glass workers. Daum and
his school, are responsible for the vases and
Jars in seni-opaque glass. with Iurid lights and
a strange Iustre. sending back into the murky
streets a reflection of the atmospheric COndi-
tions prevailing on the other side OF the great
glass window fronts. c. 7 3.
W S AMENT Ill AT HONOLULU.