Evening journal., 1909-11-17
NEW TOYS IN
THE CITY STORES
Early Christmas Shoppers
Find Many Novel Things
to Select From

Thanksgiving Day is only a little
while OF and Christmas is still farther
away. but il anyone wants TO see an
early manifestation of the holiday at
mosphere a visit TO the toy department
OF almost any Of the local stores will
afford the sight. In these departments
Of the stores they are all ready for
the holidays-holly leaves. tinsel orna-
ments and all.
For this year the department store
proprietors mean 70 do all they can
to make a reality of early holiday
shopping. Most of them have their
toy department ready and in a short
time, probably less than two weeks,
the holiday goods will be on display
and the stores all ready for the rush.
The earlier the better. they say. both
for the stores and the customers, and
the more the last-minute rush is al
levlated the happier everybody is.
OF all the commodities that give an
air of Yuletide 10 big store, the toys
lead them all. This year the stores
are showing things from Germany,
France and Switzerland that not only
delight the childish fancy, but strongly
attract the grown-ups It would be
safe to say that many Of the toys that
md their way this Christmas into
Wilmington nursuries will be enjoyed
as much by the parents as by the chill
dren.
Among the newest Of them all are
the toy moving picture machines
which come from Nuremburg, Some
burg and Fuerth. the TOY provinces
of the German Empire These little
machines sell at retail from 81 up 10
$40. rhey are equipped with films
showing many different scenes. and
with coal-oil light behind them, flash
p picture on a screen that would please
any youngster Then there is an
American machine which projects on
a wall or a screen a picture postcard
or even a newspaper clipping with
wonderful clearness These machines
are lighted by electricity. gas or acety-
icne.
with these up-to-date toys the old
magic lantern. once the aspiration Of
nearly every little boy. wanes before
the march Of progress and dealers who
have already sold toys for Christmas
time say that the youngsters are as
discriminating in this respect as their
elders are in selecting their own things.
This season there will be a wonderful
army OF mechanical toys. for from the
foyland of Germany comes a train that
stops itself at a little station, rings
its bell and starts Off again without
tho help of human hand. The trick
a. 4. d.. 4
side Of the little tin track This spring
operates a small bar which harricades
the track. and after the spring Is run
down. the bar falls and the train moves
on. There are many new electrical
toys. too. one store showing a COM
plete third-rail system I'm miniature.
For the little girls there are exact
limitations Of the folding go-carts thai
baby rides in. These toys are made OF
Steel with rubber tires, and can bl
folded into small compass. exactl.
IKE the larger ones that real babie
nre trundled about IN. and tho pric
ranecs from 80 cents up 10 S..
In spite Of the fact that Mr. Roose
Volt Is no longer President Of the
United states and Mr.. Taft is the
Teddy bears still hold their popularity
while the youngsters have not yet
taken 10 the Taft possums. Bears are
cheaper this season than last. and one
that cost So because IL was big and
could soeal when It's side was pressed
can be had for ST. Plush lions. some
whose teeth show and some whose do
not, are also on sale as a reminder Of
the Roosevelt hunting expedition I'm
Africa
There are more dolls on displav than
ever. from the usual dainty bisque doll
down 10 the Billiken. the newest OF
al. There are Eskimo Billikens, Jap.
anese Billikens and BillilSens OF every
known nationality. Nearly every de
partment store and top shop has
large stock and the price is so inexpen
sive that. the old-fashioned rag dol
win probably be superseded.
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