The evening world., 1910-12-21
BeWiderng Array of Up-to-Date Toys in the Shops
That viii Adom Many Christmas Trees and
Stockings and Delight Chidren's Hearts.

Wy george. santa Claus, II you gave "
mat village We would take it oHt IN the
yard TO play with 1t and make real trees
out OF twigs and things.
And did | ever see anything like those
soap bubble blowers? Well. Santa
Ciaus, the bubbles you can blow with
those things, And In the store where
they had them an old gentleman was
showing people how they worked. and
maybe | didn't giggle right out to see
him. He looked 80 blamed solemn. just
a-blowing and a-blow!ng.
II "A woman she came along and
y II bought one of those things and
II won't work." and the old gentleman
says: "lll show you how to work t."
and hanged II he didn't. Santa Claus.
First he would blow a bubble and then
she would blow a bubble, and when they
got through they were as friendly as pie.
Say. Santa Claus. o would have
thought they had known each other all
their lives.
Say, but Santa Claus. do you think
maybe you are getting a little lazy? l
noticed a whole counter full of filed
stockings. The little fellows cost u. and
there were regular w%hoppers for s5.
They were made net, too, so you
could see what was inside.
Then. by links, there was a COW, a
biz fellow that said Moo There was
a little door in her back and YOU could
open that and pou milk In and IL went
down Inside OF her and then vou could
milk her like n regular COW. Only with
her you could take the milk and pour (.
back and milk her all over again, which
you cant do with a regular COW.
Some Machinery Toys.
And. santa Claus, there are some
pretty new things | could run with my
electric engine, unless you want to give
me the great sig engine I saw which
cost SIS. But say, Santa. those tween!e-
weenie electric fans that cost 81 are
a"fully cute, ard Elizabeth says she
would like one % those. II you eiye
1t to her I Will run It with my bat.
ler1es. Then I lil;cd the little fountain
~ IKE anything where YOU get wet
when you play with it--and the little
saw that really saws wood.
on And santa Claus. ! nearly forgot
to write a ont tho aa planes. The
Antoinettes are prettiest, ! think, but
tney say those biplanes keen in the
air something beautiful and I saw n
little model tor 81, though some o.
them were $40 n SIS. and a crack-a-
Jack for So.
Some of the stores have birds. too,
that ny, With real feathers ard n mo-
IN''-'' 'EA S'N' bI' 'tdNS, now. nom
est. "a you ever see a bird with a pro-
peller?
And the wooden toys-say they are
grand. though ! guess thew were meant
Tor HITLER children thar Elizabeth ana
NJ. ! mean the plain blocked rs,
santa Claus. THAI are painted al grand
az. g1udy. There j. a dog and 4 fucE.
AMI n stork, but my nOtha- says take
that horrid one away" But there Is a
very nice one which IL a raven, ana
my father says II II could speak II
wouid say Never more" and mayye
mother would not mind that one.
We'll, santa Claus. that is about all.
! really don't mean that's al, but gDt
a cramp In my hand and Eliza beth
can; write very well yet, / thini,
maybe I can think OF a lot more things
io-morroW, but these are enough for
tonight. s. no more for the present.
Your loving little friends.
JIM AND ELIZABETH.