The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-16
Y 0UNG AMERICA
RIGHT ON EDG {
Toyland Dazzling With Its
Burden Of Wonderful
Holiday Gifts.
OLD AMERICA ALSO ON EDGE
Flying Machines That Fly and
Submarines That Dive Here
for the Price.

If old Bill Shakespeare had Just
come to Richmond around Christmas
time he would never have made hii's
Richard talk about winter Of dis-
content. If discomfort IS In the ie%i-
con of any part of Richmonds Popu"-
ton, II is certainly not discerhapie
from the countenances of those "ho
arc anxiously awaiting the advent o.
the morning when beds VIII be ieit
4 with a CELEBRITY. which, under normal
4 conditions, would make employers gao
and would more than fulfil the iast
part of that old saw about early 10
bed"
Young America is on edge. And OF
course Old America must be on edge
/ too, on the same principle that the
+ man with the circus craze in his pom
net excuses his presence under inc
! tent because he had to take his son
4 along. But all the same, the grown
! ups Will not be far behind the
| "younguns" when II comes to emptyins
the stockings. And there win be juss
as many jubilations enanatinS IRON
the lips and eyes and faces OF the ois
fellows as there will be from the lirti@
ones, only the expressions VIII be a
trile more decorous
Everybody nn 6hrlS Shoppcr'
The early shopping crusade has told,
and report has 1t that this year
larger percentage OF the GIFTS have
been bought early than ever before
Shopping has been going on since early
November, say the proprietors of the
gift emporiums and who knows but
that your present may now be lying
around loose, Just waiting Tor Christ.
lnase morning. No blame can attach
to any one who looks longingly at
some packages securely tucked away
with care in an obscure corner, all
tied up in fancy ribbons, with holly
and mistletoe oozing from every cor
ner.
But the kidlets There are miles
and miles of future presidents follow
ing willingly behind hurrying parents.
because of the ACCOMPLISHMENT that If
you're not good Santa Claus won't
bring you anything" SO the dininu-
tives struggle brayely on, taking man
sized steps just to be able - have the
satisfaction that old Santa can't pass
them by because they haven't minded"
Notwithstanding the Tact many pur-
chases have been nu!e early, the
streets are still thronged with those
who had intended buying sooner, but
forgot or put 1t off until later. Every
store is crowded, and !. looks as IL It
VIII continue right up until the eve
of the great day.
But have you seen the iates. in the
toy line? Real aeroplaaes that can fly
ere now offered Cor your inspection
aad ~ rchase, IL you want them. "
you think your son aud lelr has any
prospects In the Iiation line. you can
give an insight into the workings OF
= f-,t,, hi ar
cos much Surely there must be some
embryonic Moisants and simonses and
In Richmond.
Can Fly aui Dive.
IT you are worried about variety,
forget 1t. There arc monoplanes and
bip1enes, Bleriots Curtlses and iamil-
tonlsns, TO say nothing of the Wrishts
lit fact. there are all manner Of under
siIed airships of every known variety.
And don't forget that they ny. If you
dcut believe it, just visit any toy ship
in Richmond and get = demonstration.
The prices range all the way from four
bits to SEQ. so vol can take your
chc'ce. With some u the machines a
hangar Is given
In addition TO the air-flyers some OF
the stores are exhibiting real sub
marines. They viii ride upon the
water, ana lhen, II you are anxious 10
sec them take dip, why pull a plug
anc down they dive. Altogether, never
in the history of toyland mas there
been such variety of things with
winch to regale and onlignten the
yolLg. You ought 10 get IN line early
to avoid the rush, Indeed, 1t seems
ha.-dly credible to believe that There
can be rush when one watches the
avid ty with which purchases arc being
made right along.