The Detroit times., 1910-12-21

The toy designers ever since have
been trying TO find something which
will be as popular as the Teddy Bear,
but without success. Every year he
finds new worlds TO conquer and
meets with as warm reception as
IN his native America. Last year
England took the craze and II is
said that 1000, 900 Teddy Bears were
sold in that country during the year,
which means that there are more
toy bears than children in England.
The English dressed theirs and Of
ten sold two heads with single
body. One was a dolls head and the
other a bear head. so that the child
could have doll or bear, as II pre-
ferred. This year Russia and Japan
have taken a liking to the Teddy
Bear
One OF the most charming animal
stories OF the day has Teddy Bear
as one OF the principal actors. Miss
Phyllis Gilmore of New Orleans,
owns a dog whose 'surly traits won
for him the name of "Ferocious. =
When puppy he had little bear
cub as a playmate. The cub died and
Ferocious was disconsolate. One day
NdlhlD6 uONH lHt SlICtl Win iio
mistress, he spied a Teddy Bear in
a window. He jumped through the
window and brought the bear out
with him. Miss Gilmore paid for
the new found pet, and wherever
the dog goes he insists upon car
rying his Teddy Bear with him
SO careful is the designer o. toys
not to overlook historical event,
new invention, or a new fad, that
the archeologist of the future might
rebuild the civilization of the pres-
ent day upon the evidence OF the
toys of the world. He would find
toys which would tell of the discoy-
cry OF the North Pole, toys that would
teal OF the rise OF the aeroplane and
the dirigible balloon, toys that would
proclaim the Roosevelt African hunt,
the Taft smile, the Merry Widow
hat and the hobble skirt.
The present year has witnessed
the designing of many new toys. One
of these is a rabbit concealed be-
meath the head OF cabbage. When
wound up the rabbit pokes out his
head, works it around, moves his
ears, opens his mouth and then goes
back into his burrow to the tune
Of The Sand Man." from the play
OF The Dollar Princess" There is
another toy known as the Roosevelt
warranted TO crack any
nut that ever Santa Claus placed
in a Christmas stocking. A little
flying machine, known as tn e"High
Flyer" is proving Very useful nov
city as well as a popular toy. II
is constructed on the helicoptic prin-
ciple and will fly six hundred feet
into the air or a quarter OF a mile
horizontally. Aviators use II to de
termine the direction and velocity
Of the wind. preliminary to flight,
and the average boy finds IL TO be
an entertaining toy.
The child who has found delight
in a sand bank mill will welcome
the arrival OF toy which will add
new charm TO play time in the sand. |
II consists OF a large hopper with
release valve, an inclined railway
with a sand car, and box into which |
20 dump the carloads of sand There |
ire also little pie plates for making !
mud pies.
One of the most interesting TOYS |
n the world Is owned by a Washing |
on government clerk. IL is toy !
heater made for his little girl dur
ne his odd moments. IL has a full |
equipment OF actors and actresses, |
Icrobats, clowns, performing animals |
md everything one might see in a
high class vaudeville theater. His |
title daughter frequently entertains
her friends at theater parties i'm her
own private theater Her father has
the whole realm of toy.
dom in his search for the profession
al people who make up the characters
on this little stage.
The present tendency i'm toy de.
signing is to make toys which will |
carry into the playroom the theories
OF the kindergarten. To Disguise tie
labor of learning in sugar-coated pills
OF play has been long the aim OF the
kndergartener. Today the woman who
wishes TO train her little girl In the