Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-22

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| The toy made to instill the habit OF
thrift in the childish nature such as the
| little slot bank
Designed to Instill is offered ir
Habits Of Thrift. 0 %aay ., v these =
| the dime pistol bank 1t shoots in, III.
| stead of out. The boy places his coin al
the muzzle, and, with a loud report, it
passes safely into the bank. The billy
goat bank is another conceit of this ma
ture. The child places his coin on a
| stump and the billy goat comes along and
| butts 1t into a hollow place in the stump.
Another bank has a donkey and a rider
When the coin Is placed in position the
donkey gives a flrst-class imitation Of a
| bucking bronco, and the rider is thrown
face foremost to the ground. His head
bumps the coin and 1t passes into the
bank.
The idea of the commercial institution
and the business place md representa-
toy restaurant, operated on the penny
in-the-slot principle, and the guests Of
the restaurant may buy their lunches
with tin money. A fully equipped kitchen
where pumpkin pies may be baked or
Boston beans cooked on an electric stove
is not prohibitive. There are also pie
plates shaped 50 that any one OF the
animals which went into Noah's ark may
be reproduced in mud.
For the boy who is fond of military
toys and trappings there is wide vari-
ETY. to choose from. One is a cannon
which shoots little hollow gum balls.
These are SO light as to be perfectly
hQrnlnC0 nnt f~
rifle range SO that when accurately
aimed there Is no danger of stray shots
striking other members of the house
hold. number of soldiers stand up
before the net. and the youthful marks
man Is offered abundant opportunity to
test his powers of accuracy in sighting
his cannon. There are more kinds of
military trappings on the market than
ever before: indian outfits without num-
Der are offered, some unusually UNIQUE
in design. The Roosevelt expedition to
Africa may be bought at the TOW counter.
including complete costume, down to
the famous eyeglasses, in imitation of
Roosevelt In Africa
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The boy who is fond of water tovs z,il
| find much interest in a new battleshir
Model of Warship be steered
With Electro-M Magnet. srom r tn g
! Is small electro-magnet on the vessel
by which 1t is made to turn either to the
right or the left at the will of the opera
tor, who presses a little button on the
board on shore. This is connected with
the ship by wire. Another attractive
naval toy is the new game known as
barbette." In this game there are two
full-f1edged fleets. One Of these is sup
posed to represent the enemy. The object
of the player Is to maneuver his feet SO
as to sink the enemy. AS he has to con-
slider the elements Of speed, steam radius.
gun power and weight, 1t will he seen
that this game tends to develop tactical
ability in the embryo naval officer.
There Is a wider variety Of toy stereop-
ticons. moving picture machines and
other optical toys this year than ever
before. The perfection of the microscope,
other Illustrations are thrown upon a
screen. finds its duplicate in the toy
world. Some Of these toy microscopes
are strong enough for more serious work
than that to which the average child
puts them. Even the field glass, the
opera glass and the telescope are found
! reproduced on the toy counter. Some of
these are OF such strength as to be val
liable In the everyday life Of the child.
There are many kinds Of toys which tell
Of the vogue Of the chanticler fad. One
of these Is a little mechanical hen pleas
ant. She runs around the room, much
| to the delight Of the child. and every
once in q while goes to her nest and lays
q pretty little white china egg. There
are also chanticler ROSTERS and chanticler
guineas. 1t Is thought by many that the
| German and French toymakers were a
| bit disappointed in the demand for chan
ticler toys.