Evening journal., 1911-12-15
FUN IN. THE
CITY STORES
Young Folk Down TOwn These
Days to See the
Sights
TOYS BY THE CARLOAD
AMUSE The YOUNGSTERS

II being just kid is the best thing
ever most any time, it is a particu-
larly desirable stage Of the big game
just now-'round Christmas-time,
when all the toy stores are wide open
and fairly overloaded with piles and
plies and piles Of the things Santa has
been working onl
And If che appearance Of the toy
departments OF Wilmingtons stores
these days-and evenings, too-is any
indication Of industry I'm that great,
big. faraway workshop that even Mr..
Peary or Dr. Cook could never reach,
then Santa Claus has certainly been
working overtime for The Wilmington
small hoy and girls. And yes, the
grown-ups, too.
Most everything that anyone could
think OF can be found in the average
10y department now
Like an Elephant or TwOl
Would like a rather lifelikc-looking
elephant amy size. that trumpets just
line the really-righty ones in the cir
Gus? Cinchi You can get it simply
by asking the man or the pretty
smily lady behind the counter.
How about Campbell doll, one
of those fat-faced things that have
such stubby hands and feet? Or a
hydraplane or biplane, or mono
plane. if you don't care for the for
mer? or motor boat? or an auto?
or. IL one doesn't favor these new
tangled ideas. how about a horso-on
wheels or rockers, in harness. from "A
gig TO FIRE engine? They're all
there. and at prices that-woll, az
prices which make ono think ones
papa should be shamod not to buy at
But the electrical toys are there
aplenty. too. There are real trolley
systems and railroad systems and
wagons and-and- OH well just hun
dreds and hundreds of things.
As for RufialOes and Indians.
OF course, If one inclines toward
buffalo or Indian hunting in these
days of the motor car and tho electric
fire apparatus, there are Indian suits.
fringe, feathers. scalping knife and
all. and huffaloes and even Indians,
and soldier and policemen suits, Of
course
AS for the pretty little shopper in
hair ribbons and Peter Thompson
OH the dolls and the doll furniture
and doll dishes and doll clothes and
just heaps of things like thatl
There are all sorts Of furnishings,
too. and, what is particularly notice
able in the top stands this year, the
many little household articles that
are destined for use by my little
lady herself as we'll as her doll.
Ia. .-,t f,F. Fttrnfftrra lal
her miniature house is one OF the Of
ferings; another is complete laun
6ering outfit. But what's the use?
mere grown-up can't be expected 4
see everything. And alackaday
grown-ups have to write newspape
stories.
That Mountain Village.
Wilmington's department stores of
fer amusement by the hour for hi
city's smaller folk these days. In on
big store a miniature little mountain
village is the greatest attraction o
It's kind ever shown here. And i'll
not only an attraction for little peopl
at that
Wagons and cars move briskly
about on tho streets; a man even
peddles hot frankfurters; there is
parade, policemen linger round OF
the corners-ohl well, it's just finC
In another store is a "shoot-the
chuies" and hundreds of youngster
gel just barrels of fun out of It,
At another store there is a complet
railroad system operated by cleo
tricity. The trains plug along ant
the semaphores move up and down "a
the switches open and close. Som
class eh.
All of which added together is on
reason why it's great to be kil
these days in your home town.