The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

Dolls, fire engines, aeroplanes, San.
ia Claus-everything associated with
the happy holiday coming-all piled up
on counters, and gazed at wistfully
by an army of wee youngsters, pre-
sent a most dazzling spectacle as a
mere reporter opens the door to a toy
store and tries to worm his way around
to catch a glimpse of the innumerable
things which formed the paradise of
visiting children.
With the many new toys that have
been invented in the past year, and a
host of all the familiar playthings of
yesterday to see and go in raptures
over, was it wonder that the parents
of the many lads and lassies literally
had to drag their offspring from the
enchanted palace of wonders?
First there were the dolls. The man.
ager of this toy shop surely must
know lot about dolls, for he has
every convenience a little girl could
want to equip her doll for social life.
Dolls can now get just as prompt at
tention and good service when the
clothes, as their mistresses can, for
all one has to do is to tell the size of
doll, and the clerk will get out a
full assortment of clothing. suitable
for all occasions, all of which will be
just the right size, and all ready to
wear.
Then there is the so-called art doll,'
which is made entirely of wood, and
can be made to move it's joints and
maintain any position a human can.
This doll possesses the added ad-
! vantage of being unbreakable. There
are more dolls, dressed in all colors
and for all occasions, from formal
dance to an automobile trip. The doll
accessories are somewhat novel this
year. Toilet sets and jewelry outfits
can be secured to keep doll in the
heighth of fashion, and there is furni-
ture galore to equip doll houses.
A regular international aeroplane
show is continuously in progress ut the
toy store and models of every known
make of flying machine, can be seen.
There are the tiny models of Count
Won Zeppelin's dirigible balloon, which
cost only 15c: and there are the Bier
lot monoplanes; and finally, there are
the big Wright biplanes that seem to
be the Stag ships of the miniature air
fleet. Then, of course, so the delicate
planes can not be injured by the
weather, fully equipped hangers are
on sale right beside the aeroplanes.
Fire prevention" was being made
the subject for serious study in one
corner of the room, as the reporter
espied a group of young lads investi-
eating the fire fighting outlay. Several
of the boys were declaiming to their
mothers just how they could improve
the methods used by Chief Miller, at
the same time illustrating their theo-
ries with the toy fire wagons. Incl
dentally, the store had all varieties OF
fire engines, some of them merely
small hose carts, and others gradual,
ing up in size until the most majestic
form of the big hook and ladder
truck was reached.
Old Santa Claus himself had to sub
nit to an interview while the reporter
was ging his rounds. Santa had just
come in from an automobile trip, on
which he had visited school children in
Greensboro, Hagerstown, and Other
neighboring towns, and consequently
was feeling rather exhilerated. Santa
didn't care about divulging any o.
his secrets, because he said the re
porter would spoil all his fun OF
Christmas eve if people knew wha
was coming I'VE are going to have {
big, prosperous, and happy Christina:
all over the country this year, ant
you may know that all the good little
boys and girls are going to find full
, stockings on the morning of the TWEEN