Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
II you have taken a journey into
Santa Claus land of course YOU have

II you have taken a journey into
Santa Claus land of course you have
seen those funny walking dogs.
worthy successors of Billikin and
Teddy Bear "Bings" scurries along
just too real for anything. and you al
most expect him to send bow" and
couple of vows" in your direction.
"Bings' is the favorite of the 1911
animals. There are several of him.
the poodle, the dachshund and last. but
by no means least. as any kiddie who
has seen him will tell you, is "Bings.
the bull pup. Truly. "Bings" is ire
sistible as playmate, and as pro-
tector to scare away bug-a-boos on
dark nights. Santa says he may not
be able to fill all his orders. they come
SO thick and fast.
In fact. the zoo is quite the best liked
place in all of toyland. There is a
cunning little calf all brown and
white, with q bell around it's neck,
that runs on wheels Beside the calf
is woolly white sheep and the cutest
pink pig both OF which run around
just by winding them up. Lions with
shaggy names and cleaning eyes peek
at you from behind the glass cages,
and an old brown cinnamon bear Is
so fierce he has to be kept in a cage.
Mr. Goat has a pink bow behind his
ear. He Is over on the counter WITH
the camels, the zebras and the ele-
hs all 5s gst cousins of the they
enough animals are made out OF red
rubber. and when you squeeze them
they roar and bleat as if they were
alive.
delightful gift for a child than an ami
NAL. 1t drives fear of the forest crea-
ture from the heart. of youth, creates
in them the spirit of gentleness with
real animals and takes away that hOr-
ror of the dark, responsible for the
For Little Girls.
And, speaking of animals. there are
some queer members of the barnyard
family at large these days. There is a
great big yellow duck attached to a
string, which. when pulled, causes him
| to waddle along and snap his bill quite
| threateningly. Chanticleer, all in
green, with a fierce red comb. flaps his
wings, while or Marse Crow wags his
| head solemnly from side to side, with
scarlet mouth wide open and wooden
| coat black as night.
You want to watch out or you'll get
| run over by an electric train. Toy
| land Is full of these fast expresses run
| ming at top speed. They are attached
| to the electric supply of the house
| and are the most completely equipped
mechanical device Santa has shown. A
| long track, with the third rail SO in
| sulated as to be perfectly safe. is as
| long as you wish. There is switch
| you aren't careful you will derail the
| Eastern Limited. Here it comes now.
| Hear the whistle and the engine bell
1t Is composed Of the engine and
| coal car. the baggage coach, two Pull
mans and an observation car. 1t
| shoots through miniature railroad
| bridge, passes a stock car. fat car
and a couple Of freight cars on the
switch, whizzes over the elevated
bridge and pulls into the toy station
the proper signals. and here and there
is a water tank for the slower trains.
| II you want to go to war, ask Santa
| to bring you one OF his armies that
look so fearful in battle array. The
soldiers are all drawn up in line. the
two opposing armies facing each
| other In the background are the tents
| with their tiny flags. The little boy
| who likes to play soldier will be
happy with b whole army at his dis
posaL
In Toyland.
Wait till you see the new racing auto
you run with pedals like velocipede. II
has gasoline tank in the rear and it hat
no speed limit. The toy wooden automo.
biles include hook and ladder. loaded
trucks, carrying barrels. crates sack.
and boxed: taxicabs ,touring cars an6
buses. They have rlber tires and run
i alone. k
i And now for the miniature household
Geo. Alx AI,z.->
playthings before. There is a kitchen rang.
i with truly fire, brass oven doors. al
equipped with blue porcelain cooking
utensils, teapot, water tank, stew pan.