Arizona republican., 1913-12-07
ID CHRISTMAS
 BUYING EARLY
Society for Prevention of Unnecessary Giving Has Campaign in New York, But It's Influence Seems Not to Have Been Felt
(Snecial to The RepubIfcan)

i (SneciaI to The RcDubIfran)
 NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-"Do your Christmas shopping early reads the l inscription on posters and cards which 1 have been widely displayed through
 out the city for some time No man or woman living ing New York or l coming to this city on visit could 1 fail to see these signs. They were 1 everywhere and perhaps that is the l reason that this year the Christmas l shopping has indeed begun earlier than in former years. The $. P U i C., as the society for the prevention
 of unnecessary giving is called has 1 been quite active for some time, but
 if the propaganda of the society has l been at all effective. it could have
 been so only within an extremely
 limited circle, probably only among q certain clique of unmarried men and women of the most selfish and 1 egostistical brand who never had
 kind thought for the kiddies
 Evidently the merchants have had l no apprehension that the agitation l carried on by the $. r. T.. c. would i seriously interfere with Christmas i business Even tariff tinkering. L w 1 w. and other labor evils and the prospect of new financial legislation ! by congress could not frghten the dealers in Christmas goods and, with 1 q reckless disregard cf the high cost
 of living, they stocked up their shops
 to overfloWing with the most tempt 1 ing wares for the Yuletide ever seen
 in this old town.
 It seems reasonable to assume that l the retail merchants are the best | judges of the financial conditions of i the people They come constantly ] in contact with the people. know
 what and how much the latter are
 buying. and. having thus their hand on the financial pulse of the buyers at all times, they must naturally be the | best judges Of the purchasing ability
 of the people with whom they deal. If l this is granted, the attitude of the 1 merchants. IS expressed hy their holi- 1 day displays would indicate that in 1 their judgment there is money enough l in the city to justify the merchants
 to offer to the public what they do. l Money may be somewhat close but 1 the merchants know that the tight
 ness is only temporary and that 1t 1 will have no material effect upon this l years Christmas trade. The quantity
 as well as the quality of the goods ] displayed in the various shops is full l ly up to the standard of the last few i years and if there has been any 1 change in the chara cter of the goods | displayed, it will not be apparent to the casual observer Careful inVest- gators may. perhaps notice. that the display of the most expensive toys and other holiday goods is perhaps q trifle more limited than year ! toys and useful gifts show a greater predominance than in former years but however that may be the diff feronce is not material.
 Current events and achievements in the worlds work are always to some extent reflected in the toys of chil- dren of the period. The war on the Balkan peninsula and the internal troubles in Mexico have left their inn
 print in the realm of toys, as they have influenced the realm of Women's fash ion A Warlike spirit is clearly re- flected in the toys, especially in those for boys. and military equipments on a miniature scale form prominent feature this year. The latest achieve ments in several branches of science are also shown in the form of racing automobiles submarines boats, hydro aeroplanes, wireless outfits, toy tel ephones and other toys of q mechanical or scientific nature.
 The character of the toys for girls has also been influenced by some of the current events. Never before has there been so large a display of dolls in bridal finery as this year and 1t is quite likely that the recent White
 House wedding had something to do with this phenomenon.
 The Panama canal and it's approach ing completion are responsible for many toys and games which may be classed among this years novelties. There are many models of the canal some quite elaborate, with their locks and ships ready to pass through. There are also numerous games in which the Panama canal figures in some way Although great many of the toys. es- in this country the bulk of the better class of toys of every description are imported from Germany and France, Russia, Sweden and Japan, particularly the latter have also entered the toy market in this country with more or
 less success and some of the Japanese toys are remarkable for their beauty
 and originality as we'll as for their low selling price. Russia supplies princi-
 pally wooden toys for very small chill
 dren and Sweden dolls for the girls and
 cutlery for the boys