Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-20
Wonderful Bisque Infant.
Inner. take ba-bee,'

Now. whoever on top of this green
earth ever before heard a bisque infant
say a thing like that? Such young
infant. too. which makes it all the more
remarkable. And really cheap. with
the conversation practically thrown in.
And just watch that debutante do |. as
she powders her face with vanity
puff; turning from her mirror, now
and then, to look at her dowager mann
ma in gray pompadoured hair and
bocdde. who, III turn. Is looking at the
world through "a nifty lorgnette-
Nobody ever before laid eyes on such
mincingly dapper Johnnies- in high
hats. la-de-dah canes and monocies-
using them. too. mind you, Or such
happy bridesrooms, Not the poor little
make-believe ones who used to stand in
rigid discomfort with their sugar
brides on top of wedding cakes, but al
most alive BeuedictS each with his as
surance of being perfectly able to sup
port Mabel in the style she was accus-
toned to at home.
There are romping school girls and
bali-playing boys-"eharacter' kiddies
every one of them-each so human in
its individual face and figure and all SO
alive and kicking that to watch their
play is great fun as say, going TO
the movies-where YOU have to pay.
Real Sand Piles
Youngsters in jumpers dig into really
truly sand piles or toddIe across green
srass-not real grass, but just as good
with white-capped misses in charge With
these representatives Of every phase of
society. in toyland. are funny brownies
and celIuliod kewpies. whose costumes
consist of curl on top OF each head.
without even a ribbon to tie il.
Teddy bear, king of the beasts of Toy
land. is always among those present.
whether the Santa Claus department.
takes up whole foor of ar emporium
in Vanity Fair 9r a counter of a back
street shop that feeds only ON the pennies
Of the poor And Teddy bear smiles his
coTfIrstdeship. whether he is bought with
greenbacks or dimes. His richness of
coat and latest growl are mere matters
OF commerce, but the beaning glass eyes
fof him see no difference between the
rich child and the poor.
IL is this contempt of class which makes
him so dear. for-weli. there's no use
talking. dolls are snobbish They al
ways want to be tricked off in finery
and ride around the block in carriages
rubber tire wheels preferred. You have
also noticed, Of course. how aristocratic
Mss BiSque oyerawes any shabby doll
mother who cannot afford her an equip
age. the round. stolid eyes and the stiff
legs of her as mother totes her around
in her arms-no wonder il ends up in her
passing most of her time on a chair in
the parlor-and serve her right'-while
mother hugs Teddy bear instead.
For to this small freak of plush has
been given an inscrutable touch OF that
thing we humans call magnetisIn-a
gift which he shares with Billikens,
Mona Lisa, all babies and a now and
then Srown-up with genius behind him.
And because we don't in the least
understand the inscrutable thing we
call il popularity
Variety of Rich Coats.
So Teddy bear is popular And he
has come out this Christmas in every
variety Of rich coats and a brand-new
gTowl that you get at by pressing him
back of the ear. Every animal that
Noah ever heard tell of and whole
flocks and herds and swarms that he
couldn't possibly expect 10 know about
in his dark-age day divide honors with
the dolls. And when they are wound
up To sing. and srunt. ard buzz, and
kick. and fly, why-well, it beats the
circus And everybody knows how fine
and dandy circus is-especialIy grown
ups who Just have 20 go account
Of the kids.
one gray elephant swagzeFs around
with the arrogance born OF his capacity
70 lift weights. \ tiger in the Bengalies
stripes You ever saw. inside 4 jungle o.
out-especiaily out-stalks in his cage
stopping every few steps to vawn
view of his red tongue and Jagged Whit
ftGlh. Anu WneH he ISN'T dong that h,
is flashing his tail dreadfully
Japan is displaying ii sense Of Ameri
csn-acquired humor with countless dane
ing figures and vaudeville stunts ane
china contributes many beautiful am
curious playthings, including a lot O
novel puzzles that combine the fun o
tiddledy winks and the science of chess
\ wise authority-say an editorial
might give full credit To the worlds toy
makers for this seasons splendid outfit
but -confidentially-
They never could have thought up hal
the wonders in the shops today, excep
that they were helped out by the inspira
lions OF those other old toymakers OF tn
Dickens CAROL 'Marleys repentant ghos
and his partner Seroose-who, OF course
was a ghost, also after he had died a
dead d door nail.
One Omission Noted