Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-23
TOYS, YES, PLENTY
OF THEM, TO MAKE
] MERRY CHRISTMAS
No Occasion for Children or
Grown Folks to Worry, as
Is Shown by a Look
Through the Stores.

Toys, toys everywhere, and plenty TO go
around. That will surely be the case this
Christmas, and probably next, so cheer
UP, my children. Regardless OF what
''grown-ups" may tell you about the hor-
rid war In Germany, you can hang up
your stockings when the time comes, and
rest assured they will be filled-that is. II
you have been good children all during
the year
Fire engines, guns, soldiers. battleships.
automobiles. "choo-cheos." all kinds Of
dolls and an infinite assortment OF other
kinds OF toys are simply choking the store
windows and counters these days, and
those who brought tears into the eyes Of
the "Ilddles" some time ago in telling
them that the supply of toys would be cut
of will surely have to back water"
The toy situation in America is unique.
Half the toys sold in the United states
every year are manufactured In this
country The war stopped the importa-
ton and manufa acture of foreign toys for
a short time but the fact remains that
this country Is practically Hooded with
Christmas toys of both foreign and do
mestic make.
IO1b bObttl lLOsNG A1Os
In fact, many dealers here laid in sup
plies long before the war started. Others
had placed orders to be delivered this
fall, and when war was declared they
proceeded to buy UP all they could from
other American dealers. Now the first
orders are being delivered, and the re-
suit means a big fat stock OF toys
of all kinds.
American children may not enjoy this
Christmas as much as ON previous years,
but that will not be brought about by
lack of toys. II may be that they VIII
be saddened by the thought that other
little children about their own age in
Europe are suffering for both food and
clothing and that there the Christmas
tree will be the exception and not the
rule.
The toy trade Of late has been boom
ing among American dealers Some peO-
pie seem to think that nearly all toys
are made abroad. II Is true that Ger
many has supplied the world, so to speak,
but Americans are coming more and
more to the front. The famous Teddy
Bear originated here.
All the fancy dolls with closing eyes
and fancy heads come from Germany.
These dolls range in price from 80 cents
TO $50 The expensive German dolls are
expensvely "gowned" and vice versa.
H. G. Schwarz of the G. A. schwarz
company NHtbNluk StIGSNt bdyS tidN
without exception all the bIsque head
dolls come from Germany. His store is
we'll supplied and. like a good business
man, he is not worrying too much about
next Christmas. Don't cross bridge"
he said
Louis L. Reineke, president OF Winters
&c Reineke. wholesale toy dealers, says
that the United States is well supplied
with toys "The children. at least, need
not worry"
FINE ANIERICAN-MADE DOLLS.
Perhaps the finest American-made dolls
on the market are made by the A. schoen-
made of all wood and can do most every
thing but talk They can stand. sit. as
sumo the poses of the most modern
dances. play football and at least talk
with their hands
The Schoenhut dolls are really Com
panionable"; moro so, perhaps. than "the
big blue-eyed babies" with the typical
doll faces and vacant doll stare. Albert
F. Schoenhut said yesterday that II had
been the object of the firm since IL was
established by his father. Alfred Schoen-
hut. more than 40 years ago. to make In
structive as well as amusing toys.
The atwood dolls are natural They
look like little neighbors. Every joint is
flexible and practically unbreakable, AS
Mr.. Schoenhut said: Fancy blsque heads
break easily, and every father knows
that he can replace the head only at
considerable expense: but to the child
the doll is never the same. It may be a
case of love at first sight. but when a
child loves doll. II the doll breaks, the
child's little heart is likely to follow
suit"
Dolls are a great institution. as all
children will agree They were used by
the early Egyptians. and the doll army
has invaded and captured the world
War or no war with Amerlean-made
dolls among the finest, or at least among
the most Intelligent" with the country
we'll stocked with all kinds OF toys, the
children, as said before. need not
worry" AS the old pessmist would say,
they will have enough to contend with
when they grow up,