Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-23
CHRISTMAS TOYLAND
IN PRACTICAL FORM
Santa Claus Will Bring In
structive as Well as Anus
ing Gifts This Year
TEACHING THE
YOUNG IDEA

Practical Toys that belong in the
realm Of education, insuuctng chill.
dren under the guiso OF pure amuse-
ment. are the latest Offering for the
Christmas market Of the men who
plan playthings FOR boys and girls.
This. together with the facts that
The made in-America toy has almost
crowded the imported playth'ng on
the shelf and counter since the last
war-ridden year ended. and that Grip
pied Europe has sent us q few crude
toys made by It's wounded soldiers.
Is the most important message that
the cOuriers Of Toyland bring TO Viii
mington toy stores.
When Santa Claus loads up s.
sleigh he'll bring many new toys that
viii so delight boys and girls that
they'll not realize how technical the
wonders are until their fascination is
complete The evolution OF educa-
onal toys from the old-fashionod a
p C. blocks. brilliantly Illuminated
with chromos OF animals. has arrived
~ a high stage OF development that
includes electric cook stoves. "erec-
tors" OF metal sets with which the
mhryo engineer may erect hr dyes
and skeleton skyscrapers. sand
cranes for boys who arc going TO be
contractors when they grow up. Gle
mental chemical kits for youno
chemsts the very latest models Of
war aeroplanes Of all nations. and
outfits for the actual manufacture o.
ccmcnt-and sand bricks with which
ihc future architect constructs build
lngs of all types
The toy electric stove, VIII on eman
cipatcs the little girl from make-be
lieve cooking bakes stows. roasts.
boils and fries any dish that is not
too large. u will not roast a turkey,
but the oven will accommodate a
SQUAD. and tiny loaves of bread can
be baked there All that is necessary
10 set the pots steaming and pans
sizzling Is the electric connection,
which consists of a flex bic cord with
switch and plug for electrict-light
socket.
When the young housekeeper is
busy with her cooking. the juvenile
man Of the house may occupy himself
with any number of scientific toys
All Of these mechan cal and techni-
cal contrivancps cmphosize r rock
bottom foundation on the part Of the
happy boy who receives one. For eX-
ample. the miniature Bleriot. Nieu-
port. Taube and Curtiss military
aeronlanes arrive in parts and must
be assembled by the owner before
thew VII fly.
The influence Of the war is appar-
emit IN the wooden toys carved by
crippled French and English soldiers
which are found I'm tho department
stores in small quantities. They
are highly colored fighting cocks.
parrots. D IS and rabbits and forts
and runs. That this is wartime
period is further exemplihed by the
Increased offering OF military toys
like lead soldiers of all nations. bat
flesh ps, guns and submarines.
The almost-deDleted stock OF i'm
ported TOYS has been augmented by a
few fresh lots Of French misses OF
blsoue and silk. They are very eX-
pensiye
Toys. on the whole. have increased
from fifteen to fifty per cent. in cost
since last year. due to The general
Increase in cost OF materials and la
hor In spite Of this. dealers say. the
demand for toys is brisker than usual
and the Christmas sales viii eclipse
former records.