The New York herald., 1921-12-04
English Children Will Play
With Teuton Guns, Tanks
and Airplanes.
PIPES FOR FAIR SMOKERS
Little Squat Briers Studded
With Jewels for Milady's
Special Blends.
Special Cable 10 The New YoHK HEKAIp.
Copyright, 1871, by THE New YORK HEnAra.

Special Cable 20 The New YoHK HErAlp.
Copyright, 1871. bv THE NEW YORK HERArs.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Dec. 3.
This Will be the cheapest Christmas
In England since 1914. It will be
cheap because 1t will be largely Ger
man. The English child will play with
German field guns. German tanks.
German airplanes painted In red,
white and blue: will operate a Ger
man clockwork train painted IN Eng
lish colors, and decorate a German toy
tree with German candles and Ger
man tinsels.
1t Is difficult for some parents to
forget, but the children these days
have only eyes and to them the appeal
| or these toys Is stronger than youth
full war Impressions, so the people Of
small means will be able to please
their loved ones. 1t is the first time
since the war that toys have been sold
at reasonable figure.
Tho German articles show the old
handiwork and as always tend strong
ly toward militaristic kultur, but en-
gines, boats, houses and dolls like wise
are plentiful. Dealers say that 70 per
cent. of the toys that are now being
sold were made in Germany and the
demand is so large because they can
be sold at almost pre-war prices, q
| thing which similar articles made at
home cannot approach.
Among the novelties is an engine
operated by hot air. capable OF run
ring six hours and which is sold at SIS.
Also there is wireless set capable OF
receiving messages from the Eiffei
Tower and which is sold for SIS.
| Among the Christmas gifts for milady
this year there is a beautiful array OF
smoking equipment. which includes pipes
studded with Jewels, cigar holders IN
| feminine bags for carrying and deli
cately beribboned containers for the bou-
doir table. 1t Is further proof that
women smokers are going beyond the
cigarette and are trespassing on mans
penchant for stronger tobacco.
A fashionable Piccadiily shop makes
pipes according to the design and pat
| tern submitted by fashionable custom
ers. For many years this firm has kept
tho secret OF Mayfair's women pipe
| smokers, accepting and filling orders on
the quiet. but with smoking such an
| established fact among women now II Is
showing its wares openly.
There seem TO be many styles Of
women's pipes. but they generally run
toward little briers with squat bowls
and thin black stems. Many are Jewel
studded. highly decorated and neatly
cary cd
As a rule. women pipe smokers do not
use the same tobacco as men. but they
car easily buy specially blended mix
lures TO suit their tastes. A salesman
! FOR this particular firm says that many
titled women havo their own special
blend. which Is ordered by giving their
own name. The same Is more or less
true OF cigars. except that this year
there Is bigger demand for them than
ever. Women cigar smokers are not
new. Some women customers have been
buying them for ten years, but the firm
reports that the list is growing weekly.
In the showcase there Is a women's
cabinet Of 500 fragrant Havanas of
small size. also wornen's handbags, with
pouches and case for tobacco, pipes
and cigars