The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09

] greet one at once. Is 1t any wonder, | then. that if you are 10, tour of Toy | Town is the most fascinating of pas l times?
 Land" Take the elevator to the third floor of Howland's and walk
 back and you are there. You'H rub your eyes in amazement at the dis play. Can it be possible that so many wonderful things can be shown at 1 once? There is a great jack-in-the- | box who bows to you constantly from
 his box, electric trains which run on ! indefinitely, round and round on their | little tracks, and lighted windmill | on which fascinating ariel toy
 swirls and swirls. Along one side is
 riding toys, of the "kiddie car" type i and on the other a beautiful ar
 rangement of dolls.
 1 In the front is the most marvellous sail boat, the constant center of an | Is perfect in every detail, be1ng g an
 exact replica of a real sail boat. It | was made by a Bridgeport man who l is builder of boats. There are also | two handsome little row boats. all l caulked and made with the most careful attention to detail, the work of the same man.
 Now across Main street to The
 D. M. Read Go. and here we must go
 down stairs. unless you are looking for dolls and toy animals, hand
 some supply of which are on the sec ond floor. But in the basement are
 toys of every description There Is a
 wonderful display of toy automobiles
 of every size. Among the larger passenger carrying ones. is fire
 "kiddie" cars having animal heads which open and close their mouths as they roll along. For the girls, wonder of wonders. there is a doh sized electric cooking range which actually bakes. Then there are vac uum cleaners, and dolps washing machines that work like mothers, and children's furniture of every kind. There are also games, and Noah's arks. and toy circuses, chem istry sets for high school students, and structural toys.
 And now to Smith & Murray's, where the trail leads once again to 1 the basement. Here are splendid | collection of interesting medium priced toys, many of the wooden an of teddy bears from baby bears to grown up ones. There is also a | large assortment of chfldren's fur niture.
 Next on our list is George B. description from the very weest doll | to ones as tall as a two-years-old baby are shown. One S of the hea,lii3,55 m3s1 young lady doll which walks quite easily and with surprising natural ness when you take her hand: or this same variety. Is a. bright faced | Japanese doll of medium height which also walks when you lead her. l This store has also very complete line of children's automobiles. ve1oc- 1 ipedes, bicycles, tables. chairs and desks.
 Now, to Neuss & Vaughn at State and Broad strets, where an exception ally fine general display of toys is being shown. Here again we must go into the basement Specially fea- tured here are the new bears, cam els, dogs and elephants, large enough and strong enough to hold up good sized child and which roll about like
 Next on the list is Radford B.
 Smiths where an excellent assort-
 ment of dolls and small toys has
 been arranged on the main floor
 There are all varieties of games, of
 little jumping bears, snakes which
 wiggle along the floor most natural 1y, blocks. structural sets and doll furniture.
 At the American Hardware Go. we must again take the elevator to the third floor, where, when we step | off, a most wonderful dolls house i greets our eyes. This store has an l especially fine line of velocipedes,
 kiddie cars. express wagons. dolls and i toy animals.
 ! Across the street, to the bIluSepOTC 1 Cycle Co.,, which Is out next stop. Here one of the most unique toys ; shown is a small but completely
 equipped golf bag and sticks, perfect
 ly made and large enough for a : youngster of four or five years to | follow his father about the links. l Velocipedes, bicycles, doll houses and i small mechanical toys are also shown. i To Roter's Top Shop alongside the
 Lyric theatre. This entire shop is II filled with toys of every description |; perhaps the most interesting Of | which is an electrically run moving | picture machine which projects pie | lures that are almost life-sized. i There Is a wonderful collection of ! dolls of every size and description, : all kinds of mechanical toys. and | various sorts of rocking and riding
 toys, also velocipedes and tricycles. | Mantler's Baby Shop in the Ar |! cade is next and here soft stuffed | animal toys and dolls. which the lit | tie tots love are being featured; also l ratatles, bright colored balls. and | teething rings for the tiny baby.
 There are also baby and doll swings l Last but not least on the list is the | Eagle Tea Go. on Fairfield avenue, <, which is also featuring toys. Here
 a wonderfully fine assortment of dolls