The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
WOMAN,.S REALM :
Tell Santa Claus to Bring A Bag Full of Fun for The Whole Family
BY MARIAN YOUNG

New Xork-Even though you get a bit hot under the collar every time you hear somebody say again that linen are just little boys," you'll have to admit that they are at Christ mas time. And so are the great ma- jority of women "just little girls" when it comes to the kind of Christ mas presents that amuse or have something to do with their hobbies or will make entertaining more fun. She'll be pleased with linens and lamps and other gadgets for her home, and clothes and accessories for herself, of course, but mother might like some new golf clubs. 9 couple of books written by an expert on her particular hobby, or dozen packs of monogrammed playing cards or an album of records for the victrola more than you suspect.
 Among other gifts and gadgets that the Lady of the House might find entertaining are: a gayly printed gardening apron with small but practical shears and similar implements in hand pockets; mar ket basket full of de luxe tulip bulbs; an Early American bird cage for her canary with honey-maple frame and pewter bars, or an as- sortment of queer looking tropical plants in a huge glass jug. Golf Widows Can
 Keep Husbands Home
 What to give a man is one of wo- mans principle Christmas worries. Well, if he's an indoor sportsman. how about these?
 An indoor putting device with rotating turntables to furnish in- teresting problems for golfers; an indoor archery set with suction-cap tipped arrows, a folding poker table with chip pockets for eight players, a cloth fitting any bridge table with a new game combining the best points of runmy, poker, pinochle and Michigan, a home badminton game resembling a ping-pong lay out.
 For GameSters,
 Young and Old
 This year the shops boast a mar velous array of parlor fun outfits for both young and old game ad- diets.
 A croquet set, to be played on the living room rug, has longer mal- lets than those of yesteryear. Cross word anagrams is 8 new combina- ton of word building that uses alphabets tiles instead of cards. Peg Chow and Telka (both played on the same peg board) are new develop ments of Chinese checkers.
 1888 Toys Go
 Very Practical
 Of course, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without toys. And the topmakers have done themselves proud this year.
 For Junior and his little sister, there's kit of radio sound effects with which the youngshters can produce the sound of thunder, gall loping hoofs, cracking flames and raindrops with authentic radio technique.
 Also new for children are: a play room organ with four octaves and perfect pitch; a rotating printing press with rubber type and flat bed model with regulation metal type, both of which will print pos- ters, cards and tabloid newspapers.
 Consider, too toy cash register with recording tape; a miniature vacuum cleaner; an electric pencil ] for etching on wood, leather or cork; a performing circus that can be set up in 20 different acts; a miniature electric train system for the apartment dweller's child; an elevator type coal chute operated by remote control that loads and un- loads coal realistically.
 There's a tractor in pedal car size for the first time. And 8 mystery street car that starts when you press a spot on its roof.
 Among the most exciting dolls is expectedly enough, Snow White, With her, you can give some favor ite little girl all seven of the dwarfs -small and made of rubber or large and stuffed with cotton.