Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 192, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1927 — Page 5

DEC. 120, 1927.

TOYS BEST BET AS YULE GIFTS FORGHILDREN Greatest Joys of Christmas Shopping Lies in Buying tor. We? Folk. This is the last. series o£ hints tor Christmas shoppers. BY BETTY HEFFERNAN Children enjoy the Christmas season so thoroughly that the shopper finds it a pleasure to select gifts for these appreciative wee folk. Since toys are always the most popular gifts children receive, every year the stores show larger displays of fascinating playthings. The tendency in toys is noticeably to make tliepi more realistic and also more elaborate. The most unusual mechanical knick-knack I saw is a nearly lifesize cat that walks, meows and wags its tail. This cat will do its lifelike tricks for its young owner after several twists to a simple key, carefully concealed in the animal’s soft, gray fur. Judging by the large crowds gathered around a clever electric train display, many fortunate children will find that Santa Claus has answered their letters pertaining to these intricate toys. This train set contains a powerful little locomotive, mail cars, Pullmans, track with many interesting curves and tiny little stations, tunnels and switching towers. Motors Propel Planes An electric airplane, of course named for the famed Spirit of St. Louis, will thrill the heart of some ardent young Lindbergh admirer. This miniature Spirit of St. Louis is propelled by a fan-type motor. Even though mor6 interest is being shown in submarine and airplane building than in shipbuilding at the present time, there is many a youngster who has remained true to his first love, the steamboat. A mechanical boat, painted in dark battleship gray, is a careful reproduction on a small scale of the modern ocean liner. Many parents prefer to buy “friction” toys because there are no springs to be broken by eager little owners. These friction toys come in auto, bus, fire engine and truck models, and are gaily finished in red, green, blue and yellow. For the little girl, a doll is generally the gift that really is dearest to her. Baby dolls, with large blueeyed bisque faces, are dressed in true baby fashion, from a tiny woolen shirt to a long white dress of fine batiste. * Character Dolls Prominent Character dolls are yearly becoming more prominent in doll collec-

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Ouija Is Fatal B,u United l’ress ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 20 Brooding over manipulation of a ouija board was assigned as the reason for the suicide of Mrs. Mary Webber, 35. , “Letters left by my wife indicate the ouija board drove her insane,” her husband told authorities. Mrs. Webber shot herself with her husband’s army pistol early this morning. She was the mother of two small children.

tions. A clever little black-faced Topsy, with tightly braided pigtails tied with red, ribbon, is dressed in a red and white gingham apron. Another figure of this sort is jolly black “mammy doll,” with a large white apron and a brightly-colored turban. Doll carriages this year may be had in the smart English “pram” style. These roomy carriages wifi be a delight to the little girl who “must” take all her dollies riding at one time. Another unusually realistic carriage is a doll go-cart, painted a pretty golden-brown. Small toy furniture in all styles can be purchased to completely outfit dollhouses. Other furniture in children size for painted in shades of green, gray and ivory and garlanded with dainty pastel flowers, can be actually used in the nursery. Games always are amusing to children. In one shop I saw a combination game, which consisted of one board on which fifty games may be played. Surely that ought to be pastime enough for any long, rainy afternoon. Many Gift Suggestions A parcheesi set, a fovorite of children for years, still never fails to charm the little boy or girl. Puzzle sets of maps of the United States, the world and our own Indiana seem also to be perennially popular. For the older child, the world of scooters, coasters, tricycles, and bicycles offers many welcome gift suggestions. Toy automobiles, completely equipped with all kinds of accessories, are shown in different models. Paint sets, gaily illustrated nursery rhymes books, pretty woolen sweater sets, and bright colored raincoats in very small sizes are some other hints I discovered on my shopping tour for children’s gifts. Musician Without a Lesson Bu Timen Boecinl EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 20. Fred K. Monroe, whose family lives here, plays a saxophone in the famous Sousa Band, but has never taken a music lesson in his life. Monroe has returned to his home here after a tour with the band which took him to the Atlantic coast, through the Middle West, into Canada and then down the Pacific coast.

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voted with Moore and Dorsett. The measure was lost. City Clerk William A. Boyce, Jr., reminded council the State tax board sliced the appropriation figure for publication-of minutes from $2,400 to $1,200. An ordinance requiring the Pennsylvania Railroad to install electric flash signals at all city crossings was introduced. Capt. E. B. Reed of the Pennsylvania police said the present ordinance was designed for "the horse days.” The ordinance was referred to the legal department for amendment to make the system mandatory twenty-four hours a day, on suggestion of Robert E. Springsteen, Democratic councilman. The plan commisson sponsored an ordinance making Fifty-Second St. from the west city limits to Meridian St., a part of the city thoroughfare plan and creating an eighty-foot street with sixty-foot roadway.

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