Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — THE MASCAT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE MASCAT.

A Toy to Take the Place of the Teddy Be*r. The popularity of the Teddy bear was so great that inventors of toys have striven to duplicate its success. The Billiken, which Is rather a grownup’s toy than a child’s plaything, in a measure captured the public. Now comes a novelty known as tbO mascat, which bids fair to fail heir to the popularity of the Teddy bear.

The mascat is a comical black cat or kitten, marked with a wfcite horseshoe on Its breast and with a four leafed clover on its paw. it is warranted to be an unfailing luck bringer, and its funny little face never fails to make a hit The mascat is supplied with plump little legs so hinged to the body that the cat may be made to assume any position desired. The distinctive feature of the toy, however, is the tail, which can be hooked to the mascat’s body to form a handle by which the toy may be carried over the arm. This feature of the toy is for the benefit of mothers or nursemaids who take baby out for an airing. A doll or other toy is likely to be dropped, but the mascat hung over the arm can be carried as easily as a small baskeL The mascat is already on the market, and a series of these “carrying toys,” as they are called, are being designed and will soon be introduced by their originator, a well known woman author, who has a family of her own that bss Inspired her with some original ideas In regard to toys and children’s amusements. The smaller mascats. or masklttens, make much appreciated favors for dinners or luncheons, the little figure with a place card pinned to its paw being mirth provoking. Candy boxes and similar novelties are being made in the form of the lucky mascat 1

THE LUCKY MASCAT.