Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 14, 22 November 1908 — Page 13

PAGE THREE. lA'ST IS A GAY PLACE Old Fellow's Mail Bag Already Crowded With Letters From Children. i 13' EVERYTHING TO PLEASE. Mome Oom forts Jhre Mot Complete Thanksgiving Day Unless You Have a Piano

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1908.

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DOLLIES THAT TALK, BEARS THAT PERFORM, EELS THAT WRIGGLE AND CATS THAT PUR AMONG MANY NOVELTIES. Santa Claus' pack will be heavier than ever this Christmas, for bis first aides, the toy makers are hard at it turning out playthings for the youngsters. - The jolly old fellow's mail bag is Blready bulging with letters from his froing constituents, unpunctuated and misspelled epistles, with the letters crawling uphill, but Santa will manage to decipher them, and indications axe that there will be no unfilled stock fogs this 25th of December. Every toy shop in the city is ready to rush orders. It won't be the fault of "the man behind the counter" if tevery boy and birl in Richmond doesn't have a merry Christmas, it won't be the fault either of the toymakers fa Germany and Prance who bare sent over here shiploads of fascinating toys, mechanical dollies, performing bears, boats that sail on bathtub seas and cats that really meouw.

The mechanical toys this year will delight the youngster who can't be satisfied with a doll unless It says "mamma" or "pappa" or who hasn't any use for the dog that can't emit

Bome sort of a bark. "Straight from Paris" have come eome wonderful creations. There is a trapeze performing lady, who needs only the impetus of a shove t start her turning fiipflaps in midair which outdo the evolutions of a nerolne of the sawdust ring. Then there are small black bruins that wiggle their haunches and kick up their feet In a gleeful frenzy, and. a teddy bear that has been fitted up with spiral insldes thta put him in a frolicking mood and make his heels lighter than his head. It is really true about the cat that says "Meouw." She purrs delightfully when you pick her up, and if you rock her gently from side to side 6he makes such a realistic noise that the humane thing seems to be to get her a saucer of milk. There is another puss that has real fur and a snow white torn cat with a mouse between its paws. , The Imported animals are more numerous and elaborate this year than ever. Paris has contributed bull dogs and toy spaniels, poodles and terriers that -would draw prizes at any dog 6hpw. The Taft elepnant and, the Bryan donkey will be favorite gifts, and puss-in-boots, one of the newest arrivals is sure to make a tremendous hit. ";:'- - Of course, there are old toys that can never be supplanted. No one has been so rash as to try to replace the Noah's ark or even to modify it, and Noah and his wife, the animals painted gray and brown with yellow spots just as irresistible, tempt little mouths as they did years ago , when the paint tasted so good. There Is an endless variety of water toys, whales that spurt, eels that wiggle their tails as they squirm along, motor boats and hydroplanes and a fascinating lady in a gaudy bathing suit who sfims like a life saver. Tou can't begin to recount the toys that there are for boys drums and fifes and steam engines, clowns and BaUorSn soldiers for mimic warfare and the humpty-dumpty circus with its unlimited possibilities for fun. For the baby there are blocks ad infinitum and rattles, balls and rubber toys that can't be swallowed and, of j course, picture books galore. There is

no falling off in the demand for dolls I

and the small girl of today has the

maternal instinct just as fully devel

oped as her grandmother had. Bisque

and china doll babies an endless var

lety of rubber and rag infants. French dolls with elaborate toilets and the ever popular "celluloid" doll are here waiting to be claimed by their prospec

tive owners. Doll houses and furniture trunks for the doll's wardrobe and

many accessories of dress for the dim

inutfve lady have teen provided in unlimited variety at prices to suit the

fattest and t he leanest pocketbook.

The vogue of the "celluloid baby" is

greater than- ever this year and the

reason for this Is, of course, that soap

and water ablutions don't mar her smiling. , countenance and that no amount, of bathing will decrease her

chubbiness, ,

Domestic instincts of the embryo housekeeper are encouraged by tin

Jdtchens, dining room sets of dishes.

cooking utensils and household imple

ments with which the busy make be

lieve housewife lightens the burdens

o fher home-making duties.

The toy department of one ofthe big department stores Is presided over

these holidays by Mrs. Katzenjammer the roly-poly Dutch woman of comic supplement fame. "Mr. Jigger: is another prevailing genius of the domain of toys who can make things German art toys are more attractive than ever, and an innovation Is the game of Russian jack straws which consists of hooking up diminutive toys of every shape and variety.

Te Twltlbt Of Life. Tcs muscles of tae stomach .a old ace are sot as strong-or active at ia youth and in cons tion nd indigestion. Many seldom have . bowel dots mjt wlthont artificial aid. Many also, have tmptaaMnt eructations of rat frorr the stomach after eating. All thi can be avS ed by thv of Dr. cLiwy?Sp pjta wbicb permanently regnlatea the bowel, " th? passages come naturally, and so strenihrE the stomach that foot is digested wSSSStdfs

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