DOLLS TAKE UP
TREK TO MARKET
{Twenty Million on Way to
Open Christmas Shop-
ping Season.
New York.—A trek of 20,000,000
dolls from American factories to re-
tail shops throughout the country is
now taking place, preparatory to the
coming Christmas shopping season.
{And what a galaxy of puppets to de-
'Hght the youngsters of America. Over
'40,000 types and styles to satisfy the
,most diverse tastes and inclinations.
iIndeed, a doll anthropologist would
“have a difficult task in classifying
‘them.
Many new faces and forms, to say
mothing of new styles of dresses, hats
‘and other articles of apparel, are to
“Pe seen in this year's bumper crop of
American dolls. Characters from com-
: strips and fairy stories have
stepped to life in the doll world. to de-
Hght thousands of youngsters
Christmas morn. Many dolls with
‘faces fashioned after modern concep-
tions of American artists and sculp-
tors have joined the host.
Increased Longevity.
This great variety is said to result
from the increased longevity of Amer-
ifean dolls. Since the perfection of the
iunbreakable head in this country, the
doll death rate has dropped to a frac-
‘tion of its former figure when most
@oll heads were made of baked clay.
| Children’s doll families, having new
imdditions each year, have grown im-
{mensely, until 1t is now estimated
[that the doll population of the United
‘States is close to 100,000,000. Somer
girls have a dozen or more dolls.
Confronted with the extremely low
mortality rate of their product. Amer-
‘ican doll manufacturers are success-
fully maintaining an increased birth
‘rate by producing each season dolls
with new personalities, so that a girl
with a family of dolls can easily find
many new characters to adopt. Unless
the ‘doll makers did this, birth contro’
of dolls would be necessary.
Doll dresses will reflect the new
mode this year and will be consider-
ably longer than those of the past few
years. covering up the dimpled knees
that up to now were so proudly dis-
played. Dresses with higher waists
and princess lines are already in evi
dence.
Less than one doll in five will be a
blond in Santa’s pack this season. In
America the race of blond dolls,
the American Indian, is slowly
ishing, Twenty years ago four out of
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several million dollars’ worth is sold |
five dolls were flaxen haired, but now |
for some reason or other mothers pre- |
fer brunettes for their children’s toys
Practically all American
bobbed hair. There are, however, few-
er hoyish bobs and shingles, most of
the dolls wearing their hair with ends
curled at the base of the neck. thus
following the style started by girls at
Vassar college a year or so ago.
Talking Dolls Popular.
Talking dolls, so popular in Amer-
dolls have
ica for many years, will be well repre- !
sented in this year's crop. The self- !
acting ma-ma voice, operated by tilt
ing the doll forward, was developed
in America, and in conjunction with
the unbreakable head, is probably the
chief reason for the rapid strides
made by the domestic industry during
the past: score of years, As sound
makes motion pictures more real, so .
does the ma-ma voice add the final
touch of reality to dolls. Enunciating
the first word of childhood, “ma-ma,”
it continues to be an important fea-
ture of the best sellers.
In buying
that doll sound making devices are of
two general types—mama and crying
voices. Dolls that say ma-ma have a
voice which emits a fairly realistic
two-syllable sound like ma-ma.
with crying voices give forth a pro
longed monotone crying sound. The
difference can be easily discerned by
dolls one should know
Dolls
tilting the dolls forward to work the
voice mechanism. Recent investiga-
tions by the American Fair Trade as
sociation have disclosed that frequent-
ly dolls with erying voices are sold
as ma-ma dolls. Such dolls naturally
‘cannot say ma-ma, but merely cry or
wail. Hence parents buying dolls for
their children should test the vocal
powers of their prospective puppet
grandchildren.
During the past few seasons the de
‘mand for dolls of the infant type has |
greatly diminished. Whether children
are mimicking their elders (the birth
rate of the United States has de-
creased considerably during the past
five years) and frowning upon such
symbolism of motherhood, is difficult to
say. In any event, this year will see
less infant dolls sold. Since mothers,
after all is said, are the real pur-
chasers of dolls in the shops, it is
barely possible that the lessened de-
mand for infant type dolls reflect
waning interest in things maternal on
the part of Ameriean femininity.
Radio Fan in Hungary
Stabbed for Night Tunes
Budapest.—Enthusiasm for playing
his radio cost a machinist, M. Muha,
‘his life recently. M. Muha had his set
turned on at all hours of the night
despite the Hungarian law forbidding
radios after 10 p. m. His neighbor, a
house painter, whose sleep was ruined
by the playing, called on M. Muha
and ordered him to shut off the set.
M. Muba refused, whereupon the
painter stabbéd him fatally and de-
molished the radio before he fled.
herself, but as they affect the great
Male Critic Severe on
Work of Women Poets
If an effort were made to deter-
mine what elements constitute fem-
inine poetry, one would name first its
chief characteristic — subjectivity.
When a woman writes poetry her
emotions generally center around her-
self and she is only interested in the
world as something that reflects fa-
vorably or unfavorably on her own
individuality. It is usually favorable
and when unfavorable, wailingly agon-
ized, writes Herbert G. Brunchen, ir
the North American Review.
As an artist it is rarely that a wo-
man can translate her emotions ob-
jectively; in other words to compre-
hend the world and the human beings
that are part of it, not as they touch
lot of humanity.
Feminine poetry, moreover, when ft
is cheerful, is generally so in a super-
ficlal way; it is too often over-refined
through an erroneous and typically
feminine conception of the difference
between refinement and truth. [It is
embroidery poetry, very apt to be ser
timental and cloyingly sweet.
And only in rare instances does one
find a poem written by a woman where
the unpleasantness and even tragic
truths of human relationships have
not been carefully censored or glossed
over.
Cultivate Serenity to
Fight Mental Fatigue
Mental fatigue cuts down efiiciency
and spoils happin2ss. American life
with its high-power speed for both
work and play produces an unusual
amount of mental fatigue. To aid in
the cultivation of more serene habits.
Dr. Lauren H. Smith, writing ir
Hygeia Magazine. makes the follow
ing sugestions:
1. When we work, let us keep om
interest in it and make it pleasurable.
2. When we play, let us enter into
it for ali it is worth without regar?
for anything else.
3. When we rest and sleep, let as
turn the mind and body loose to them.
selves and let them do what they will
Learn to rest the mind by leaving the
mind alone.
4. When we think, let us make a de
cision and carry it out. If we decide
incorrectly it ean be reconsidered le
ter.
5. When we are very tired, let us
not permit a temporary or extreme
emotional reaction to drive us into an
act that will have permanent results
Nation’s Honey Production
In the United States the greater:
part of the honey produced is alfalfa!
honey from the western states. where |
every year. Sweet clover. white sage
and other mountain flowers. also con |
tribute to the western supply. In the
central states it is white clover. sweet
clover. Spanish needle and heartsease |
honey. In the southern states. cotton |
mesquite. horsemint and sweet clover
and in the eastern states. northern!
states and Canada, buckwheat and
white clover are the leading honey |
flowers Orange blossoms. cleome |
aster and basswood complete the list
{ bed. On the way out of the club he
Easy to Don Coat
Two men were chatting. “Why is it,
that Greeks and Italians can get into
a coat easier than anyone else?” asked
one. ‘1 don’t know ~ replied the care :
ful one. “Did you ever notice the
graceful overhead sweep of their arms
as they slip on the coat with one com
plete motion?” queried the first speak
er. The othe. admitted that he had,
noticed the phenomenon in question
“It's hecause their Roman and Grecian |
ancestors used that method in slip
ping on their togas and they haven't
gotten over the ideo.” asserted Speak
er No. 1.—Detroit News.
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Ladies of Long Ago
‘The ladies to whom the troubadours
sang had invariably hair of che color!
of flax, as soft as silk, and shimmer |
ing with a sheen of the finest gold |
In ancient Spanish romances the hair!
is either of pure gold, or definitely |
fair. In ancient Germany. Gretchen
had te have “fair hair, like gold: long
bright, and curly.” There is a famous
description of a French !ady of the
‘Thirteenth centur:. “Her hair had
the brilliance of goid. and was twisted |
into rebellious curis”"—s0 evidently
permanent waving was known.
Tomahawk Not Indian
The tomahawk, which is sometimes
considered a weapon peculiar to the
American Indian, was originally a club
carved into some convenient shape. It
was most commonly a stout stick about
three feet in length, terminating in a
large knob, wherein a projecting piece
of flint was often inserted. The hatch-
ets of the Indians that are now called
tomahawks are a European device and
the stone hatchets so often found in
our fields, called by the same term
were not military weapons but me-
chanical tools.
Gas Freezes Fire
Carbon dioxide, -which is expellec
from your body whenever you exhale,
has been put to use by the Los An-
geles fire department to put out fires
fn which gtresins of water are of little
use, as in chemical and oil fires. The
gas is carried im high pressure cylin
ders and when reléaséd a eloud of dr)
ice like that used in certain kinds of
refrigeration is squirted over the fire
This reduces the temperature and
prevents oxygen from reaching the
blage. thus smothering it.
i could not undertake to do it because
" floor of the Lamb's club.
. our great financial geniuses are not so
By GRANT
DIXON
of NEW YORK
Matters of Memory
I have a friend who prides himself
on a certain quirk in memory which
enables him to remember telephone
numbers. He can remember any per-
son’s telephone number, when he has
heard it once. And this i8 not idle
boasting on his: part, a8 I have seen
him demonstrate his ability many
times,
The other day 1 dropped in at a
store with him while he bought a new
hat.
“What size?” asked the clerk.
“I don't know,” replied my infalli-
LIGHT
‘ ble friend. “Seven, or seven and one
eighth,
or seven and one-qu:rier
Somewhere around there.”
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Sure Fire
In the old days of vaudeville, a
lagging act was spurred on by the
ery: “Go into your dance!” It meant
that a comedian’s lines weren't getting
over very well, and a dance was a
sure-fire way of getting out of diffi-
culty. Nowadays, when whole choruses
do more difficult steps than the highly
paid specialty dancers of former days.
some other lifé-saver must be found.
As a matter of fact, two life-savers
have been found. One’is for the pe-
former to interrupt whatever he is do-
ing, fall on one knee and yowl “Sonny
Boy-y-y!” It never fails to bring
down the house. :
The other method is to speak Yid-
dish. Somehow, New York: vaudeville
audiences rock-with laughter at hear:
ing that ancient and honorable tongue.
and it is employed every week at the’
Palace. Ted 1 }
The other day Lou Holtz flung ou:
a phrase or two. Nearly everybody
laughed.
might laugh too, he stepped to the
edge of the orchestra pit and said:
“I‘or the benefit of the four or five
people from out of town, I will ex:
plain what I said. I said ‘T'll take the
same. You paid your money to get
in here, and you're entitled to know
all that’s going on.”
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The Big Kick
There are all sorts of practical jok-
ers, but the latest one I heard of is
the man who somewhere bought an
explosive golf ball. He started out for
a round with a friend. The friend
teed up an old ball. The practical
joker said:
“You can’t play with me with a ball
supposed to be the big kick in the
joke, It meant two extra rounds at
the nineteenth hole. 5.1
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A Sick Man
Douglas [Fairbanks the energetic
moving picture star, has always been
an outstanding pattern of pep even
when he was supposed to be sick.
Tears ago, before he entered the
inovies, he was in the Lamb's club
one day and was asked to appear in
4 benefit. He complained that he
he felt rotten and was going home to
vaulted over a piano. If it had been
one of his good days, he probably
would have vaulted right over the first
s ¥ =»
Pure Luck :
Sometimes I have a suspicion that
smart, after all. It is a great com-
fort to think that millionaires are not
wizards, but simply lucky. Such.a re.
lief permits me to think that I, too,
may some day make a killing in Wall
street.
One of the most satisfying anecdotes
concerns a financial genius who tele
phoned his broker to buy 2,000 shares
of something or other. The order was
executed immediately. Ten minutes
later the financial genius again tele-
phoned his broker, and he was, to say
the least, distracted.
“I've made a ghastly mistake,” he
quavered. “Something or Other is not
the stock I intended to buy. I don’t
care where it is now. Sell it at the
market.”
This order, too, was executed on the
spot. Twenty minutes after the brok-
. erage firm had started buying Some-
thing or Other for its customers, all
of that stock had again been sold.
The net profit was $12,000. This
particular stock had long remained
quiet, and when all the stock gamblers
saw an order for 2,000 shares placed,
they .. figured that something was
about to happen. So many of them
put in additional orders, and the stock
went up.
(© by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
His Desire for Sole
Place in Sun Costs $20
Provincetown, Mass.—His de-
sire for a place in the sun cost
Frank Viera $20 in court here.
It has long been Frank’s daily
custom to sit at the corner of
Franklin and Tremont streets
for a sun bath.’
On a recent day, Antone Car:
los, who is blind, chose the same
street corner as a nice place to
bask in the sun,
“Here, move out. You're keep-
ing the sun from me,”
complained.
Antone refused to budge and
the scuffle that followed led te
Frank
Then, .so that the others.
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LIGHTS HELP MAKE
A CHEFRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas is just .around the cor-
ner, a Christmas that will see ' the
nation aglow with so much varied
color that old Nick, as he wings
across the sky will see below him
one huge . illuminated, twinkling
crazy quilt. :
Merchants, civic and municipal
bodies have come to recognize the
the value of. the holiday spirit that
is enchanced by decorated streets,
buildings, parks and squares. This
spirit - aids business, especially at
Christmas time, of this there is no
doubt—and it also creates good feel-
ing. -
There is friendliness generated by
the twinkling bulbs—they are mes-
sengers of Christmas. Rows of gaily
decorated shop windows with: their
wreaths and holly, and their entic-
ing displays capture the attention
of the passerby... =. cr.
Overhead strings of multi-colored
bulbs cross and recross the streets
and avenues shedding a holiday of
childhood Christmases. It is hard
to stay indoors when downtown ex-
tends such a welcome,
The buildings one passes—banks
stores, municipal buildings — all
blaze with light and color—a fes-
tive atmosphere pervades every-
thing. It would be difficult to
imagine an ‘old Scrooge” in the
gay Christmas of today.
_ This type of Christmas celebra-
tion is growing. No longer are dec-
orations confined to the commer-
cial sections ‘of towns and cities.
More and more home owners are
making their dwellings a part of i 13-36 J. M. KEICHLINE, Agent
this Christmas atmosphere,
" As one passes into the residential
sections there will be seen many a
welcoming doorway with its lighted
wreath, ‘many a lawn with
sparkling: pyramid of evergreen,
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Registered Architect,
74-23-4m
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A. W. KEICHLINE )
BELLEFONTE, PA
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homes reflecting the colored glow of |
hidden floodlights and windows blaz-
ing with electric candles.
It. is a happy custom. The home
aglow with light extends a greet-
ing, Christmas is being shared with
the world. To the worker
ing homeward the lights wink mer-
rily. It is amazing what a differ-
ence in spirit they make; and it is
hoped that the custom will grow
with the years, : :
——Any telephone user in Centre
county can now get in communica-
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