1951-12-22 — Page 4

}

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1951.

SANTA GOES WESTERN

Miss Wild West of 1950 might be name of this youngster, who places toy bronco in corral of her ranch play yard. This seems to have replaced the doll's house of yesteryear, when all little girls were made of "sugar and spice and everything ›nica.”

SAR

ANTA has traded in Dasher. Dancer, Prancer and Vixen this year for a string of ponjes namen "Trig- ger." "Champion." "Silver" and "Topper."

Come Christinas Eve. the jolly old man will arrive with a 10-gallon hat perrbed on his snow-white hair. in his 1931 park will be the greatest collection of West- ern toys he's ever carried.

They're not all for Johnny, either An equal num- her will be tagged for his little sisters.

The girls are demanding toy horses in all sizes and rulours. Guns must be as large as those brother gets. Dolls will come straight from the golden west.

If the junior miss desires, she can change into an Indian maiden

Fancy shirts and rowgai skirts, rough-riding bikes, covered wagons, campfire equipment and western games -they'll be there for little "Miss Buckeroo,"

Mamy

DOLLS are still a must on almost every little girl's new trend, dressed in miniature cowgirl costume. Christmas list. This year, they are made to follow the cowboy dolls are made to resemble favourite characters.

THERE'S AN OUTLAW in the distance, so bur heroine draws her

trusty six-shooter-standard equipment for every girl who "goes

west-before venturing within rocking horse range. Her mount champs at the bit, eager to dash ahead in this stirring prairie chase.

The herd is bedded down and coyotes campfire. Food must be cooked and guns must be cleaned. And of:

SANGI BANGI SANG)-And another redskin

are, bowlin" "fi tre Ulstan ne our cowgirls gather around their course, there's always one hand to provide music and sing balladr'

powed to bite the dust, But this warrior was made of we

atur knd lived to play another day. Numerou

frets with cmake bloycles resemble horseki