Kiddies Sunshine Circle

Ladies' Mirror, Volume V, Issue 6, 1 December 1926, Page 106

Kiddies Sunshine Circle

Q«rest Girls and Boys,— It is rather early, but as this is my last opportunity, I must here and now “Wish you, every one, big and little, A Very Merry Xmas and the Happiest of New Years.” If each one of you decide to be kind and thoughtful to others and do some unselfish action as often as possible then surely you will have a perfect Christmas and Holiday. Have you ever tried doing a good turn for somebody, such as washing up the dishes after Mother has cooked a nice dinner, or tidying up the garden when Daddy isn’t expecting it ? Oh, it does give you a nice feeling when Daddy says “that’s fine, my lad” ; or Mother says “Thank you, darling.” It’s really nicer than getting a present. Now try this “good-turn” idea and let me know if it was not the happiest, jolliest time you ever had. I shall be thinking of you on Xmas Eve all snuggled up dreaming of opening your stockings, and again T shall think of you on Xmas Day with all the toys, ponies, bicycles and motor cars you are all wishing for, and then again while on your holidays. I hope you will think of me just onceand I shall know when my cars are burning that some of my “Kiddies” are giving their big sister a wee thought. When you read these lines most of you will be very busy with your exams, and thinking more of your holidays to come than doing puzzles or writing essays, so I am not going to ask you to do any work for the Sunshine Circle this month. We will all have a good rest from our usual duties and when the holidays are over I will expect all my Sunshiners to rally round again and help me to spread Sunshine amongst all our members and many more to join later. With every kind wish I now say cheerio, and hope you the best of good luck during the Festive Season. Your grateful and loving Big Sister, Sunshine.

The “BYE-BYE DOLLS” show traces of the same influence; they are soft and squashy and cuddly, simply and strongly constructed in the brightest of colours. “CHU” is a Chow whose twinkling eyes and tip-tilted nose are completely irresistible; the phrase “as friendly as a lost puppy” might have been invented to fit this toy. The “CRESTA” POLLS (how do these things get their names?) are plump, bright-coloured creatures with velvet faces and round roguish eyes. “OLE BILL” is a walrus, and looking at him one wonders how the comical side of this animal has so long eluded the vigilance of toy designers. One of the toys that foreign manufacturers never seem to get just right is the bull-dog. The imported article is never convincingly true to type:— “JOHN BULL JUNIOR” which is one of Messrs. Dean’s productions, is an unmistakable bull-pup of the true British breed, while “RIP,” another Dean toy, is just as French as John is English. The “ELEGANT” DOLLS are a • really remarkable production. They not only live up to their name, but do full justice to their lineage, being the latest descendants of the House of Dean. If future historians wish to show their contemporaries what that much discussed person the young woman of 1926 was like, it is hoped that some at least of these “Elegant” dolls will survive, in order that they may serve as models for the demonstration. DEAN’S PATENT RAG BOOKS are also there in greater variety than ever—alphabets, counting books, and train and animal books galore all having those washable, indestructible and hygienic qualities so essential in babies' books, that have truly made them world-famous.