Show Alice Frolics Frolics' in 44 4 4 43 1 1 z 4 4 1 Elf Guides Child Visitors 1 44 Ii 1 I z 44 Tots Dance in Town HallS Hall Alice took that personally conducted tour of Wonderland S SINCE familiar to every Snit Salt Lako child who liar lias been brought up on classics she has ilas n older and is now a n. young oung gro grown nursery curls But she she- hasn't lost a whit instead of a n little littFe girl in ill woman of her imagination or her shrewd faculty of observation She She- has hac a n. might miss en en- knack of pf seeing things hing'S which a more prosaic person tirel from tho the Fourth Estate somebody So when it came camo to sending an excursion into that modern wonderland the tho place where the tho upon Christmas toys toya are arc made there didn didn't didn't- t eem to be any more promising promising promis promis- herself ing chronicler of the tho droll doings of that region than Alice The editor persuaded her to make the tho trip She accepted the assign assign- ment The Tho time ha ba bap come the tho walrus said to talk of many things thing'S she began to quote after niter she had returned Never Ne mind the walrus the tho editor interrupted Lets hear benr what hat you'd yo d say ay about lt it Thereupon sho she recorded the tho impressions iong of Alico Alice in l By Uarda McCarty T S WASN'T T tho the wind you OU heard It ItI JL I Ix sounded Bounded like a a. rustling rustling- down the caught h t Ina Ina In Ina stovepipe or ora a little mouse cau a trap but If It you OU had bent your ear earIn earIn earin In tho the right direction you OU could o ha told that It was a n afFi b high thin piping G. G t v voice 0 Ice whistling F around tho corner cornor t s squeaking que a. a It In and andl andr blowing blowing- like Jlko a a. to toy toyo l I r- r fr f J o en engine n g gin 1 n o e out atI of at it 4 breath I heard It It I I M J. J r You see Bce I am used k y to It for Cor I have hae I i been hearing It ov- ov I ff cry ery winter for tor ohr oh r 1 j ever and ever so soI I many mam years ears It was as ff the the striped stock stock- 4 1 Ing elf eU an old J i friend o of mine neI lie ne I 1 1 was personally doS deo do- do o ij fi S J j 4 livering his hi v. I k for a n. tour through that part of ot the world worl where little men ineis with grinning mo mouths big eyes ereg vicious teeth and bristly blackhall blackhair blackhair black hair hall Jump out of little wooden cages when YOU YOli ou lift tho tile lid like plum pudding pudding pud pud- ding ding- fumes Cumes shooting out and up when the cook lets tho the oven door down that part of the world where the tho teddy bear walks on two legs less and huge baby dolls as the they dance danco round tho the Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas nas trees that part of ot the tho world where tin soldiers march past In regular rag reg ular file tile while cand candy elephants juggle Juggle Jug juS' gle Cle rubber balls on their trunks and rustle their plaster paris parla winks Its It's a wonderful part of ot the world I like to be bo there thera I once tried to rent an apartment there but Jut th tho manager said Only families where there are arc no ups grown-ups are admitted here So when we wo h heard ard that thal elf voice an and knew V It was invitation time again I felt almost as nervous and out of or place as did when he re reviewed ro- ro viewed the tho royal roal procession from tho the top of the wall Angeline Jones the tho little neighbor girl with curly hair and her brother Dick were out In the tho backyard trying to push the pump handle up and down I could hear them through the crack In m my window and know knowing In that the striped stocking elf must havo seen them too and most most likely was wishing wish wish- In log ing the they would get that Invitation in- in stead of ot me I bustled out the tho ba back backway lc wa way up to the corner or of the trie house near the tho where I knew ho ISO liked to stand He lie Ie was there with the bundle of In Invitations invitation In- In bulging bulging- tho the side Ride pockets of ot othis his sea green tights like lIko the top peg-top I breeches the tho lieutenant wears I when hes he's out on dress parade Ho lie I wasn't looking looking- at me and because I hated to be bo seen seen seen-I I was wearing my myed red ed flannel dressing dressing- gown cown Just then thanaI than than-a- I pulled one ono out of or his pocket and Juggled It up m my sleeve till I gelon got gel goton goton on tho the other ther side aide of or the house Then Ther I II I sent Gent It sailing over OYer the fence till It ii bumped Into the tho pump handle and fell feU at Angelinos Angelino's foot feet She picked ii It up and went Into tho tic house with It I dont don't kno know what happened bu bushe hut but she and her brother must have accepted ac ac- ac- ac right awa away because the next day tho the postman brought me mo a long long- fa fat letter from the tho striped stockIng elf elt and this is what ho he said It was some somo trip we had through To Wo We e didn't take a a. streetcar street car cat as ns wo we a used to do when hen you ou went with us Instead wo we went to t to the tho cuckoo clock station and when th tile the thedoor e edoor door swung open and the tho cuckoo bird stepped stopped out we wo slipped Inside It was as raining a a. little bit but we wo found some crepe paper sticking In a achina achina china chinn and arid they did very nicely till wo we got to the town haU hall That's Thill's where most roost of tho toys toS were holding their annual bazaar you know The Tile times day they spend at the tho big department stores In town town Santa Santa Claus Claua has asked them to but to-but but at nt night the they tiie go to th their lr own city to hold their bl big parties and talk about what tho they rue are going to do when they leave the bright ht lights of ot and find themselves warming their toes at some private ate little grate grato tire fire and eating their suppers out of or their own little m masters master's usters uster's or mistress mistress' rice bowl Wo Yo got there thero last night last night just as the A. A I I I I party was beginning Tho The cotton flannel Jan flan I nd nel rabbit opened tho tha door and took our umbrellas from us I noticed a standing ln right poly roly-poly fOx foxy grandpa behind him The rho old tell fellow ow winked atthe atthe at atthe the umbrellas and I guess that's why we wo missed them when wo we ava away My I dealings with fOx foxy grandpas havo taught me that even a striped stocking elf elt gets his toes stopped on If he closes both hoth eyes at once Fox Foxy grandpas ao are like rubber balls when a a. Jab baby bounces tham m. m It never can cnn bo told where thoy they aro going to land I heard a n up rown-up say nay when ho he was wao talking about fot foxy grandpas ran pas and rubber balls that they thoy t cie like fleas leas and politicians in their erratic changes I dont don't know what he ho meant It was great grent fun run being In that hall The dance danco had Just commenced Tho woolly lamb Iamb was blowing tho tilo hoi horn n while willie tho soap bab baby rattled out tho the latest latest latest lat lat- est tune tuno on tho the tiniest baby Jaby grand Angelino Angeline and Dick seemed to know everybody thore there The They spied Charlie Chaplin the tho vcr very first thing thinS and n naked asked him to danco dance for tor them Ho lie said ho he would if It Angle Anglo would wind up the tho spring in iii his Ilis back bade She turned to toma tomo tomo mo ma and whispered In my car ear Would It bo be polite If Ie I didn't I told her that hero It was the tho cr very ery best of ot manners t to wind each other ether up so she sho reached her little HUle hand out and turned the koy O till he went rollicking around o 0 on n a tho the floor loor thumping thumping- his cane cano up and down hind and making so much noise that the slid out of ot his stall and ond nd darted to tho tic center hour flour as ns If It ho had been boen shot out of the tho wooden submarine submarine sub sub- marine marino the tho duck was tending 1 i The mache papier-mache Indian chief shouted shout shout- ed od Time and the tin policeman cleared the floor Ioor for or th the exhibition I waltz of ot the evening This was by the I gingham cat and her hor partner from Japan You never have seen a Japanese Japan Japan- eso ese cat have e you ou You see It Is Just Justa a new addition to Toland This Is the thc first year ear ono one h his has s over ever been admitted to tho big s bazaar I believe you OU would like 1110 one because you always liked tho the the Jack and used to d throe three times limes with him and these cats cat look a a. deal like him They've long br bristly s and stiff tails taBs with a a. curl cud on tho en end and yellow glass eyes ees as big hit as the sand bucket Anglo Angie pla plays s 's with on the beach Sho She liked them and clapped her hands till I noticed she sho tore toro tho the insl o of ot her hor glov s. s I hope her mother wont won't mind Tho The checker board was sitting on a n stool at the end COd of tho the hall hail talking to the cup when ho first saw Anglo Angle and Dick You remember how thou thoughtful the checker board al always always al- al ways was was was- He rushed right down and Insisted that we HO all tak s off our wrap l. It was all right for Anglo Angie and Dick but think of or me mc Im I'm headed bald-headed and andI o of course courso I wanted to keep my hat on on headed bald-headed men always do and besides besides besides be be- sides without my sea green suit I might have caught cold Ho He know that but ho he always s 's likes to tense tease me mo every year when I go bO to his ball es- es pec pc all ally If I have havo a haired golden UtI lit little lit Ut- tie tic girl with moYe mo me We Ye danced till wo we heard the door atthe of at the cuckoo clock swing open again and I I Ithe IT the little bird call eight times Then Gra Wooden T Tank nl who Gray was acting ns nt master of ot ceremonies ambled to the front of ot the tho stage tago arid and Invited us nil Into tho the banquet hall hail Ho lie was so clumsy and awkward that I felt sorry for tor him j l Anglo Angie wanted to know If It she sho should not wind tho the key In his back too but Dick said Bald Oh shucks Angle Angiel If It that I I I doesn't sound Just a girl g You must have havo electricity and a motor to tomake make malto a tank pro ro That's mechanical Dont Don't you ou know what mechanical Is Girls think all they've got ot to do Is wind a spring apling and they can set get et what tho they want Poor little Anglo Angie Sho She looked as It If she sho felt so ashamed but butI I hastened up and filled In the awkward awkward awk awk- ward pause by saying Hush Hus Dick Diel that's the thc way It really Is in Theres There's keys 0 10 almost everything O Of at course there thoro Is the an and ami the electric train and skis sl-Cs and sleighs and such things that dont don't have havo to have springs but springs and strings strinG's help most things We re e had been smelling baked baIted apples and cream toast for tor almost fifteen minutes so after Ora Gray Tank a. a asked l ed us In Irr to th tho supper cupper table v wo we o got our partners and hurried right along Angie Angle An An- gle gie went out with the elephant the big rag doll doH took Dick and as usual the baseball bat hat took tok hold of ot nl my arm Tile The black yarn baby had cooked tho supper supper supper sup sup- per on the tho wee wco to toy stove and z served r cd It to us on Oil tin plates marked 1 with pic liC pictures pictures pic- pic tures o of a r red d Jill and a blue Jack Jacl carrying a pink bucket up a green hill bill But It tasted most awfully good Dick said an and ho he ought our to know because bc- bc cause causo Anglo Anse said Eald she him an and he had three helpings When I had eaten almost the last spoonful of or cream toast I heard such sucha a a. sweet soft sound coming coming- from up UI above clear like e a a. bell and looking up I saw five little golden bells bell with witha a little gray mouse pulling the tho bell rop rope Tile The baseball bat said that was the sign that Santa Claus Glaus was coming coming- EverYbody became quiet all nil except Angle Angie She Sho slipped out of ot her choir chair and rushed to the tue front door to meet him Urn lIe Ho came in the tue door Just as sho she reached reache tho the hall hail and the they met md under the chandelier Anglo J didn't know It but a n. wreath was hanging below the lights Santa saw It hoever however however how how- ever and ben bending bending- down he lie he kissed her twice on her little chocks cheeks Dick walked up UI like a little man to shake his hla hand and the they were Yere both Loth going to give JI their order for Christmas night when whon the yellow jellow cuck cuckoo o bird swished In through the door and ordered ordered us us out and away from rom toland back to the city where tho the only place In which one can see all tho Inhabitants of ot gathered together ether Is lu through shop windows 01 behind counters counter |