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Show Ausfere Buf Gay. : Yulo Toy Selection Good, Sales Boom in London model pedal csrs, made for th Austin Car Co. by disabled Soutl Wales miners, are temporarily ou ' of stock they have aold ao faal ' A roadater eoata SM; a racer, tit ' There ia a French walking bo doll selling for U3. There are Bel glan-made dolla with real hair ant 1 mualln dreaaea for M 75. Soma oi the dolla have red-painted finger nalla. For the firat time since th war the stores seem to have succeeds in licking the gloomy effeeta oi austerity. Their windows are at tractlvely done and are brlghtlj lighted in the evening aa u Piccadilly Circus. Every purchaat la wrapped in gay paper and then seem to be good supplies of holly, Christmas trees, and colored llghU for the trees, as well aa the traditional tra-ditional Christmas "c r a e k e r a," Chriatmaa cake decorations, and unrationed Stilton cheese at M a pound. StM w Hjrlon But there are still no nylons for the ladiea. Every big department tore has Its stocking counters plastered with "no nylons" signs. If milady managea to get a pair . By WIIBam MoOaffia : Chkge Daily News Service LONDON, Nor. 1 The Christ-mas Christ-mas rush Is on and toy departments depart-ments are booming -even though there'a reportedly leas money about this year. British youngsters have a wide . variety to choose from this Christ-mas, Christ-mas, although on boy of 7 disdained dis-dained the whole lot and asked a department store Santa Claua to leave 1000 pound -( 12800) in his stocking. Price are about the same as last year but the quality and variety va-riety have improved enormously. One of the most popular numbers I I a "remote control" car, run by clockwork, guided by air pressure when a rubber ball at the end of a long rubber tube la squeezed, nd costing from 11.82 to 13 78. Lexery Toy, Toe Then are a many adult aa . Children around the counter where the toy trains are aold. A wlndup train now sells for about 4.20, while a battery set with plastic coaches can be had for 17! Luxury toys seem to be selling as well aa cheaper ones. Austin or wniunu ume it most likely Jnm 0IW of the black market "spivs" who aeU them out of suitcases on Oxford street for J5.60 a pair while one of them keep a lookout for th oops. Th women of England srs eon oled, however, by the fact that ther are plenty of fur boots and fur glove around. Average price of th boot 114 a pal,. P Things, In general, seem to be better for the Chriatmaa shopper thl year. But th store clerks will tell you privately, "Better buy now. W may run out of stock later." |