DOI issue:
No. 336 (March 1921)
DOI article:Some French toys of to-day
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21392#0121
SOME FRENCH TOYS OF TO-DAY
these toys stand unparalleled. The massive
dignity of the elephant, the quaint pompous
waddle of the goose, the constant, futile
anxiety of mother hen, all wonderfully
observed, find their true expression. In
the broad curves of the swan, the artist
finds the natural constructive elements of
a push cart. The rocking-horse he designs
in action, selecting the very attitude in
conjunction with which the movement of
rocking will appear most natural and life-
like, a 0 a a 0 a
And all those toys are toys to play with,
"lejouet de France" stout in build, useful, as delightful in the
105
toy plates. made by
these toys stand unparalleled. The massive
dignity of the elephant, the quaint pompous
waddle of the goose, the constant, futile
anxiety of mother hen, all wonderfully
observed, find their true expression. In
the broad curves of the swan, the artist
finds the natural constructive elements of
a push cart. The rocking-horse he designs
in action, selecting the very attitude in
conjunction with which the movement of
rocking will appear most natural and life-
like, a 0 a a 0 a
And all those toys are toys to play with,
"lejouet de France" stout in build, useful, as delightful in the
105
toy plates. made by