Wasting no time

Man dressed as Santa Claus holding smiling, gesturing child in his lap. Caption: "WASTING NO TIME: It's getting to feel a lot like Christmas, Brooklyn youngsters discover as they rejoice in the glories of the Abraham & Straus toy department just three weeks ahead of the Big Day. . . . And making sure that Santa is perfectly clear about what goes under her tree is Martha Melito, 3, of 2223 79th St."