Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-09-08
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
IN THE DOLL FACTORY.
curiosities Of Bushes which Seeks t.
Please Babies.

Curiosities Of Business which Seeks to
Please Babies
There is much that may be seen by Q
visit to doll factory. that would have
for many people all the force of a rev.
elation. Few probably realize what q
number Of processes are necessary be-
fore even the tiniest of dolls is ready for
the nursery. There is certainly bewil-
dering number of suitable substances.
Beside the various kinds Of wax, from
the best English to the oommoner for
eign sorts, there are spermaceti and va
rious kinds Of composition; India rubber,
gutta percha, wood and rags, not to
mention various judicious combinations
of these and other materials. But the
best dolls are made only Of the best Eng.
lish wax. Then come the composition
dolls, which are much more durable
and some of which have their faces pro-
tected by thin piece Of muslin, and 50
on through the whole list. It ia, how
ever, the waxen dolls that appeal
most powerfully to the affections and
the admiration of the girls of England.
The construction of the molds in
which these are made involves some
knowledge Of modelling. The molds are
made of plaster of Paris, the various Sec
tons being deity joined together with
such nicely as to leave but few marks Of
the joints. Into this the melted wax Is
poured while still very hot, and thin
film Immediately adheres to the sides Of
the mold, which is quickly inverted in
order that the molten wax in the center
may flow out. But although this
rough mask Is fairly complete
in point Of outline, much re-
mains to be done before it can be re-
garded as possessing those charms which
are commonly believed to be dolls
rightful inheritance. The roughnesses
have to be smoothed down, distinctive
character has TO be given to the mouth
and nose, the eyebrows have to be deli.
cately penciled in; and we may well
cease to wonder that Shakspeare's lover
should have written an ode ito his mis-.
tress' eyebrows" when we see the Won
derful effect produced on dolls face by
various arrangements Of brow and lash.
Then the eyes, which are like beauti.
full shells, although they can be bought
by the gross, Of any color and size, have
to be fixed in, which is done by plasterine
them at the back with little soft wax.
The method Of fastening the hair 20 az
to give it a natural appearance, is one Of
the best tests Of the care with which o
doll has been made. In the best dolls
almost every strand is attached seper.
ately to the wax itself, while in the
cheaper kinds wig is roughly stuck On
the dolls head. This is very important
point which doll worshippers will prop.
erly appreciate, for 10 not the most de.
lightful part Of dolls daily toilet thu
brushing and combing Of her hair9 Then
there are many qualities Of hair, from
the best mohair TO common fax. l
We have said little about the tintine
of lips and cheeks, processes which in.
volve nice appreciation of effect. So
far doll fanciers seem TO be believers in
the rudy hue Of health, for we have
never yet seen an interesting" doll
with cheeks OF the color Of underdons
pastry. But it would be rash to specu
late upon the future, for the new science
of taste may yet influence even the nur.
sery and the doll trade.-Cassell's Fam.
lily Magazips.