The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-20

high, and range in price from 10 cents to
S25. or even more. The favorites have
blonde hair and brown eyes. the old
time blue eyes that were so beautifui ana
desirable being out A blonde doll IS
more like doll as n light-haired baby IS
more like q baby. no matter how dark It
grown. The blonde dolls have
much more pleasing expression,
the dark hair not giving the scftening eff
entirely. no straight hair beng tolerated,
except on the Indian dolls One can scarcely
think OF a nationality or condition IN life
that has not It's imitation In the Goll world
There are black dolls and W hite dolls, or
all degrees OF blackness and whiteness.
new kind is FIJI in native GARD. 1t IS
made of bisque. with movable arms. head
and legs, and is IN several sizes. from the
father and mother TO the infant FlJlan.
While lots of dolls are arrayed in a single
garment of inferior texture, lots of other
dolls come with a complete wardrobe or
fnery or coarsery. There is
The rich man, the poor man. beggar and thief,
The doctor, the lawyer, merchant and chief.
Or
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick-maker.
The tennis champion, the oarsman. tho
sailor, police, Lord Fauntleroy and the
newsboy. the organ grinder and the gentle
man of leisure. The opposite sex IS repre-
sented by m'lady ready for ball, reception
or street; the house-maid, cook and nurse.
with infant in arms. Some of the nurses
are prOpelling children in carriages, q bit OF
machinery inside. when wound mp. setting
the trio in motion, the big girl, the little
girl and young lady being duly shown.
ready for any event that may be demanded.
The very large dolls, some two and half
and three feet tall, are generally sold to
dress-makers. milliners and halr-dressers
for exhibition purposes The tiniest dolls,
onl1 fAr fau ar ra
hidden in birthday cakes for children.
There are very few dOilslof action. The
papa" and mama" dolls require brilliant
Imagination to comprehend the Limited vo-
cabulary. The Edison dolls. which re-
cite nursery rhymes. have an unpleas-
ant habit so common to children
In real life, OF behaving In al obstinate
manner when particularly desired TO show
Oft" The perambrlators take too much
guiding and too frequent winding to make
them agreeable companions for a walk of
any great distance; so that, oil together.
the doll whose only accomplishment Is the
stupid one of going to sleep Whenever
horizontal, and the bright one of always
whose arms and legs are not entirely stiff.
Is the popular and desirable one, even if
she Is always silent and expressionless.
For all this mimic world the merchants
are prepared to furnish houses with COM
plete appointments from cellar to garrett.
For the parlors there is furniture, marble
top and polished tables, chandeliers.
pianos. bric-a- brac, pictures. For the con-
servatOries, plants, vines and flowers. birds
in cages. "pOllys." with cages and stands.
There are se-burners. fireplaces and
racks for shovel and tonRs, sofas, book
cases, lamps, globes and stands for gold
fish. The bedrooms can be fitted up fit for
princess. with the daintiest beds and all
the appurtenances of the toilet. In fact.
there Is scarcely an article to be thought
of that one cannot find TO make doll and
her or his surroundings conn lete. Beside
all these, there are knit dolls. rubber dolls
and Japanese dolls that are made by the
million. A dolls life Is usually short and
the belle of this Christmas will not DO in
existence next December.