The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16
DOLLS AND THEIR WORLD.
DRESSED IN CLOTHES THAT rfr OF
FASHIONS UP TO D41E.
DressmakInG for Dolls m Occupation hy
ItseIr-Hospitnis for Dolls-Ncw lancies
In Dolls and the Old Favorites.

D~res.maEIne for Dolls mn Occupation ny
ItseIr-uospitnIs for DoIIs-Ncw Eanties
In Dolls and the Old Favorites.
IL may have occurred to the observer who
has gene tho rounds of the toy d-cpur. mtnts
OF the large shops in quest Of Christmas sur-
prises for small persons that most OF tic
ladikins displayed on shelves and IN shuv
windows are dressed with taste aud according
to the latest fashion,; that there Is unlimited
variety In their costumes and that dolls ward
robes are for sale in all sizes and designs. Tbs
observer may have thought out the fact that
drcssmakinR for dolls is a regular business, and
there rises then the quaint vision of a small.
pale woman-child with a pinched, eager face, n
bumped back, aud a crutch under one arm,
standing just outside the lighted mansion en-
trance, from whence issue strains OF sweet
music. She is watching the pageant within with
her big bright hungry eyes, that she may take
home each detail in her quick brain and repro
ducc It In miniature with her busy fingers for the
dressing of the dolls for the London shops.
That is as Dickens drew her-the dolls Dress
maker; but the dolls ~dressmakcr OF the New
York trade world Is not SO picturesque. She IL
plump and cheerful. and her bodice is stuck full
of pins and needles and she wears u black CAM
brio apron and sits Mt a sewing machine by .
sunny window in the stock room Of the doll de-
partmrnt. Her work table Is piled with paper
patterns, bright silks, sheer muslins, and dainty
laces. a pair of tiny scissors hangs from her
belt. There are rolls Of Tom Thumb ribbon and
cards of liliputian buttons, and pillows OF pink,
blue, red, and yellow accordion plating on the
stock shelf just in reach. She puts her hand on
one side the better to steady the hang Of the
serpentine skirt she Is draping on n miniature
edition Of Loic Fuller, and she tells the reporteri
ut is really n fascinating business. | enjoy IL
almost as much as / did when l made dolls
la...u. e.. ..., I,lt. ,ylap \ 49, IA hti1a
girl. l have n great deal of liberty In the choice
and notifications Of designs. and | try to make
my dolls representative of the latest fashions.
The skirt dance Is all the rage Ia dolls at pres
quite n sale. But these novelties never last long.
and they do not affect the regular sale of the
everyday dolls, the Just plain American ones,
with yellow curls and blue eyes, that have been
dear to generations and generations of children.
you'd think. A the undcrclothes must be finely
stitched and lace-trimmed In the high priced
much chic about 1t as II IL came from the other
side. Indeed, you can SEQ for yourself that tho
imported one. Yes. / do tailoring for the boy
dolls also, but they never sell as well as the girl
make. Besides dressing dolls we keep a stock
of ready-madc clothes on hand, from coats and
m rain FROM no >. Gr csn,s ana to s Shoes W. our re gTsisS en- "G ims
ported hrG NIB, doll % thirty inches Egh n tai; with a
com a costs oSiie So ~ and nd a nrid Srias nhd a t tDe Iittls
gentleman, in, evening dress of broadcloth. with
q white, starchcd dress shirt, collar and cuffs.
gold. studs. white Kid gloves, patent-leather
boots, and "a fine flowing moustachc, costs a ten
dollar bill. A little Lord Fauntleroy. in n black
velvet suit, is sold for SIS. The kestncr talking
dolls. dressed. range from 81 to So. Baby dolls,
in long clothes, with entire ~layettes and pretty
toilet baskets, range from 81 upward,
snip! snip! go the scissors, and the latest edi-
ton Of Loie Fuller. in a pink skirt, is ready for
Did you ever consider what becomes of tho
disabled and infrm members of the doll family,
those who, in the accidents common IN nursery
belongs SsH aSsV to a tender,hesried htMtiiss girl With with an
%1 doll R%"s pit 10 N sSsS'i YORK s3 Sa si half a dozen d Ssnt doll
hospitals where eyes are renewed, wigs restored,
placed, torn bodies mended, and the interior
meShsniSm Of springs And sG11eaks carefully
near the entrance of one big toy shop on
Fourteenth street. and here at an operating
all day a doll surgeon with a glue pot,
an assortment Of Of knives, files. scissors
q boxful Of odds and ends of doll anatomy.
There is a box Of blue eyes and a box OF black
brown and yellow scsips With long curling locks
or nh short duffy eurls or the cheaper woolly Wigs;
and good chiidren-Germany. He has a quaint,
CHEEKY, Teutonic face that. seems TO say TO the
mmendod the broken toys Of my little nadchens
at hEm Se,rl ne % has has = s I1eGs,s an ro aRp Gs auH ran or
i msn AND df tse most a@ ah so asilsa'S w Solf t q aG tal isp% and
70 dHunt his Expert skill. for dolls have been the
sN@&g -
There are rev large hair stores where the
bald headed darling OF the small persons may
not be supplied with a beautiful wig of yellow
or brown, luxuriant natural hair. Indeed, some
OF these establishments make specialtes OF
dolls. wigs, and there are some %coiifures for
Partisan imported heads that would turn a Fifth
avenue EN- fashion plate gray with envy.
terestinG., The doll had a most dignIied origin.
as tho old-time puppet makers of Germany
might explain. Indeed, Goethe. in the early
chapters OF wilhelm Meister," has suggested
most prettily the evolution OF the doll, In his
story OF the marionettes, his lutte friends Of the
mimic stage, so dear 10 German childhood.
The fin dc steele Edison doll is the very latest
phase in this evolution. 1t Is an accomplished
child Of science, and can repeat fuently rhymes
from Mother Goose. 1t costs $40 without a
wardrobe, has a metallic body in which, 10
placed u phonograph, and is altogether a thing
of beauty, aud "A Joy, so long as i keeps in order.
into court for some reason or other. and, the
manufacture of the Edison doll family has been
discontinued. The doll OF to-day is so arranged
anatomically that II can stand up and sit down.
and can be wound up TO take a stroll across the
nursery floor. 1t is Cosmopolitan, and the dolls
dressmaker is versatile. 1t Is attired in the
cOAtumeA of every nation