The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
MISS ALDEN,s DOLL COLLECTION.
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Miss Annie F. Alden. daughter of Editor Henry
NJ. Alden Of Hdrper's Magazine. gave an account
OF her collection Of dolls at a recent meeting Of
st. Luke's Association Of the Episcopal Church
of Metuchen. NJ J.
"A year or two ago." she said. "a friend sent
me . curious doll from Martinique. He said 1t was
dressed exactly as the natives dress, and 1t
would give me . much better idea of how they
really looked than any photograph possibly
could. / had always felt more interested in
people than In places. and l had also all OF q
woman's curiosity as to how the women of
other countries dressed and lived. l thought
that I would like to own a doll from every
country in the world and asked my friends
when they went abroad to bring me dolls. My
sister brought me from Edinburgh . little
Highland laddie in a Stuart plaid, and q Scotch
fshwifs with marvellous fiaxen braids. I
thought that I could very easily find an American
doll for myself. but alas almost all of our dolls
are made in Germany. or II made here are
made after German models.
81 found that to make a collection Of dolls
that came up to the ideal collection In my mind,
] should have begun many years ago, before
the world was Of such a sameness. To find q
doll that is truly characteristic is very dinicult
indeed. a friend sent me 8 great prize, =
d a~sRtS ia s%nd this iot doll nc SO f hidsoa. t that e one
could imagine the poor little children who
played with 1t growing up with sadly distorted
Views of life. had = dear little Quaker doll
given to me dressed by . quaint little Quakeress
In Philadelphia. A Southern girl dressed a
tiny negro doll exactly like a Georgia field hand.
and finally found a genuine Yankee doll OF
jointed wood. Then | had Japanese. dolls
OF many kinds, and all OF them were so charac-
teristic and so unlike one another; that l felt
great respect for . nation which showed such
care and skill In even the tiniest detail. | was
speaking OF this to . japanese friend who
proudly answered, : Yes. we have never to put
any Of our furniture against the wall Even
the cheapest articles are made as carefully In
the back IS In tho front. All japanese clothing
Is beautifully finished on the under side.
II found II quite easy to get . Chinese doll
with > long queue. Then / have . charming
little Partisan doll dressed in bright scarlet
with . great deal OF gold lace, who will take
on his hat in the most elegant manner, when
pinched a little. but he Is badly made as are
most of the French toys. have nun, dressed
by . nun, . fierce Zulu, q tidy little Holland
maiden with a cap pinned with curious brass
pins, = .Tyrolese DOLL a tiny. wooden
doll and bed from the Whitechapsl
Mission, a doll from, San Francisco China
town, a jumping jack from Venice, three very
made to represent Garbaldi. one a crusader,
and the third a Franciscan monk; an Egyptian
doll, an EsquimAu doll, a doll from New Or
leans. . doll from Budapest, and | have be-
gun = collection of Brownie dolls which are
certainly characteristic OF American genius. |
have a great curiosity, . mandrake root which
represents the perfect image OF a man holding
up a baby In his arms. This might be called
own doll"