The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
DOLLS EVER SO LIFELIKE.
GERMAN MAKERS LED TO DO LEI
TER BY AMERICAN DEMANDS.
Fncea with Expressions, Weii-Sanae hs'e'eH'
and Adjustable Arms and LeEs-Tnste OF

nua Adjustable Arm. and LeEs-Inste or
Chndren In tho Matter OF Doiip-WtEp'
Tho do,,s this xcsr oro nil doing Dclsarto-
boctonino nos,no ,oou,n, tbis way and that,
arch coonotti.h vinnipg leaking any way,
In Zoo, oSoon, ~ ,h.t h,ant s,aripr. straieht.
abcnd sasbion that ba. been cnllod doll fashion
over s,rco ,io,,s ,v.ro A. for THAR Joints and
muscles ,nsv - no srrnlo ard aoxiblc as onco
tbcv ,,ero s,ir ana croatv Tho doll Of 1897
n cor,h .na hrn., Nov ho,r lifting her arms
bioh oboro hnr hoaa ond ,rr,utinV her long
locts dey,lv no sbo ,oops ipto tho mirror.
She IN ,voir Nth loo. .gor, than abo oould two
l ve,rs 400, sho con onon and clo.o bcr oycs with
lose NJ , i.rt. oh, CO.. Mia out her hands and
lool hosnitoh,o mr. donroca,orv or pleading:
she can clasn then, no1otiyolv in hor muff or
ro,so a er,or In oxnos,riotion for all tho world
n. ~ sho ,,oro n,oda o,t a, ao,h and blood. and
moi our n, marc nnnor ,r at host conference.-the
Tho do,, or soz h,s n hodv too ,nodellod ON n
new and imnrovod nl,n II 10 no longer merely
n hox trunI ,yI,h ,ao, .,d orn. stuck into IL.
hut +, Ia .h.rod lito ~. ron, human body. There
10 exnross,on In Tho I,r,h. Even tho little 81
doI,s-tbosc TINT santa Claus has TO dress be-
fore ne c,p d,str,hrto ,h.n-.re made In the
,l.,..s ~ ,,.,nr o,udro, ,,;th aimples and
crryos ond rornaoa on,,in.s
"Ioot NJ th,t troon ~ Ii,,Io doll. In thu hath
,ub ..ch ono a iit,Io hioaor thar tho other, I
doclara thay ava 4. rro,ty nm .tatuarv " aaid n
,rom,n ahornor H. o,Ior of,ornoon az sbe
locked at n storo disnlov Tho mink. aesbed.
hold.hoo5od rrohir nio,,hi,go we're lfe,ike
enorrh IN mor,t nro,so
az, 4. ~, AmarLoon ro haitian MOD.
e,,ed doll TINT bo. snurroa Tho Gsrmop makers
nv IN n bi,hor stondord y cola n doyyrtowp doll
imnort,r i've GOT an 49, o,yn models and
.hnv thor, % tho ma,rt.,tnroro and uroo tho
v,r,ors ip,nroyemopts wooded In most coses
thev tab, our odyico Tho American buvcrs
going over tbore ar, res,ors,ble for tho change
Otborwiso tho,o old corntr,esv orl, 90 m usipp
Tho modo,s tnr nonarations Ast "a now
univ tho ordinorv commor m.tes NJ dolls nro
so,d IN Iondon and Paris The cream of all. tho
nnaroaa, non,, .o,oa, :" .ht. oorn,rr
"wh,t h,ro tbov don. IN tho dolls IN make
,hor, Ioor- az 49,, 1i,o,,r,o !" ,o wo,o.ro5
"Tbo makers have vrndr,lIv imnroved every
.r.,,oot do,on ~ ,hoir ,nrL Within tho I.at
To-, nv throo vooro" ,y,s tho r.nIv "Tbo
bands arms legs and foet ore nil made better
nnd ~. haad and Toce = mad. nttor an ]artistio
model. Now. here is what we cali an old face.
That face was made two years ago. Sec the DIFF
ference in the expression, or rather, the lack of
expression That face is we'll modelled, but it
is blank. nj was not for the colorins it would
not nave SOFA at al. our ouyer took sucn a aoii
as That win him when ne went to Germany
ne saia: here' now, can you e,,o US some
,n,rs p u0,lef ,o oran rou arA, rson1s | ,o mo., 1 q % %oy
.nan a. p a.. ta n INA. n nn. So ot.e, II ,e,s II eat go ,n"no ~
looking thing Those manufacturer are quick
IN catch On, They cot n better artist for their
new spring model that year or else they paid
him better, and the result was a vast improve
ment. The same thing is true about the limbs,
You can't make a COILS clothes set well on IL
unless the shoulders and bust arc modelled
,kn' NV "pio'0u ~ 81. 80 80.
why, we even have shown them now TO dress
the dolls, how to make them look up TO date.
lhey kep1oh n'tlne mem ~ Il am -
picce-looking garment. year AFTER year. year
after year, and we would have to reduce them
before the dolls would sell.
no better doll body made than the solid pape,
with q bisque preparation run over it of thu
correct tint The paper bodies are far superior
inc n the naner hnaiss yerv Ionr ''eA ""A
Eth dolls bodies and limbs are invariably
Germany. The heads of the fine dolls are W
china. bisque covered. and those are done in a
factory; but the other part is Of paper done by
and spend q good deal OF time over their work
They got very little pay, but they are used to
house to go by. and manages to turr
out a fair quantity OF work. In regard
to the iointine and Ringing of the knees anC
elbows, the doll makers have set their wits al
work and improved very much on the ole
mothods. They have found new materials IL
work with that give a more satisfactory result
Now, here is a doll in street costume. A few
not have ciasped her hands together as this on,
have had to hold it in one hand. The amount o
II is that, owing to the general raising of tn,
grade Of goods. n child can have n DOH to-da,
Costing SIpb which will have all the artist,
o%ualitics that 81 would hardly have bouRhr
three wears ago. The eyes open and shut NOR,
naturally now, and therc is a vast Improvement
in Tho whole poise of the body, from the crow
OF the head down TO the conformation of tn,
! ankles and toes.
20 course in ia in tho hipher.priced goods tina
the imprnvenent ia most noticeabic. hui eve,
these little tcn.centcrs and these dolls we sell b,
The ward have kent nm somewhat with tho nro
cession. Their Checks are not quite so Fix,
brick dust in color, and their eyes don't star,
ouitc so bIankiy ms thew stared n half dozcI
Years apo. We have them dressed now in char
acter Costumes. Instead Of the little musliI
ain See. ihcy ARE sailor boys. or Hirhiont
iasses, or Indians negroes. dairy maids ncna