The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12

| stock ready and finished In every particular,
| but waiting 10 get their cue from some current
| event. when the special motto OF stamped design
| will be put ON them. The novelty goods designer
has to be quick TO act as news reporter or rail-
way switchnian when anything out OF the com
mon comes up, and must have practical knowledge
In lifting his iden to the markets needs anr, max
ing Il Of substance sufficiently durable and suff-
| Besides the women stationers who keep toys
and specially goods as regular st2ck, mere arc
ih constantly Increasing number o, ihnr n eIsota
at holiday time by a line OF dolls and other chill
drcns attractions The women hairdressers
and hair goods dealers devote attention during
the fall season TO the making Of dolls wigs and
The women having fancy workshops anu DECO
ratiyc furnishings display whole counters full
Of nursery and drawing room accessories These
founded on some fad Of tiic moment; comicd cats
dance by pulling string bull-frogs pcrched under
mushroom umbrellas; turtles for pin cushions
work for Christmas tree fittinga The more
novel and amusing these the better The toy
maker never had a better chance OF custom
ana a more liberal patronage To cater 10 than
at present.
In ordinary toys women have also an impor-
tant part The EtOuching and complexion. maxi
ing Of every doll made in the Brooklyn doll fac;
toTy are done by women. hey have TASTE ana
delcacy Of touch and, after The limbs and face Of
the composition doll have been moulded dried
and hardened. the polishing and smoothing oil
these Hmerican ma made dolls lis Dozens Of girls
are employed in this process Another dozen
or more put in the dolls eyes. and give. her eye.
brows and lashes: yet others supply her with
the blonde or brown ringlcts or the braids 81
straight hair, go essential to good looks And
others put on the baby cap and short tukZ that
will ,maks an infant Of her 10 be dressed in long
clothes
For seven years American women have been
working on these understandable American dolls,
which are very nearly as handsome and as pt0it'
s6e to the dealers as the ioicign.mnd,c dolls
graph portraits used to rctouch at the photograph
galleries putting IN pink checks and coral lips
talent TO making dolls compilations \ good
many dolls are also made out and out at private
order in New York city by. the mH,tons Of the
dolls hospitals. Most Of these women are for.
eigncrs, or Of foreign extraction They saw
doll making go forward under the home auspices
set out only 10 mend dolls. put IN broken limbs
and smashed noses reset eyes, rccurl hair or re-.
they Became practccd in doh anatomy and in
tho grades " composition moulding. rcfnishing.
&c Customers find that they can maks dolls
as well as mend them ana the kindly inclined order
small childrcn's dolls from them instead II from
the stores onc New York woman does a good
business in the old fashioned cloth doll mnnufhc.
turc This doll has cloth head and n face apuy
drawn In thread, OF cotton that will not give up
the doll IL unique and has a distinct personality,
even yiyacious expression This dullmakcr
has regular orders from the managers II Christ.
mission houses down town where needy mothers
bring their babies for holiday cheer The little
ones nave iluN Dtcn SptIllru win an over surplus
uf gifts and willing tn overlook dOlly's lack
Uf real locks and a pcAch-hlopm complexion, OF
her inability 10 open and shut her eyes.
At "A Massachusetts factory. celebrated for
it's toy drums. tin soldiers and wntships girls
and women are employed in the stamping and
shaping department and thosc with artistic talent
ind steady work IN the decorating room Patriotic
scenes and historic cmblcms are painted
on the toys and some 81 the designs are original
hndui more than ordinary value. Less expert
wlcldcrs 81 the paint brush touch up the lin t.
pets the war horses and gayly uniformed soldiers.
and the full rugged war vessels and railroad
trains Any girl dcft at sewing or FASTING IL
IL use In the toy animal department where the
goods are prepared 10 sell for dime each. And
in the American factories devoted 60 wooden
toys. doll houses, doll furniture, wash tubs, scrub
hing boards. ironing tables and the like. hundreds.
Of girls are employed In the painting department
and several ~ the designers are women. Women
are also busted with the packing The little
srts 81 pewter and crockcry ware all have 10 bc
tackled neatly tn their especial cars and put up
separately IN special boxes sets Of spoons and
forks have To br assorted, kitchen uen'is put
mp for the retailers uses. and much accuracy
and experiences prncticcd few years ago
America did not think II making toys Even
now she cannot compete with the chcaply run
factories Of Eurnp- the greater portion ~ whose
work ~ done by N" peasants IN their own homes,
hut there are at present tire" factories IA the
Eastern States where wooden toys are made