The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
DOLLS OF ALL DEGREES.
nv PRIZES AT THE KINGS
DAUGHTERS DOLL SHOW.

,,-.,,dreds of Little Dumb Figures,
,,-essed in All styles ana COIors,
s.t a Good Part of Feminine and
r,reniIe Savannah In a FIutter at
..., Guards Hall Yesterday-The
ucpresentatives of Each Set Got
Prize and the Kings Daughters
cot a Good Round sum.
r,sdoil show of Froebel Circle of Kings
r,9rbters was opened at the Guards Hall
,.st.-iay at noon, and from every stand
5,t was a most pronounced success.
pro5ibly so unique a collection of dolls
has never been seen in Savannah before.
rs.v we're of all kinds Glasses and condl-
.t,cs from the modern imported doll that
am sb1t its eyes and say mama" in
ascending scale, to the rag doll of days
-,,s bv. whose only claim to dollhood was
5ts four cloth limbs
THE exhibits we're classified, and grouped
,,s5r5,nelv. one from each class being
awarded a prize as the representative of
a.. sst on one table were a number of
4ols h.bited by some OF the merchants
and afessnakers of the city. The most
s,ris.ne of the group was the Nun" by
7,,tso, NIetzger G. Co., and TO this the
.,7os- Mrs. Edward Karow, Mrs. John
pry,r and Mrs. w. R. Leaken, awarded
,bs rrize The table of rag dolls, OF
rbr the greater number represented old
ao5mners," was one of the most inter
.strg. the prize was given 10 the DOH ex-
}at,4d by Miss Nell Thomas, but the one
sent in bv Mrs. Barnum also deserves es-
ns,ial mention. being made with cocoa
mt for head body of wood, and limbs
If ,oIh. The head which surmounted
Nv a brightly colored kerchief, tied Louis
;cco fashion, had curly black 'wooI' that
cosalv resembled the real thing. The
i,5aes of this table were Miss Mona Saus-
sr Mrs Henry Cunningham and Mrs
Butler. ,..,,.,
dolls presented many interesting speci-
-nens one doll here admitted that she
was 90 years and complained that for tif-
teen of them she mad been great. though
-siept. sufferer from jaundice. She look
a5 it, A veteran of 1864, who had lost
leq In the cause also graced this table,
az did likewise a lady doll, Is years old,
that had been resurrected for the occasion
bot had lost her head during the opera
don a not unna tural occurrence under
large dolls who were thought fit subjects
f9r the fresh air fund The veteran, ex-
4 bibted by NJ. NJ. Juny, was given the
prize hy Mesdames Adams, Barnum and
i Anderson.
All the table of fancy dressed dolls was
shown one made of corn shucks by the
Oneida Indians; also an orphan child,
dressed and sent by the children of the
Savannah Female Orphan Asylum, which
won the prize; japanese gentleman, a
papol guard and number of others. The
judges here were Mrs. Kessel, Mrs. Wolfe
4 and Mrs G. Anderson.
Among the eurios was a doll so years
4 old that had been bought in Nashville
i from HE first toy shop opened there, and
4 Dutch gentleman, in broad felt hat, who
had emisrated from der Vaterland" for
| ty-fve years ago. His matrimonial career
/ has been large and varied, as the specta-
tor is informed that he has been the hero
/ Of every conjugal alliance that has taken
/ place within his immediate circle and has
borne the strain of conjugal life, without
4 change Of countenance or clothes, and
with but a slight loss of head. At this ia
bIe was also 10 be seen, in the person of
the Goddess of Liberty, one of the first
wax dolls ever brought into this country
She was brought over from France in 1887
and took the first prize at a similar show
in 1865, and added to her iaurels by taking
another Yesterday. Mrs. Stovall Mrs
Walter Charlton and Mrs Meldrim were
the judges.
Among The girl dolls the one exhibited
by Miss Elizabeth Malone was awarded
The prize by the judges, Mrs. Minis, Mrs
HoTtins and Mrs Ferrill Miss Lily
Hunter secured the prize at the table of
baby dolls, but they were all so pretty as
10 deserve special mention, particularly
me one sent by Miss Hattie Rossignol.
Inc Judges were Mesdames MackaI,
h2an, and Hartridge The judges of the
paper dolls, Mesdames Gordon, Estill
ana Newman, awarded the first place to
The one sent by Miss Phoebe Elliott.
among the small dolls the one sent by
MISS Mareery Myers, was considered the
pest Mesdames Charlton, Ellis, and Ad-
Ter passing upon it's merits.
special mention deserves to be made
Oh the exhibition by Miss Esther Belsing-
En- OF a doll dressed to represent a pink,
ana Of Father Time" with hour glass
ana Seythe, made and exhibited by Mas
Ter theodore Abrams. He was given a
Special prize.
III the two dolls that were awarded the
husS9r was won by Mrs. Henry McAlpin,
ham
A.out so was made, which will be used
give a Christmas tree to the poor.
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