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

stock ready and finished In every particular.
| but waiting to get their cue from some current
| event, when the special motto or stamped design
| will be put ON them. The novelty goods designer
has to be quick TO act as news reporter or rail-
way switchman when anything gu, q ,ne com,
| In fitting his idcn to the market needs ann max
ing II Of substance sufficiently durable and sufi-
BESIDES the women statoners who keep toys
and specially goods as regular stock, there are
a constantly increasing number OF mllncrs IN
the towns and cities who augment their prOhts
at holiday time by line OF dolls and other chill
drcns attractions. The women hairdIessers
the fall season TO the making Of dolls Wigs and
the women having fancy workshops ana deco.
rauyc furnishings display whole counters iuI,
founded on some fad Of tic mSment comcdl cats
dance BY pulling string. bull.frogs perched under
mushroom umbrellas turtles for pin cushions
work q 'I far GhrsSs so nss The more
novel and amusing these the better. The toy
maker never had a better chance Of custom
and more liberal patronage to cater TO than
at present.
In ordinary toys women have also an impor-
ing Of every doll made in the Brooklyn doll fac,
iIpIy are dJnc by women hey have tas tar ana
The com position Dbl have been moulded dried
Snd hS[dsnsd the polishing and Smoothing ,Ss ct"
these American. made dolls. 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 brown ringlcts, or the braids IL
straight hair, 40 essential to good looks And
others put on the baby cap and short tuzz that
will maks an infant OF her 10 be dressed In long
clothes
working on these understandable American dolls,
which are very nearly as handsome and as profit
Several women who, in the days Of colorcd photo
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 lork, city by the matrons of the
dolls hospitals Most Of these women are FOR
eigncrs, or Of foreign extraction. They saw
n h d sS EH naG 'a his S"n sp ES
set out only To mend dolls put un broken limbs
and smashed noses reset eyes rccurl hair or re-
they became practiccd IN doll anatomy and In
tho grades of composition moulding, rctnishing,
as well as mend them ana the kindly inclined order
small childrcn's dolls from them instead 81 from
business in the old fashioned cloth doll mnnufnc.
turc This doll has cloth head. and face aptly
drawn In thread, OF cotton that will not give up
its dye. The hair is similarly contrived. and
the doll IL unique and has distinct personality,
even yivacious expression. This dgllmakcr
has regular orders from the managers of Christ.
mas festivals in the orphan Asyluns and at the
mission houses down town where needy mothers
bring their babies for holiday cheer The little
ones have not been spoiled with an over surplus
oi gifts and are willing o. overlook dollys lack
u real locks and n pchch-bloom complexion, OF
her inability to open and shut her eyes
At "A Massachusetts, factory, celebrated for
its toy drums tin soldiers and whrships girls
and women are employed in the stamping and
shaping department and those with artistic talent
find steady work in the decorating room. Patriotic
and historic cmblcms painted
on the toys and some II the designs are original
hnduf more than ordinary value Less expert
wicdrrs OF the paint brush touch mp the tin T. IN
pets the war horses and gayly uniformed soldiers.
and the full rugged war vessels ana railroad
trains Any girl deft At sewing or FASTING IL
II use In the toy animal department where the
goods are prepared To sell for n dime each And
in the American factories devoted 10 wooden
toys. doll houses doll furniture, wash tubs scrub
hing boards, ironing tables and III. 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
Srt- ~ pewter and crOckcry ware all have 81 be
tackled neatly to their especial cars and put up
separately IN special boxes, sets Of spoons and
forks have to bc assorted kitchen utenlls put
up for the retailers uses. and much accuracy
and experiences prhctccd \ few years ago
America did not think II making toys. Even
now she cannot compete with the chcaply run
factories 81 Eurnp- thu greater portion ~ whose
work ~ done by the peasants IN their own homes
hut there are nj present tire" factories IN the
Eastern States where wooden toys are made,