Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-11
FACTS ABOUT % DOLLS.
CAUSE OF THE ORIGIN OF THE WAX
AND CHINA VARIETIES.

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Seventeenth Century Were What
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The origin of the word doll Is curt
U Centuries ago, when saints names
were much in vogue for children, St.
D%orothea was the most popular, and
her name the best and ,luckiest that
could be given to a little girl. The
nickname vas Dolly, or Doll, and from
giving babies the nickname it was an
easy step to pass 1t on to the little
images Of which the babies were SO
fond. s 2 N IT, &*
The word doll is not found In COM
mon use in u language until the
middle Of the eighteenth century, and,
al far as can be discovered, first APP
pears in The Gentleman's Magazine for
September. 1851, Id the following:
Several dolls with different dresses,
made in st. James street. have been
sent to the czarina to show the manner
Of dressing at present in fashion among
English ladies'" 4
Previous to this the word used to
describe the fayorite p%laything Of all
girls in all countries and in all ages
was s'baby," which is to be found,
together with tapoppet," o. ''puppet,"
in#this sense in the works Of most of
the earlier writer's.
& The wax and china doll originated
in the middle Of the seventeenth CEN
$tury. There were no fashion papers
81 now, and in order to show what was
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beautifully and extensively dressed
and sent to the various European coun-
tries, and from the model orders were
taken. The dolls, to show off their
costly garb, must be made Of more
precious stuff than wood, SO wax and
china and even ivory ones were made. b
Thuringia is the land where most
dolls are born-puppetland, as it Is CALI
ed on this account. About 200 years
ago most Of the dolls were made in
Flanders, and they were called not
dolls, but Flanders babies. There used
to be an old English couplet which ran
thus: !
The children Of Holland take pleasure in making
What the children Of England take pleasure in
breaking. 5.%E NJ
AT one European doll factory of the
present day 100000 dolls are produced
annually, some 500 e women and
children being employed. To make
d talking doll requires the joint labor
OF 5 men. Dolls eyes are made il I'M
derground rooms, into which the sum
light rarely peeps, and violet orbs are
the most difficult to color. There is
zone town in Germany where three
fourths OF all: the dolls eyes IN the
world are made. Only In the case Of
the most expensive dolls is real human
hair used. IA
headmakers, leg and arm makers, eye
makers, portrait artists, hairdressers,
doll sewers and doll suffers; also a
small army OF fashionable: dressmakers
and milliners. Stf
The Hindoo child is probably the
only dol-less child in the world. The
little Egyptians have their wooden
tsUshabti." the same in style as 1000
years ago. These were sometimes
made of porcelain. When a child died,
it's dolls were buried with it. in the ex-s
pectation that their spirit forms would
rise and do service q 3another world
The paradise Of dolls is japan. where.
~ they are most deliberately and gor-:
geousiy attired affairs. So are the dolls
OF Kioto.genroku,' as they are call
They are often valuable wood
carvings, enameled Id colors or statu-
cites of great artistic merit. al: #sz
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lions Of dolls in this country Is that
belonging to the bureau if ethno1ogy,
washington. They are$dolls Of the Uni
Indians of Arizona and are made from
the roots or subterranean branches of
the cottonweed tree, Whitfield out with
knives. They are decorated bright red,
yellow, green and represent the gods Of
tribe---the god of the snow. the god
that eats up the rainclouds, the fire.
god, the sun god and the corn goddess.
The Uni children play with these dolls
as other children do. Any one who
goes into a Uni habftation is certain to
e a row OF these dolls suspended
from the ceiling. When not In use,
they are hung up until wanted.
S$ La Infantila is adoll with a history.
at is made of clay and is considered by
its owner. a Mexican lady, and by
hosts Of other persons Il be q WORKER
Of miracles, and quantities Of costly
gifts are constantly offered Il It Al
room in the house OF Its owner IS set
aside FOR Its exclusive use. Here 1T re-
clines in a canopy bed of solid silver.
It has beautiful dresses and rich Jew
elry, valued at thousands OF dollars.
Among fts iatest gifts Is a magnificent
piano, which Is played upon BY those
who visit the dol, as 4 part Of thesery-
Ice of adoration.-New York Sun.
High Quality Horses.
The scarcity Of really good horses
and the high prices which buyers are
paying has been generally commented
by our. correspondents everywhere,
saysThe American AgricuIturist The
Influence OF the bicycle 81 the automo-
bile is not now seriousIyef felt, nor is it