Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-02-07
FACTS aB0UT DOLLS.
CAUSE or re- oRCis O. T4E Wax
AND l-l..- slH2z iz5

They Were y.rsf rsed 80 ssoE oE
Eess 0gtssfay Dss~sEs n N sEe
"A ceri4g Nere sha,
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Tie d II the rgl Dc. ls CT
eus Ceallu a W-n aalges
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DolofEt xa ga2c a1-
her name te a and LESS 1a
cor a. : O . lr GGL 4La
va. 10 81. OF lvi AMI frg-
z ng babies t. ( az
ea step 10 { O. u t1e lTrae
Enags o. wh.ch rAp babies were 50
fo1d
The word dau l. 1aI found In CON
mon use In our a-EaEp LnLl the
middle Of the eight suth century. and
rs far as can te discovered EESi p
pears in The 6 ntieuan's Magazine for
September. lTsL. In the following
sSqveral doll with different dTessrs
made In St James street. have been
sent 20 the eZarina 20 show the .
Of nessing : present In fashion among
English ladies'"
Previous 20 this the word used 10
nescribe the faEorire plaything OF all
girls 10 all countries and In al ages
was baby" which is 10 BE- found
fogrther with pope" or "puppet."
! IN this sense In the works Of most OF
the earlier writers
The wax and china doll originated
In the middle Of the seventeenth cen
tury. There were no fashion papers
rs now. and In order TO show what was
being worn on the continent dolls were
beautifully and extensively dressed
and sent 20 the various European coun
tries. and from the model orders were
taken. The dolls. TO show of their
costly garb. must be- made OF more
precious stuff than wood so wax and
,chiua and eypD ivory ones were made.
Thuringia Is the Land where most
dolls are born-puppeflaDd. as IL Is call
ed ON this ccoun About 200 years
laco nosi az the dolls were made In
lFhnfiers. and they were called not
IDOLS but Flan lprs' babies. There used
10 lp a0 old English cOuplet.which ran
thus:
Te eAzarrn e Fsllsn3 take Elsss1-s n Eskiag
vhs the chldrs1 o. Enxlzna take pleAszrv L
hve4k1zE
Al one European doll factory Of the
present day 100000 dolls are produced
annually. some 500 men. N and
chEldrea being employed To make
d talking doh requires the joint labor
DuEfs m~ng a. rad In uv.
foreground rooms. into which the sun
Hghi rarely peeps. and violet orbs are
The most difficult 10 coler. There Is
one town 10 Germany where three
rourths OF al the dolls eyes in the
world are made. Only in the case OF
the most expensive dolls is real human
hair used
In a doll factory are wood caryers
Iheadmakers. leg and arm makers. eye.
/ makers. portrait artists. h~airdressers
1oIi sewers and doll suffers: also q
small army of fashionable dressmaker,
and miIliners.
Il The Hindoo child IL probably tbs
little Egyptians have their wooden
rUshabti." the same In style as 400,
! years ago. These were sometime.
made Of porcelain When q child died
It's dolls were buried with It In the ex
! pectation that their spirit forms woul(
rise and do service In another world.
The paradise Of dolls Is Japan. wher,
!; hey are most deliberately and gor
geousiy attired affairs So are the doll
II Kloto--genroku." as they are call
ID They are often valuable woot
carvings. enameled In colors or statu
sttes Of great artistic merit.
One Of the most interesting collec
ions OF dolls In this country liz thu
belonging 10 the bureau of ethnology
Washington They are dolls OF the %
indians of Arizona and are made from
he roots or subterranean branches o
he cottonwood tree. whitfield out witt
Knives They are decorated bright red
Fellow. green and represent the gods O
be tribe-the god OF The snow. the 20,
hat eats up the rainclouds. the fir
rod. the nj god and the corn goddess
rhe Uni children play with these doh
rs other children do. Any one VIII
J .ces into a Uni habitation Is certain Z
i &c a row Of these dolls suspende,
rom the ceiling When DOT In US.
hey are hing up until wanted
La infantiia Is a doll with a history
i { Is made OF clay and is considered b
sts owner. & Ne, an lady and b
osis Of other persons TO be a We
I miracles and quantities OF cost
! SITS are constantly offered TO IL
Dom In the bouse OF It's owner Is s.
side for It's exclusive use. Here il r,
Ines In a canopy bed of solid sllveI
has beautiful dresses and rich lev
Try valued a. thousands OF dollar,
mong It's LATEST gifts is a magniacpr
iano. which is played apon by tbos
30 visit the doll, IS a part OF the ser,
Of alteration New York sun.