The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-22
COSTLY DOLL HOUSES.
THEY LEAVE LITTLE TO THE I'M.
ACINATlON OF CHILDREN.
Some OF Thorn Cost a Small Fortune
How They Are Built and Furnished
Dissertation OF a Miniature Colonial
House Of q Gotham Little Girl

Some of the doll houses that are built
these days leave little to the magma
ton of the children fortunate enough
to possess them. Very often they cost
a small fortune and the workmanship
expended on the furniture and other
accessories is of the highest order.
Doll houses of this kind are not to
be bought ready made in a toy shop,
but are built to order and often on spe-
cifcations, in which the smallest detail
is considered. One which was present
ed recently to little girl Of the upper
West Side was built and furnished on
such a scale of magnihcence as fairly
to stun the recipient.
This house is of the colonial style Of
architecture and is four feet high, five
feet wide and three feet deep. These
are four ample windows in the rear and
FIVE in the front. Two tall chimneys,
painted in imitation of red brick, sur-
mount the roof.
The main entrance is through double
doors, approachable by a short flight
of steps. There is a door bell that
rings and the number of the house,
which is 81, is painted in gold on the
glass of the doors. All Of the front,
except the central portion containing
the main entrance and the window above
it, may be swing back on hinges, thus
revealing the interior On the first floor
are the kitchen and dining room. In
the kitchen is a range in perfect order
in which rcll fires may be built. The
trying pan and griddlc are of iron and
the coal scutt!e and dustpan of copper.
Then there are the clothes boiler, box
full Of clothes pins, wooden water pals,
and a closet with shelves, in the drawers
Of which is a complete set of of pewter
dishes for the use of the servant. There
is also a closet in which may be stored
kitchen utensils. The chairs are of solid
wood.
An arch leads from the kitchen into
the dining room, which Is furnished in
sumptuous style. The carpet is Turkey
red and the paper on the wall is blue
and gold. The table, which is round, is
of inlaid wood. The chairs are of oak,
solidly built with cane bottoms and
turned legs. There are also side table,
buffet, couch of inlaid wood and an
easy chair, with red velvet seat in the
corner The dishes are china.
The second floor is occupied by the
parlor and the bedroom, both very beau.
tiful in the eyes of the child owner.
The parlor carpet is old rose and the
wall paper white and gold. There are
five high-backed, padded chairs, an arm
chair and a sofa with a carved back,
all exquisitely made and all covered
with white howered silk. There are al
so two wooden iligh-back chairs of fancy
design.
In the bedroom are four high-back
white and gold chairs, with blue satin
cushions and white and gold bed with
blue satin canopy The dressing table
matches the rest of the furniture and
in the centre of it is painted bunch of
roses. The room also contains hand
some white wood desk with green baize
top and closets underneath, a marble
top stand and an ebony armchair and
foot rest, both covered with red satin.
There is lace spread for the bed.
In each room save the kitchen there Is
an elaborate brass chandelier suspended
from the ceiling. Each room also con-
tains a fireplace and mantel. In the
parlor, dining room and bed room are
hung little pictures, resembling oil paint
ings, and framed artistically in gilt.
All the front windows have lace cur
tains tied back with blue satin ribbons
Just inside the door there is a metal
card receiver and brass umbrella rack
has three bright colored SUN umbrellas
in it. The baby carriage is of most
modern French build, with high body
movable top and easy moving springs.
A brass bird cage containing a minia-
ture parrot hangs from one of the Sec
ond story windows. There is brass
clock with glass face in each room, the
one in the parlor being hanked on
either side by a tall candelabrum.
The family that occupies this wonder
full mansion is French, if one is to judge
by the dress of its members. Besides
the father and mothsr> are fee.ss' fe..sss'
children, a ns:-ee;Ta chef and two maids.
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