The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-01
A QUEENS Doll COLLECTION.
They Are on Exhibition in Brooklyn
and Will be Exhibited Elsewhere.
~ Ynrk Wnrldl


The embodiment of fairy tale
Queen Carmen sylvia" of Roumania has
called her wonderful collection of dolls
IL is no longer necessary, however, TO
travel TO Roumania 10 get a glimpse Of
them; They are now on exhibition IN
Brooklyn under the management OF Mr.
George I. 3. Davis. who, in the character
of inlpressriO to these interesting pup
pets, IS planning TO tour them through
the United States, as they have already
been toured through Europe
Some two years back Queen Elizabeth
of Roumania, known to the rest OF the
world by her pen name of Carmen Syl-
va, desired To give substantial aid 10
ager Princess of Wied. For some time
previous her ma jesty had confessed a de-
ight IN the fashlonlng OF dolls whose 80
costumes were fascinatingly complete re
pleas of the famous figures in Rouma-
MIA history. Why not Indefinitely null
tipIy this collection till it should become
representative of every country in Eu-
rope?
In another week graceful notes. making
the most astonishing demand known IN
royal correspondence. We're on their way
to every royal member of visiting list
that gllttefS with crowns.
Dolls poured into ROumania daily. In
six months there were LOO of them
tempt any needlework herself, expressed
the most lively interest in the scheme
and discussed with the Princess Henry of
/ Battenburg the costumes which the Eng
lish dolls should wear
The DoWager Empress Frederick OF
Germany was a generous contributor to
the collection. as were also the queen of
Sweden and Norway, the Dowager queen
J Margheaita of Italy. Queen Wilhelmina
Of Holland and the queen of Servia-
The crown princess of Sweden and
Greece sent samples of exquisite handi-
work, as did Princess Alexander of Prus-
STA, the Grand Duchess of Baden and
othST n3;o,oon.s 1ast crou.,,o.,. = ono of
/ the most remarkable of the collection, his
! resemblance being perfect, even TO the
heartbroken expression his face.
! host of tiny Dutchmen were sent by
/ - m vx-1 a OF
peror of Austria. responded with a re-
marlSable array of titled Austrians.
] Among Queen Margheri1a ; contribu-
lions Is one OF the poDe's guards, RO-
/ man cOntadina and a Venetian gondOlier,
their little waXen faces framed in inim-
! liable headgear and their sawdust limbs
| fitted with the most cOnvincingly accur-
4 ate of garments.
There is d tiny shah of Persia SET
( among the other potentates. his blue vel
1 vet coat properly embroidered with four
! immense rubies and his white satin slip
/ pers worn with shah-Iike ma iesty.
Russia, Turkey. Japan. China. Greece,
I East India, Portugal, Spain and France
nave each sent their quota, but, after all,
the most interesting dolls in the collection
are the work of the Roumanian queen
Her majesty. indeed, did not conf1ne
herself TO single dolls, but has arranged
/ backgrounds for her pretty puppets in
order 10 represent entire scenes.
Picture a department of dOildOm which
I includes a Roumauisn school, with the
| children seated at their desks; the hos
pitaI of the queen of Roumania the Rou.
manian court ball room and a most
elaborate reproduction of the marriage
i feast of the HOhenzollerns in the yea.
1888. But most rema Cka BILE of all is The
exact replica of the coronation carriage
Of the queen of Roumania drawn by
eight black horses, at each corner of the
carriage being lamp in silver, sur
mounted by the regal crown. and on the
box seat a silver basket filled with flow
ers. The crowns and mounts on the har
ness are all of silver. other Roumaniar
contributions are dolls dressed as ser
wants Of an aristocTatic ROumanian fam
lily, in scarlet, blue and silver
In pretty contrast is noble Rouma
man couple wearing garments of costly
tur, and the Roumanian peasant bride
her headdress a thick shower of Colder
threads