The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20
EMERGENCY DOLLS.

Philadelphia Record.

Have you never felt the pressure OF
two small hands, and looked into face
6inpled. while a small voice pleaded Ina
won't YOU? i am tired of all these old
ones"
You have listened. and. perhaps. having
no time for anything more elaborate, have
taken the potato-masher and tied your
apron a small shawl about and placed
il in the restless little hands, wishing the
while you had better one. The little
maiden has received il with delight and
lavished upon il wealth OF affection that
her best 'boughten" doll could never call
out. little realizing that she had somehow
principles Of art, viz: that handmade
article differentiated from others OF its
kind by the individuality or genius or It's
maker has value not possessed by the
superior machine-made artist, just like
hundreds of others.
In these days of hurry and scurry there
are all sorts OF emergency things, SO
why not emergency dolls?" or, IL not
the dolls ready-made, why not keep
few simple materials in the work-basket,
and when the cry for "a new dolly
comes take needle and thread and make
the small girls doll while she waits.
For the string doll you will only need
ed cotton yarn or candle wick. which will
do II the cotton is not at hand: piece OF
cardboard, two shoe buttons and some
Cut the cardboard the height Of the doll,
and wind over IL sevsral dozen strands or
the coarse cotton. When you have done
this smoothly, cut the card and take
short piece to tie all the strands together
across the upper part of the cardboard;
half OF these are twisted for the hair and
left hanging down the back.
Cut the string at the edge of the card
board, and tie all except the hair at the
neck; separate few strands for the arms
and twist them; tie the remainder at the
waist line. 1t Is better to use the strong
cotton for the tying; the ribbon bows are
easily put on aftsrward.
Shoe buttons make rather pop-over eyes
| but small ones will do admirably; the eye
brows, nose and mouth may be drawn with
a pen or brush, as is most convenient.
cotton white sSate e0 buttons I and red paint
| for the features. Many a small maiden
| will be able 10 make string doll herself
after seeing the picture, and this will give
her double pleasure.
A small bit Of wadding, piece OF cheese
cloth. some bits OF ribbon, hooks and eyes
and pair OF shoe buttons, all OF which may
be found in mothers workbasket or bag.
are all that are needed for the hook-ano-
| eye doll.
| covered with the cheesecloth and gathered
| at the top. and tied at the neck with rib
bon. The arms are made OF smaller ipcees
| sewn on at the shoulders circle OF the
| cheesecloth is bound with the ribbon for a
hat, which covers the unsightly knot A
! fringe OF real hair cut from baby's own
head makes the doll more real.
A heck is used for the nose, a fiat eye
| for the mouth and two round ones for the
ears, and shoe-button eyes complete the
| features Of this quaint little creature, that
may easily be put together In the greatest
| emergency.
A Chinese coolie made of peanuts re-
quires little more forethought and inge-
nuity. The body legs and arms may be
| made of small sticks of cotton cloth
| wound round and round perfectly smooit
and tight until they are the required size
The head, hands and feet are made oil
peanuts selected for the purpose; look
at the illustration will show what Is meant
An acorn cup makes an admirable cap, ana
pieces of back cord braided and glued IN
der IL answers for a queue. A burnt match
will mark the slanting eyes. nose and
mouth, or pen-and-ink strokes VIII 90.
| The wide trousers and outer garment art
made of blue denim; for the coat straight
piece Is folded over the shoulders. with
hole cut for the neck this roughly imi
tates the garments Of the real coolie.
small stick laid across the shoulder, Wiz
a tiny peanut basket at each end, VII
transform the doll into a vegetable veTdef
A Sister of Charity may be quickly Gu
out OF paper, and with the child's box o.
paints made to seem very real.
These emergency" dolls are simple ans
easily made with little trouble 10 M
weary mother. and will give hours OF que
happiness TO many small maiden