The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
DOLLS HER PASSION
Mrs. Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
Played With sawdust Infants
in College.
"Studying Child's Attitude Toward
Dolls Prefers Them to
F.. >@< 'Meat" Babies.

That Josephine Dodge Daskam, the writer.
likes babies not boiled. as Lamb preferred
them, but stuffed with sawdust. Is a state state
with Miss Dodgc's marriage last SATURDAY, at
Stamford, Conn, to Selden Bacon, formerly
Of Minneapolis. 1t Is also published that
Mrs. Bacon carries so far her preference for
the china dear, the wax-and- glass-eye dar-
ling. that children real enough to sob al above =,
the staff "get on her nerves." Hence she is
two motherless daughters viii not live with
their father. -,
But this, according to Mr.. Bacon's local
plain that he came here from New Haven
about 1886: that he practiced law her until
his marriage in 1894, and then went to New
York city, where he now lives His first wife
nor Fairchild Of Wisconsin. This Mrs. Bacon
died last August at Liberty, n. Y, leaving
two daughters. One of the children Is eight
years Of age the other FIVE. They are now
at Madison. Wis, with their grandmother,
Mrs. Fairchild, who is specially devoted to
them. They had lived with her err good cd part
therefore, the children. remain hereafter with
their grandmother, it will be because she has
taken their own mothers place in their hearts
and not because their clever step-mother re-
stricts her love to artificial infants.
about is Big gst dolls and tts ever Since she
learned to put to sleep bunch Of rags. E sx,
childhood has advantages of Its own. She has
preferred, nevertheless, to write about small
folk most genuine and vital. AS modern
dramatists gain knowledge of the human soul
by study of puppets on painted stage SO
Miss Daskam has introduced real mothers to
their own offspring thru conscientious "cud-
dl1ngs Of her her, big doll it5 Beatrice n.n,tbat
+ is, with her only papa; the poor thing never
had father before and shes almost mos n ten n
years old. It was at Smith college that MISS
Daskam, then a student, first announced the
arrival of Beatrice.
This baby was a big one from its birth. :.
-. Z. 'Trixy,' as we learned to call her." said
armfui even Tor a. senior" But Miss Daskam
carried the big doll to all Its mama's" classes
and even refused unwelcome invitations on
| the ground that baby wasn't we'll" When
Miss Daskam was graduated, Beatrice wore
! a new frock and received small diploma
While the former student remained at the
college as an assistant instructor her "ange
child from Paris was conveyed to daily lect'
| ures. During several months the mother wore
! the same gown constantly; she wished, she
said, ito save her money Tor baby. A M
systematic visits OF Miss Daskam in search
81 new bo1ts and even fs,t S;s h he
stem tie questionings Of the faculty until thu
new instructress gave out a pedagogic reason
.'she wished to broaden her comprehension o
a child's attitude towards its dolls. !"
where she was married Saturday noon in st
/ Johns Episcopal church. She was give1
away by her father, H.. D. Sawyer Daskam
/ The ceremony was performed by Rev. Ed
mund A. Angel, in place of the rector TIL
wedding was unostentatious. No bridesmaid
or attendants took part, only relatives and
few friends were present.
Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon and hus
| band, as they will be known to literature, viii
live In New York. where Mr.. Bacon is
member Of the Yale and Harvard clubs ant
the Bar association. A native of New Haven
he was educated at Yale. Carleton college
and the University Of Wisconsin law school.
Miss Daskam,s engagement announced
/ sevral months ago, but her marriage avs I
have been deferred until September.