Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
DOLLS OF ALL KINnS
LITTLE MOTHERS CAN CHOOSE
FROM INFINITE VARIETY.

Infinite is the variety of the Christmas
doll. Thousands of human-looking little
specimens have made descent upon Wash
ington. They are of all kinds shades and
conditions, and have come to make the
hearts of the little folk glad They can sit
up and lie down. close their eyes in. sleep.
and can even walk and talk. That they
Will be able to make the little folk and
even the older ones, happy and bright can
not be doubted once they are SEEM The
Christmas doll is more animated and well
disposed than ever was doll before 1t used
to cost much to have her so she would sit
or put her hand to her head or exert her
other faculties, but now she is SO supple
ana knowing she might almost do the axe
walk and play golf.
Even the plain, little, middle-class doll
mas moving eyes, eyes that move the
youngsters TO estacy and their elders to
purchase. And the prettiest fine lady dolls
quickly disappeared from the shops The
doll sellers added a new department to their
business this year. Dolls picked out by
prospective buyers, on which small de-
post was paid, were ticketed and put away
IN the shops store rooms to await the
time VIM it was convenient for them to be
received as household inmates. The high
class Christmas doll-she that has on real
llsle thread stockings, shoes with silver
plated buckles and other appointments of
acknowledgements be much relieved when
liiuo tiShcltu ana D0TIe OH to the deposit
room For, of course. it is humiliating to
De handled and to hear herself discussed
ana criticised, as must be the case when
she Is out in public view.
Doll of the Season.
The expression "doll-like' will have to
be changed or newly interpreted since the
doll of 1905 has come to- town. The doll of
looo has character and intelligence in her
race and considerable individuality, too.
Sne mas style and go, and many other
qualities that dolls usually have not been
credited with Her figure is not mere
image of the human form. 1t has express
sion and is built on lines that indicate
strength and staying capacity, and serves
to show off her clothes as well For the
first time, too. the racial types of feature
are exemplified in the all-round American
doll There is the Jewess type the round
faced German type, the pure Greek cameo
like features, and the lively looking French
type. 1t used to be that the face of one
doll was as much like another in coloring
and expression as two peas out of the same
pod But the modern doll looks like her
self. and herself only. She might be con-
scious of doing things that you never
dreamed she could do.
Even the everyday cloth dolls have faces
that will wash. pink cheeks and blue eyes
that will withstand the applica ton of
moisture. If this New Year 1O-cent doll
should encounter by any chance survival
of the 10-cent doll of few years ago. 1t is
ooubtLuf II sne wOufu dCknOwfcQgE KIN
ship. AS for the infant dolls in long clothes.
their cry is much like the real thing and
their expression much more babyf1ed than
formerly. Formerly any old doll dressed
IN paby clothes was infant DOLL but the
infant doll today is real sucking in looks
and EXPRESSION and could never be mis-
taken for grown-up doll, even though she
was dressed in promenade or ball costume.
Chinese and japanese.
The Chinese dolls that have come for
Christmas look as though they could teach
history. And certainly they represent
their country in every detail of dress and
walking gear. The little Jap dolls, the
negroes, the Indians, Mexicans and Russians
have all come to help the children's festival,
and gay-looking lot they are and know
ingslooking too, as If they were rather on
the lookout for criticism and were pre-
pared TO answer it.
The dealers say that they look to Ger
many for the choice dolls. But II America
cannot produce the fine dolls, she has, it is
asserted, done the next best thing that is,
stimulated the makers to improve on their
standard 1t is the demand of the Ameri-
can buyers for life-like, Misunderstanding
doll that has spurred on the doll artists to
do good work. Even the 5-cent dolls
cheeks are not as brick dust in color nor
their eyes SO blank as formerly And it is
the American hair dressers that furnish
the fine dolls wigs as substitutes for the
poor quality of hair that the foreigu-made
doll has to put up with.