The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27

I double ones make excellent feet anC
smaller ones for the hands. Use q
large single one for the head and paint
the slanting eyes and features with per
and ink. Braid a few threads of coarse
/ black cotton for the queue and secure
/ it and the acorn cup hat with glue
/ or paste. The clothing should be
made of dark-blue cotton. For the
string doll a bali of Dexter cotton, No.
/ s, and some bits of ribbon with TWO
shoe buttons are all the material nee
/ essary. Take piece of cardboard
about five inches long and wind the
cotton over it until you have used up
half the bail. Thread a darning needle
with a piece and run it under the cot
ton at the top and draw it up as tight
as possible and tie securely.
Now cut the strands - the bottom
leave out few for the Two hraids of
hair and then tie a thread around for
the neck; separate a few more strands
for the arms and the waist line with
strong thread before using the ribbon.
Braid the hair and tie with narrow
pink ribbon. Twist the arm strands
and tie the wrists with ribbon and
make the belt of the same with a big
bow in front The shOe-buttOns are
put in with needle and thread and the
features are arranged with pen and
ink. The size of the doll is regulated
by the heighth of the cardboard.
Washable ribbon should be used 50
/ that the dolls may be washed as often
as necessary
TOpsy ''growed" down south like her
/ predecessor. She is made OF rolled
rags, and her features put in with
white paint. She carries bundles of
matches and bit of emery board for
[ is OH n. u fraf
A homemade rag doh or a small
cellulOid one from the shop may
! serve as a foundation for the crochet
ed frock and hat as shown in illus
/ tratiOn. Anyone accustomed TO the
use of the crochet hook will be able
10 judge of the number of stitches
needed TO Mt the neck; the body is
done in long crochet with a shell Dor
der. There is infinite variety OF these.
some of them very artistic.
Prunes, dried apples. raisins-in
fact, all sorts Of dried fruit-may be
used for heads of dolls. The bodies
are made of rolled rags, with match
es, tOOthpicks. hairpins or any old
piece Of wire for arms and legs. The
creases in the dried fruit lend them
selves admirably 10 the making of
old people; they need only a ruffle Of
cotton or paper for a cap and to have
features well marked in with pen or
brush.
Salem witches with broom sticks
are easily and quickly made. A bit
of cotton batting, rolled into a ball
and covered with a piece OF tiesh-col- !
ored cloth or paper and securely tied
at the neck, viii do for a head if one
cannot easily get a piece of dried ap-
pie. Make the body of rolled rags
and make the grotesque features with
the pen Small brOOms can be bought
at the shop or a bit of ingenuity will
make an excellent homemade one
with some splints drawn out of the
kitchen broom. Make a petticoat OF
stiff cloth and a fun dress skirt, so
that the doll will stand by their aid
A folded plaid shawl or a red cloak
will do away with the necessity of a
special waist. A pointed hat OF stiff
black paper and toy cat on the
shoulder completes a very fetching
witch.
The rag dolls Of the North Ameri-
can Indians are often works of art
AS a rule. their dolls are babies and
are fastened TO the curious cradle
board as the real babies are fastened.
The two that came from the White
mountains of Arizona are fine exam
pies
See how snugly the dolls are en-
cased in their covers of buckskin and
how eleverly the rattan and buckskin
are decorated with colOred heads; in
some cases the child's playthings are
attached to the front of the hood.
where they can be played with and
not lost
When the babies are swathed and
fastened into the cradle-board. they
are suspended from the tent pole or a
young sapling out of doors, where
they sway and swing in the gentle
breeze.
Miss Piper is made of a common
clay pipe, with features done with
Ink on the bowl Of the pipe. Three
cOlored paper napkins are necessary
for her wardrobe. Thrust the stem
Of the pipe through the center OF two
napkins, arranging them so the
points do not lap over each other, but
stand out Well TO form the skirt. TIE
these securely close 10 the bowl of the
pipe. Fold the third napkin three |
corner wise and arrange the hood ac-
eording 70 illustration and finish with
a bow of ribbon around the neck. To |
make Miss Piper stand the small end
or the plpestem must be stuck into
large spool or apple.
The Nishbone or merry thought of !