The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

IN the carriage that the dog formerly
owned. and can be tucked under the arm
much more easily. The doll, so the
World magazine says, goes to concerts.
theaters, dances. and luncheons, and
wears a pleased waxen smile every
where. while the dog sometimes forgot
itself. complained, and showed itself to
be bored. Those who affect dolls, not
only buy them in all foreign countries,
but copy as closely as may be the Co.'S
tunes worn by scions Of nobility in those
famed spots
One woman who has been in Russia
long enough to acquire a fondness for
the styles affected by women in the
Cars circle has a marvellous doll whose
outfit simply shrieks ''St. Petersburg!'
1t has one coat Of royal blue velvet
trimmed with real ermine, the matching
turban embroidered in bullion thread and
semi-precious stones, with a band of
ermine. 1t motors in a coat of real sable
And as this doll is twenty-five inches
high, its raiment is fitted as carefully as
II 1t were living, breathing creature
The favorite costume for afternoon in
society dolldom is the empire gown, often
made in wonderful brocades of exquisite
design, or hand-embroidered silks set of
by gold stitching and bejeweled reticules.
The coiffure of the smart doll is made
as carefully as II it lived and breathed;
with tinseled bands, jeweled cabochons,
and Juliet caps of seed pearls.
A Dolls BoudOir OUTFIT.
The boudoir outfit of a society doll is
well worthy of consideration. Its lingerie
is all hand-embroidered, it's negligees come
from the land of the crysanthemum, its
wee slippers and mules are made in Paris.
Its bathless bathrobe is Of quilted satin.
1t is perfectly natural that the eccentric
woman should sport doll which in work.
manship and raiment> differs from all
other dolls. Therefore. at the last matinee
concert of the Philharmonic Society at
Carnegie Hall, no one was surprised to
see a rag doll carried down the aisle by
young society woman whose fad is mu-
sic and musical artists. This young
woman wore a long velvet wrap edged
with fox. and peering from the crook of
her voluminous sleeves was the weirdest
dolly face imaginable, "A fiat. vacuous lit
tie face of painted cloth enveloped in q
Quakerish looking bonnet. The dolls
cloak was equally demure and drab in
tone, and she sat through the concert
with a bored expression. In melancholy
contrast to the animated face and move
ments Of her owner.
But 1t remained for resourceful young
matron to invent the chateiaine doll. OF
course the tiny little creature. swinging
along with a purse, vanity box. pencil.
and q salts bottle. from q gold ring. lacks
the individuality (the personality shall We
say), Of her larger sisters In dolldom. but
she is distinctly amusing. In measure
ment she Is trifie under two inches-and
she comes in dozen lots. In other words.
she Is so tiny that her clothes cannot be
taken on and OF, 30 she Is shipped In
goodly numbers to the 'modiste, who
Duplicates for the wee dollies the frocks
made for their owner. Doea the latter
have an afternoon gown df Wistaria vel
vet! A bit Of the pliable fabric IL twisted
into a wee dress for the chateiaine doll.
even q patch Of lace or embroidery being
added to complete the duplication. Infini-
tesimal theater bonnets. picture hats.
opera cloaks, and dinner gowns these dol
lies sport, and they lie b gorgeous sar-
torial rows In their owner'a jewel box.
What next? Win fashionable women
resort to the time Of Hogarth.s Marriage
: IA mode" and nll their parlors with
china monsters. huge pots and black bass
dreseed in Turkish costume? Why not?
Ths drawins-roOn of the sflIy countess.
n fhaf sstire- on fazhioa, could net have
looked . foelish . ~ pas1os = te-dAy.