Bisbee daily review., 1914-05-28
MEXICAN MAIDEN IS
 FAMED AS MAKER OF
 WONDERFUL DOLLS
Agent For National Geographic Society Tells of Girl Known
 as Queen of the Needle.

as Queen of the Needle.
 WASHINGTON. May 27-This is Che story of Isabel Belaunsaran, mak- CT of the smallest dolls in the world, who is the quaintest figure in Mexico's quaintest town. Cuenavaoa, as told by Russell Hastings Millward In a communication to the National Geographic Society, at Washington.
 "This little girl is called Queen of the Needle" writes Mnlward The natives of the village will tell you that no cleverer Mexican Indian maid en has ever been known The dim inutive dolls she makes. both in point of construction and design, are the most remarkable in the world "The operation of making consists in form ing a tiny framework of wire barely three-fourths of an inch in length and winding the same with many turns of silk thread After the frame has been properly formed it is ready for dressing The clothing is cut ac- cording to the character of the doll and fitted carefully about the sman figure The most difficult work, that of embroidering is then begun. With a needle that can scarcely be held in the fingers and the finest of silk threads. various designs are actually embroidered on the clothing, and SO cleverly in the work executed that even through a powerful magnifying glass the details of the design appear to be perfect After dressing the fig ures it is necessary to add the hair, and what Is undoubtedly an example of the tniest and most marvellous hair-dressing known Is then per formed on each doll Even Co the de- tails of the braids and ribbons, tho work is completely carried out The eyes. nose, mouth, hands and feet are then formed >and the doll is ready to Joe placed on sale in the village shop.
 On account of their daintiness. eX- quisite coloring design and workman ship. these dolls find at all times ready sale at the ridiculously low price of % cents each But two hours are required ito make each doll so it can readily be imagined just how rapidly the work must be done. al- though the finished product shows no signs other than those of artistic skin and extreme patience. By work ing steadily for 70 hours the sum of SIPS may be earned. So constantly l has this little maiden used her eyes that she is beginning to lose her eye sight
 Miniature roses are embroidered on the dresses and hung about the shoulders of the dancing-girl dolls. Ornaments are arranged in the nmr and the tiny limbs are formed in graceful and lifelike attitudes of dancing The costume Of the mata- dor doll is gaily embroidered in, col- ors and it's hair dressed in spanish style, including the conventional cue. The hower-girl dolls are provided WIlu small Udeheth MbhNN 'A it'- hair filled with flowers Of variegated colors. It is difficult to believe that human hands, could have fashioned such wonderful little figures. The first dolls of this kind made by lsa' bel were secured by several of the royal families.
 "A German traveller criticized the dolls one day and told the little In dian maiden that in Germany that had heas fully dressed and trained to per form the most wonderful feats Yes, answered she, T remember my father telling how those trained feas were
 first sent to your country from Mex leo. We cannot dress the feas SO completely as the dolls however as i've cannot make them stand still long enough. ! suppose she added naive 1, ly. you can make heas stand still aa long as you like in Germany 70