Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-16
SOME OF THE DOLLS NINE pADEREwsEr OFFERS FOR SALE

I from II to 8 ana after Mr.. Paderewskrs
concert in the Auditorium. In this work
Madame Paderewsl1i is an able auxiliary
to the work of her husband, who is or
ganizer and with Henry Sienkiewicz, CO.
president of the general committee for
Polish relief. the headquarters of which
is in Vevey, Switzerland. The work in
this country is carried on through the
national American committee OF the Po-
fish Victims Relief Fund. of which W. II.
Taft is the honorary president and Frank
a. Nanderlip is honorary secretary.
Madame Paierewski's Polish refugee
dolls, first of all, are dolls. and every
body knows that there is a vast differ
ence between a dolly that little folks love
to fondle and a puppet or napkin that
serves as a model for fine clothes or Pc
riod costumes. They are not sad group
! of dolls. however. They are in holiday
costume; the bright-colored silks. dainty
handmade lace and well-cared>for shoes
and head coverings bring TO the minds of
those who see them the happy days OF
the home-loving peasants in sharp con-
trast with the present condition OF Po-
/ land. The people they represent are a
passing race; the occupations they por-
tray and the homes of the rural folk OF
Poland are now destroyed, but the dolls
( come to us with all the pathos and sweet
ness that is expressed most eloquently by
silence.
The dolls reflect the peasant life OF
Poland at its best They are dressed in
holiday costumes; the gayest and most
fascinating striped ana lowered silks and
filiny materials run the chromatic scale
with an abandon that bespeaks the
wearers fondness for pretty things. The
bridal couple and their attendants wear
the national holiday attire Of the peasants
of Cracow. The groom is respondent I'm
the hlgh-topped patent leather boots ana
long white coat almost completely cover-
ing his blue and white trousers. His
coat, which has descended TO him from
his paternnl ancestors is of a material
said to be understandable, known as
"sukmana." The bride has a beribboned
bonnet that marks her as a rnatron, az
Newly Wed" Unlike most other
brides, her veil is Of brocaded silk, gorge
Gus IN colorings and heavy in texture.
Her attendants are boys and girls OF the
neighborhood who have donned their
hnery for the occasion and the pleased
expression on their faces show that they.
too. are having beautiful party.
NO phase OF peasant lie has been
omitted from the collection. The noun
taineers whose life is distinctly apart
from that led by the villagers in the low
lands have their costumes duplicated with
an eNactnesS and precision that would do
credit to a model maker. The embroid-
cries have been copied in miniature, ana
the goatskin coats of the farmer bows
ana herders are complete replIcas Of
those worn by the one-time happy peas
ants when they We're celebrating their
simple feasts. Now there are no feast
days In Poland; instead of the fresh. trim
looking costumes that the doll BOYS ana
girls wear, the real home life OF Poland
mas passed into the war-darkened pages
OF history, leaving us instead OF a hannv
people the voiceless emlssaries Of po,.ns
Madame Paderewskrs Polish refuge
dolls