The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-14
Bedtime Stores
For Little Folks
The Japanese poII.

Ohe udy lHere arrived III the play
room a Japanese doll named O.Toyo,
and all the other dolls and toys had
stared hard at poor little o-Toyo and
wondered what she could be.
1T looks to me like q iumping-iacS
with a dress on" said Teddy Hear. n
saw one once with clothes on, and ii
was awfully funny. but ii had cap
on, and this one has such thick black
hair"
Il think 1t is one of those creatur es.
shey pinch and It claps, its hands and
makes noisc on little, brass plates"
said the woolly dog. ,--3f.t -so.s --.8g
But it has no plates in its handss'
said Teddy Bear "You don't sun.
pose it is new kind Of doll, do you ~
"A doll,' shifted the French doll
Marie. ut may be doll, but never
saw a doll before with face like
that creature. They make pretty
dolls, not such faces as that creature
has" sa5 gt
well, you don't seem to know very
much about IT," said a big Santa Claus
who held tree in his arm and had
'een put on shelf for next Christ
mas. Il can tell you who the new
arrival is. She is sa Japanese doll all
he way from Japan.n Ga.
"A Japanese DOLL" repeated Marie,
'and you say she came all the way
from Japan. Where is her trunk? I
should like TO know; surely she did
not travel in that horrid limono?"
"That shows how ignorant you rae,
| Marie, dear" said Santa Claus. TN
Japan they wear kimono all the
time, and she has beautiful hair, don't
you think so?' >
IF you like thick, straight hair i
suppose it is pretty" said Marie, look
ing at her curls on the dressing table.
in front Of which she was sitting
The next night the little mistress
of the playroom left 0.Toyo sitting in
| 4 chair close to Marie. and when the
midnight hour struck, Marie looked at
her and said a guess you are glad
% have on dress instead of that ugly
I'D iimonu?" r.
oh, Marie, l am so unhappy" said
)-Toyo, 81 cannot breathe in this dress
ind besides that do not look as
'retty as you do in the American
!ress. flow | wish your littlo mothe,
yould not put your clothes on me-"
Marie was pleased that O-Toyo cali
ed her pretty, so she said "You don't
want TO wear kimono all the time,
10 you? There isn't any style to a
dmono. | am sure you will look very
we'll when you have your hair curled."
"Oh! You don't think she will curl
my hair do your cried O-Toyo. 81
could not bear that"
What, not have your hair curled?"
said Marie. why, don't they wear
cufls III Japan
."oh no. Marie. All the ladies there
wear their hair smooth and glossy and
We have such pretty lIimonos ana such
beautiful flowers and houses with pas
ler windows. Oh how | wish / were
back in my own dear land!" said poor
little O'Toyo.
The next night when the. clock
struck II Marie was wearingi O-Toyo's
pretty flowered skimono and OaToyol
sat hesicde her in a pretty muslin
dress of Maries.
Marie, you do look so pretty in my
kimono," said o'Toyo Il wish you
could see yourself Do try to look in
the mirror"
Marie lifted her head and canght
sight Of the pretty blue and white
kimono II was very becoming 10 her. |
80 she smiled
"Well, O-Toyo, | must say that your
style of dressing is far more comfort
able than our tight clothes" said Ma
rie.
"And like your pretty muslin
tiress better than the silk one, wore
yesterday" said o.Toyo. Marie. do
you think l ever will be stylish like
you?"
ooh, yes, am sure you WILL" said
Marie, "and do believe your slant-
ing eyes are more be. 0aIingto y5aa
face than round ones awbHti sGs. AT
first l thought theyloo2ea queer, but
/ like them now"
q am so glad" said 0.Toyo, "be,
cause expect shall have to keep my
eyes the same style. cannot change
them as can my clothes, but your
eyes are very beautiful Marie and if
could change my eyes should wish
hem to be big and blue like yo,irs3'
well, of all things, girls are the
queerest. whether come from Japan
France or any other place, said San
taf Claus to Teddy Bear, who had
been on the shelf beside him. 9Just
listen to those two talking to each