The Washington times., 1919-12-06
GERMAN-MADE.
DOLL IS NOW.
HARD TOF|ND.
american and Japanese Mani
.kins Dominate Market This
Christmas IN City.
az BII.L PRICE.

By BILL PRICE.
Little girls OF washington who viii
r2pxurously coddle beautiful dolls
zhsY will get from Santa Claus this
Christmas win not know until they
wrow older that Germany once made
fhn prettiest dolls in the world and
that her unjust war wrecked one OF
her former large industries.
The same thing Is true as 70 many
other German industries. notably
their dye industry, worth many mill
lions Of dollars 70 them In their trade
relations with the United States.
vashInxton stores are fairly well
stocked with American and japanese
made dolls. and the doll saleswomen
declare that American manufacturers
have turned out this year the best
looking dolls IN their history.
After the European war restricted
The lruportation OF German dolls snc
toys American and Japanese manu-
rnctu~srs began race TO attempt 4
get control Of the monopoly the Ger
mans had formerly had OF American
markets, and progress has been msde
BIZ both countries in that direction
The greatest trouble the Jap man.
nfaetarers had In making large dolls
Of Initiation German type was thai
they seemed unable to get away from
the oriental slant OF eyes. American
wcnen wanted dolls that haa the
facial expressions of their own babies
and could never become reconciled TO
slantinx eyes.
yaps Making Hesdway.
The Japs did not take long TO be-
come aware Of these objections, and
FOR the last two years have been i'm
proving the appearance OF the eyes
in their dolls While the Jzps were
attempting to make these correc-
tons. though. American manufac-
esrers were gazing headway In the
doll field and for this Christmas have
Du< out the best looking large dolls
to be found.
Tia majority Of infant" dolls with
bsnt limbs are from Japan. -somen
statesmen OF Warrington stores said
today. but the best OF the large dolls
With straight limbs are of American
make
The German processes Of making
bisque dolls. which we're once so pop
ular. were secret SO were the
preesssss Of making dyes- AS to the
latter the secrets became known to
American manufacturers and Ameri-
cans are today making dyes as good
- any ever turned cut BIZ the Ger
manA- The fear has been that the
American dys industry might sooner
~ later be hurt by German cheap
~. and President Wilson has rec
s0nsndsd to Congress measures OF
yeotsrtioo foe the infant dye indus
Try ef this country.
G~<wm Dsus c>.anx Back.
n German industry reeuperates a
year for the doll and toy markets OF
saAs country. In which Germany will
agRh try 20 get control by taking
tbs trade away from Americans and
J1vaoese- II win be an international
trsaKguiA. contest
Germany has had little outlet for
heR goods IN the iast year. Her
sAfpofnx Is expanding and she Is
soaakfag to get Into the markets OF
t. world again
In 1914 the census bureau made n
ssnsas OF the doll and toy industries
sf tae United states- All the strictly
sou factortes fthis country turned
sux emily tfa.TSs or dolls. A number
- large establishments engaged In
seAsr lines also turned cut dolls and
>sy~ bot tne total valuation of their
produrts was enly sl,s0s,sss.
La 1914 although the war started
onx year. Germany sent to this coun-
rry Sl-TSi-sis In dolls out OF total ex-
ports fro nall countries OF s1,sI6,4s6.
Even In 1915 and the early part OF
f311, before the United States entered
<he war. Germany continued to get
through large shipments of dolls and
toys. In spite Of the British blockade.
They came through Holland. Sweden,
and Norway. There were still many
German dolls In stores In Christmas
OF lsi7. After that nothing came
through. In the year now closing
Germany was unable to get much
shipping TO the United States.