The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-01-06
quoted, the original idea of doll wa:

quoted, Cne original lQca OF d uOll was
Of the fairy type. more wonderful and
beautiful than real life. but today the
character doll seems the ideal. In
ancient tombs of Egypt and lost civili-
cation, queer dolls have been found
buried with their little mistresses, and
decorated in queer ways. Our i'm
ported baby dolls were first conceived
by Heinrich Handwerck, of Bavaria,
SStsso. q the center of the doll world.
fep05]nk, kS got 81 1ttse iIead s9s
sided, and it was hardly success. He
next attempted two.year old child.
and many happy little American
mother AMI her baby doll owe their JOY.
to his art. A fellow-countryman ci
his made baby doll copied from his
nine mo nths old grandson, beautiful
image, but not 81 delicate a. his other
doll, known as Baby llu!da.
Sim,n iIalbecs, Of NlreT oeFs. n tda
what is known as as the Royal hcii.
the highest type of ideal;zed hunna;.
baby. with open .nostrils, eye-iashes,
moving tongue AID arms. 1t was run
hv Swiss movements ani coo!a cry
realistically.
Madam Steiff, also of Bavaria, Is :.
wonder worker in the land pF toys ana
dolls. She made many klnd ct az
mails, aa1 for ea:l pacSi 1ia' eiot;i
was woven in close imitation III ahi-
mails hide. Her work YVES ali tailored.
and the M ost d..;cately turned seaDls
used: thare is nai ther paint nor glue III
anv cf her wo.k. She was also noted
for her chara,ia. dolls, one being The
old Gnome of Rip Van Winkle fame.
When she died her son gave me one. -.
and the Wizard took down trYr;4 :. smell
delightful g:c;es9ue character hgu:e'
such as Rip ci:oiintered III the glen.
dressed inquain. costume, with ieattes
wallet ani W 70 ;sn sh,es Mr'. lnce
! mas coilecti.a Of odd AMI .famoas,
dolls which ". so1s aeiiSnc n, a:o
which she tire; sUres as artlsta 90 1l;IS>.
tsrpisces She. -;sumed the acoapnt q
the interesting Madame Steitt. ~
she was the 9. .iginator or the !eujy
Bear, you knows. for Roosevelt vlsi'~c
Germany after his big hunting exploits
and oat of compliment to him, sie
!, mada the bear which is so univerSa'iy
adored now.
for repair which are family helrioom5
and wonderfully interesting. we nad
oae short time ago which, according
to its owner. had been II the family
for hundred years, and It's origin was
unknown. 1t was beautlfully ano
symetrically done, of handturned WOOD
'.The Biliiken, God of things as they
should be. IN not exactly doll, bu- 1of
a time has taken the place in that cata-
, gory Grotesque types are not perm 4
, nant nor lasting as the real doll, lof
, tunately. Once Biliikin was brought
: to me which needed much repair, ans
! the old lady who brought it stipulated
! that it be taken to her nome each night
> and returned to me in the morning
often had to do the repair work owes
= as the nightly trips home prevented
r from driving, etc, as readily as necea
). sarv. but it transplred that the Luc'
dali was the m ascot o. tn; old coup,F'
;. who felt that its nightly presidl IS; ,I: oye
. the menape was necessary. ah1 BIN
: kin travelled regularly between the'
= establishment and ours until 1t was re
. stored completely. Interesting BITS
;s family history, pathos, hunor and near
e tragedy filter thru to rs with TIE "oi'.
! For two years we entertained onlr
t Julie, a treasure that cane round u
~ horn in AZ, and whose fond misfre;
- stijl treasured the old fashioned cain
Iadv. with her china face and SHIN
Il ..oiifure. wasp like figure and ras
~ -. limbs. It was impossible to mate
q these limbs, now no longer made, b'
% in some attic salvage, which drift
or Ito the Red Gross. and hence to as I.
70 " re,oyating, com mpanion doll was di
n covered, AMI Julie, faliy restored, "
i, discharged as cured, tho we haye .
ad come SO accustomed u her cheerful
Complaining presence we hated to pa
nv with her.
ve Recently, restored dapper you
,si French gentleman soldier, a faitn.
replica in every way Of a Partisan
he f;sr. He had been purchased DJ