Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
SAYS MRS. TEBOW.
DriedApple
Dolls Fun
Tolerate
BY HARRIET FRENCH

pretty" exclaimed Mrs. Glenn
Tebow as she picked up q doll
that she had made.
The nfe-hke old lady used
10 be Just bits Of wire. cotton
padding, q bottle and an apple.
Now she looks like someone
you might know.
Mrs. Tebow, 10, Of Enid,
Okla, II visiting her daughter.
Miss HildA Tebow, training
eonsultant ct the Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare Depart
ment, who lives In the Walter
Reed Gardens apartments In
Arlington.
MRS. Tebow did not expect
10 make q colony Of little
apple people when her daugh-
ter brought her East last fall.
but now she is having such fun
making them that she doesn't
want to go back to Oklahoma!
A few weeks ago the Chris
tan Church on Pershing drive
held its bazaar. Mrs. Tebow
had promised 10 AK some
thing" for it. Her daughter
suggested the little apple peo-
ple that h@r mother made
years ago.
Sold Ike Hot Cakes
The I'VE dolls that I took
TO the bazaar made such o
hit" said Mrs. Tebow, beam
ing. that they sold like hot
cakes. People crowded around
and gave so many orders that
I can't fill them all"
Now among the dolls ready
10 stand beneath Christmas
trees in Arlington is one called
politician with q high hat,
cigar and walking stick; O
club woman. very pompous: an
old sailor in yellow oil skins;
a poet with long hair; and
such an ugly little woman that
Mrs. Tebow said she decided
to make her rich" and dress
her in fine silk.
These apple people have
long spanned lives because
their heads and faces are shell
lacked. The ones that Mrs. Te-
bow made 40 years ago are
still good"
Starting with q large. frm
apple and q pairing knife. Mrs.
Tebow first peels the apple;
next she cuts out eyes and
carves away enough apple to
leave Q protruding nose and
ears. She makes a small cash
for the mouth and removes the
core. Already the apple takes
on o somewhat human ap-
pearance, but the change
comes as the apple dries. They
are mounted on sticks about
IL inches long and three
fourths inch wide and the end
Of the stick is put between
the pipes Of the radiator 90
the apples will dry quickly.
Expressions Change
TITS lots of fun to watch
the wrinkles FORM" says Mrs.
Tebow. land see the facial ex-
pressions change every day"
On the third or fourth day
the apples are dry enough for
Mrs. Tebow to complete the
head Of her doll.
She makes their eyes by
sewing tiny circles Of q white
kid glove in the proper places.
Sparkle is added to them by
a bright little black sequin.
Spectacles are made Of up
holsters snaps and picture
wire and their tiny teeth are
made of very short pieces Of
tooth picks.
Rouge, lipstick and eyebrow
pencil complete the face which
Is then shellacked. Hair is
made Of yarn.
The women dolls are mount
ed on beer bottles but the men
must have legs to stand on.
These are made of heavy wire.
Il hated the idea Of taking
beer bottles to church for the
bazaar" says Mrs. Tebow, so
/ covered them and made pet
ticoats for the women dolls"
She pads their bodies then
dresses them. Il have sewed
all my life and that helps me
out with these dolls" admits
Mrs. Tebow who has made 81
dolls during her six visits here.
Son Coming
Mrs. Tebow's son is coming
to Washington for Christmas
then will drive her back to
Oklahoma. She expects to
make more dolls after she gets
home. They have gone so
we'll here, l think I'll find q
market for them in Enid"
Mrs. Tebow, who has been
a widow for the past six years.
lives in a house Of her own
and says she hasn't done any
thing but take care of her.
self. But these dolls amaze"
her and she is happier when
she is busy with them.
Il guess my painting helps
me out with them" she says.
Some of my work Is In the
hall here. II you would like
to see It,"
The work" consists Of three