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The queen that costs a dollar. In the 1870s, a woman and children from the farm come to a frontier town for Christmas. the The mother wanted her children to have a beautiful birthday, which they will always remember. She had little money to buy gifts – a suit for the boy and a doll for the girl. The doll was supposed to be as beautiful as the queen. But it was too late to find a very special doll. Christmas was only a few hours away. The two stores were sold out. There was only one other place to […]

Here is the puzzle picture. Two beautiful ladies are waiting for the curtain to rise and the Punch and Judy show to begin. Both did their poetry in the style of the 1870s. Both are depicted elsewhere in this book, but where? The pattern in the evening gown worn by the doll at left is densely embroidered with seeds pearls. The other doll’s wrapper is just as adorable. It’s a sash made of heirloom lace and is a delightful shade of ivory.

The name Claribel means bright bright. This doll’s beautifully styled hair is so beautiful and her blue eyes are so bright that Claribel seemed like just a name to her. Claribel came from Europe in the 1870’s. She lived with a little girl in a small house a few miles off the coast of Maine. Later she traveled to the Midwest where she now lives. In her day Claribel must have been a sweetheart to the ball, surely any doll could not have been more attractive. Her hair is done in three puffs in front with a wreath braid around […]

Long ago, these twins, Adeline and Adelaide, belonged to the Presbyterian pastor’s daughter. The girl had two sisters, Stella and Elizabeth. Each sister had a doll. The three little sisters and their dolls used to have fun together under the giant oak trees in their yard. There was a large rear of the house. The loft was filled with sweet-smelling hay. A cat and her five cats lived in the hayloft. Occasionally, the mother cat made a habit of joining the group gathered around the doll’s tea table. But she never brought the cats.

This doll is pretty enough to be a bridesmaid at any doll wedding. Previous slide or next slide

Princess Olga back and Neil in front are best friends. Nell, the dummy who sits in the parlour, came to Maine from foreign lands some sixty years ago. She made her home with the Eastmans on their farm near Limerick. Her blue, white, and purple plaid cotton dress is tastefully decorated with cotton fringes. Her skinny basque color makes her slender waist look even more graceful. The full skirt has a flounce at the bottom. Neil is a really cool doll in so many ways. She has the most beautiful shoes painted on the doll’s feet. They are dove gray […]

Hans finally takes a shower! Hans is a German immigrant. What a strange fate awaits him here. It would have been forgotten in a dark and dusty basement for more than fifty years. Rip Van Winkle slept all the years away, but Hans couldn’t sleep, which was even more unfortunate. When Rip wakes up, he finds that everything about him has changed. And when Hans was taken out of the cellar, he was greeted by the changed world, too. And how he needed a bath! Hans’ clothes are very different from the clothes of today’s boys. He wears a black […]

This is Hans’ mother and his little sister, Gertrude. The mother is wearing her best red cashmere dress. Gertrude looks a lot like her mother. Gertrude wears a christening gown. When she’s in her mom’s arms and her mom is standing, the dress comes a few inches off the floor. Previous slide or next slide

Bonnie Prince Charlie and his sister Jenny are Scotch-like Harry Lauder. Just like in many families, the boy has curly hair, and the girl has straight hair. There’s never been a tighter sheep curl than Charlie’s. Both Charlie and Jenny have sparkling brown eyes. Charlie wears a warm red and black plaid bodysuit. The hood of the car is made of black velvet, decorated with it plaid. Jenny dresses like any other kid from fifty years ago, except her elbow-length robe is red like Red Riding Hood.

Ida, the standing doll, was given to a little girl from Minnesota named Ida Van Gelder by Bishop Henry Whipple on Christmas Day in 1863. The kind Episcopal bishop believed that any little girl who came to Sunday school every day, rain or shine, for an entire year deserved a beautiful doll. Ida is dressed exactly as she was when she was given to the little girl Ida. Her tight bodice is made of dark blue velvet. Her embroidered net skirt is gathered over a pleated pale blue silk skirt. Her companion, who is nicknamed Alice In Wonderland because of […]