They meet at Versailles, Mathilde, the black-eyed American girl, and the two French officers. “Would you like to join our party?” she asked. There was no need for Mathilde to say more. The officers, gentlemen, were the decision makers. Join the party. They must be glad they came because they

New and fancy dances We are dances which is usually characterized by a short wave of popularity. Some of them may get a longer life. They are also called Dance fads or Dance madness. With the explosion of the pop music market in the late 1950s, dance fads were commercialized

Parents and kids can rock out to these delightful dance tunes. Little ones should have “dance time” every day. They need energetic tones from which they can expend energy, too; But as many parents know, music designed specifically for kids can sometimes be a bit annoying for adults. Sort of)

Alma is the mother of Abigail Ruth and Eddie. She’s the elegant, comfortable type that’s a pleasure to be around. Mrs. Schosberg is blonde with blue eyes like her daughters. She always looks totally chic in her blue and white printed dress which is gorgeously studded by her embroidered collar.

Hitty is named after the story book doll, Hitty, that Rachel Field wrote about, as many feel the dolls are similar to each other. The resemblance must be slight, but Hetty was small for her age and this doll is large. She can look at the table when she is

Prim Little Mary Lee began life in an old Southern mansion in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia. After living there for the better part of her younger days, she is brought up North by her family. Part of the way Mary Lee came by bus, part on a flat river

Blue-eyed and black-haired Margaret is a beauty. She was wearing her coral colored fabric and her best paisley shawl when this photo was taken. Rigolite is crocheted from soft yam and decorated with white beads that shimmer like tiny pieces of icing.

This doll is dressed like the girls in the portraits by English artist Kate Greenaway. So he named her Kate Greenaway. The long gloves she wears are made of black lace. Her coral beads were delivered to her over fifty years ago.

Somewhere, at some point in time, this little doll had a home and a playmate. But where that house was or who the playmate was, no one seemed to know. Maybe the playmate was a boy. He may have become an African explorer or a sailor sailing the seven seas.

In 1894, many fashionable ladies wore an afternoon dress like this salmon-colored cashmere worn by Emma. Her jacket is made of real lace. The dress was designed by the best seamstress in the village. Previous slide or next slide