THE DOLL CRAZE.
The vogue for dolla v on cushions, bags, and bookmarks, or just for ornament, still continues. Historical characters and heroes and heroines of modern plays figure in those made by one woman who specialises in this work. "Madame Pompadour" in: a gown of gold satin makes an attractive cushion. Her arms are outstretched, her feet appearing beneath her bouffant frock and her little hands are stuffed with down, so that they are soft to lean upon. " Marie Antoinette," on another cushion, with her high coiffure made of white silk, wears a tiny wreath of pearls and a pearl necklace and carries a fan of real feathers! Evening handbags are formed by the skirts of small silk dolls, which< include models of Tondaleyo, from " White Cargo," Mr, Wu, and the Snow Queen. "Tondaleyo is a great - favourite," said a specialist. "Her hair is made of real Persian lamb, and the Snow Queen's white coiffure is of ermine." Two boudoir dolls represent a Chinese brida and bridegroom. Their costumes are exact replicas of those worn at a Chinese wadding which the maker attended when travelling in the East.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19503, 6 December 1926, Page 7
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189THE DOLL CRAZE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19503, 6 December 1926, Page 7
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