THE MANNEQUIN DOLL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20104, 24 March 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)

THE MANNEQUIN DOLL

THE CRAZE OF THE MOMENT (By Mary Lovat). The modern doll often stands f< something far more practical than ii owner’s frivolity of mind. To begi I with, lhe little model i.s of the sam 5 I colouring and type as her mistres 4 hair, eyes and complexion niatchin Madame’s as nearly as possible. This similarity has its origin in th exploitation of the doll as a means c testing upon it the effect of pr< posed new additions to the, wardrobe Women have becoim* wary ’of orde ing frocks and wraps that may ( may not happen to suit them, or o which they may tire very quickly. S (vlicn. Aladame evolves sonic sartoi ial idea nowadays she first dresse i Mlle. La Poupee on similar lines an I studies the effect before proceedin further. A touch here, an altcratio there, will enable her to achieve th perfection that she aims at. An when, at last she proceeds to the dress maker’s salon, she knows to a niccl what will really prove both becomin Hence, the vogue of the poiSiit doll. While the opulent commissio doll-artists to carry out clever niiaia ture impersonations of themselves, th less wealthy content themselves wit’ buying the doll that most, closely re sembles them, and accentuating th likeness further with aid from th paint-box. j It is important that, the doll’s hai be shingled in the same fashion a Aimiaiue’s, ami the hairdresser wil usually consent to see to this litth detail without extra charge. Th, idea amuses him.