Show TO MAKE PAPER DOLLS the materials required are very few and simple A few old fashion plates these can no doubt be obtained from mother some thin cardboard a little tissue and thick colored paper a pair of sharp scissors and a bottle ot slue are all that are necessary before you start to work first cut out the figures from the fashion plates as neatly as possible and if there Is an arm or hand that falls at the side cut around 16 up to the armhole ot the dress ao that it Is separated from the body it may also happen that the hair falls on the shoulders this should also be cut round neatly leaving juet the width ot the neck when the whole figure has been cut out paste it on a piece of thin cardboard and when dry cut around it with a pair of sharp scissors it you desire the doll to stand alone cut a narrow strip of the pasteboard turn down one end glue it on the back at the and cut off the same length as the doll now you will have a prop tor the figure the next thing la to make dresses hats etc for these thick colored paper for the foundation Is necessary and tissue paper for the trimmings lay the doll you wish to dress on the colored paper and mark around it a little out side the figure stopping at the neck cut this out then you have the dress all ready to trim in any way you please with the paper you can make dainty ittle ruffles puffs fancy vests collars and any other little trimming which you think would be suitable A very delightful way of trimming dallys dollys dressea is to copy those which your mother or big sisters wear |