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Show FAMOUS DOLL VISITS HERE With a legend of fairy lore woven about, her. Rnsahell Pen- gree, famous doll of Pnegree elementary ele-mentary school library, Ogden, spending her vacation in Springville, Spring-ville, is attracting the interest of children and adults of this community. Purchased in Portland, Oregon, in 1930, by Miss Cleo Pierce of Springville, Pengrce school teacher-librarian, the doll has since journeyed extensively and has been the contact medium through which hundreds of students have become acquainted with boys and girls in other large cities and even in far away Japan. The doll has been a means- of interesting inter-esting them in fairy tales and folk lore. Her life's history and experiences as told by Miss Pierce to her almost daily visitors, shows the possibilities of creative instruction. in-struction. Boys who long since have dismissed dolls as merely girls' playthings, gather to hear the fairy legends told in connection con-nection with the famous Rosa-bell. Rosa-bell. Her autograph book contains the the signatures of such famous people as Rachel Field, Arthur Bowie Christman, Carol Ryrie, Brink, Coleen Moore, and Caddie Cad-die Woodlawn, the latter being the original character in the 1936 prize winning children's book which bears her name. The doll's wardrobe includes some 50 pieces of wearing apparel, ap-parel, all gifts from her numerous numer-ous admirers from far and near. She has her miniature calling call-ing cards and practically every other personal item which goes with a lady of her distinction and prestige. Rosabell has been the center of attraction at many social functions a recent one or which was at Cedar City where she was crowned queen of a festival in which 500 dolls from all parts of the country were displayed. Prior to that time, she ruled as queen at a festival of 300 famous fam-ous dolls in California. Her most recent adventure came Friday afternoon when she was invited to attend a garden party in her honor given by Mrs. Geo. A. Anderson. At the event she was greeted by other . famous dolis, one of which displayed by Miss Nellie Weight, was said to be more than a hundred years old. A unique feature of the party was the construction of a monument to Rosabell constructed construct-ed by "lucky stones" collected by the guests. When Mrs. Christen Jensen of the B. Y. U., Provo, made her trip around the world, she remembered re-membered Rosabell with miniature minia-ture gifts from five foreign countries. coun-tries. I Other famous educators who have heard of the unique manner man-ner in which the doll acquaints boys and girls with fairy talcs and folklore, have written her many letters and made personal calls. In fact her seven years have been filled with more thrilling thrill-ing experiences than ordinariiy I come to one of her age. And with all these experiences and traveling about, Rosabell is beginning to show her age. Therefore There-fore according to Miss Pierce, she is to leave soon on a trip to a doll beauty shop in Portland, Port-land, Oregon, where she will have her face lifted and he ready to greet her many admirers when school opens In the fall. |