Show R ROYAL f At DOUS To m mT T TOUR UR AMERICA A Collection of Japanese Toys to Rest in Children's Childrens Childrens Children's Child Child- rens ren's Museum Later BOSTON BOSTO Feb Ib 26 AP There AP-There There Is living In mod t t retirement in inan inan I Iun an un apartment In this city a royal court with a retinue of ot fourteen ladles and gentlemen musicians and servants which will make It Dc first public appearance early In April Although of or a it nation barred by bythe bythe bythe the present Immigration laws the royal roal entourage required no passports passports passports pass pass- ports to enter ente even enter even ven with Its avowed intent to make this country country country coun coun- try Its Us permanent home In the words word of the United States customs invoice the party consists of 2 pieces leces dolls Prince and Princess 3 pieces dolls court la ladies ladles la- la dies 2 3 pieces dolls court guards guards' and so 80 on through the retinue In Included Included Included In- In In their ba baggage age are 1 piece toilet articles 1 set 1 folding screen 4 trays 1 dining ta table table ta- ta ble 2 boxes of candy and toys and a variety of ot such material as orange and cherry trees boxes with flowers cloth fish Ish and lanterns which will make the fragile visitors at homo home In the most Occidental of places LETTERS PRECEDED As is usual with diplomatic missions missions mis mis- the arrival of ot the dolls was preceded b by months of ot dence Miss Jessie M. M 1 Sherwood of or Boston and her friends in Osaka Japan began the exchange of notes The movement was taken up publicly pub- pub and soon contributions were sufficient to defray the cost of the journey and provide the fine lne brocades brocades bro bro- cades codes delicate silks and the artistically artistically ar ar- ar- ar fashioned wardrobe necessary necessary necessary sary for a state visit in a foreign land These dolls or others similar to them have a large place In the life Ute of the Japanese Boys and girls each have a day of the year year set aside for them The girls' girls festival no or Hina Matsui the Feast of ot Dolls DoUs falls on March 3 When the girl baby is born the parents buy a hina or group of ot dolls Always it includes the Dal Dalri 1 Sama or royal pair but the size of the retinue depends on the family's fam lam ily's ilys finances HONOR DOLLS Yearly thereafter her parents solemnly feed and entertain the dolls ranged on their red hung shelves until the girl Is old enough to hold her own festival parties Then she Issues formal invitations to her small friends and they join with her in honoring and feting with rice cakes candy and cake cale the who are never treated as everyday playthings When the girl marries she takes her ner hina with her Her elest son Inherits It at her death Thus great and famous collections grow as that notably of the the family of ot the last Shogun After Arter a tour in American cities Miss Sherwood has Indicated that the collection will b be given to a museum making a special appeal to children S |