Iron County Record | 1926-12-24 | Page 1 | New England Rag Dolls

New England Rag Dolls Doll Old rag dolls were treasured heirlooms heirlooms heir heir- looms of many New England homes Of all au sizes and attired In man many sorts sort of quaint costumes costume they had bad some points In common Their faces were Invariably flat their hands were stiff and rigid their toes turned out In a I most aJar alarming manner Sometimes them hey had d button eyes ere frequent frequent- UL ly Iy their prim faces were painted with set and fruit juices occasionally eyes no nose a d as and Ind Io Ino mouth th w were tP ems ro ered For h hair it r t they ther w wore of of ya yarn a or em or of fi real l Jak t r Their garments garment were foll 1 d gowns of sprigged muslin muslins or or prints and the they often wore sunbonnets of the same lame materials material aa their c dress dref rell ell ses In one one New Hampshire tam family 11 still lives live an old doll who for over oyer 80 10 7 year years Has bas p pleased fie Its a biers T Trot Truer abe bV Ile has hu become i somewhat w at at the the wove worse for tor wear but her blemished features have been renewed by the simple expedient of rec recovering her face with witha a a piece of fresh cloth coth Antiquarian Magazine