Show 19 a 42 a a y christmas christma dolls 4 r 4 THE modern christmas doll ft 1 11 W 1 so dear to the hearts of lity tle tie maids of all nations had its j origin in the days of long lou 41 r ago 0 1 J dolls were once regarded as ih sacred objects and the word fi doll Is believed to be a corx if j of the word idol the r ah 1 dolls or idols of early days i were ere I 1 lj carved out of wood or bone and A j the dolls of later days were vere probably reproductions of the J idols used in worship I 1 dolls are comparatively mod 41 i ern playthings in this country tj ai and the oldest museum sped if mens meng only go back to queen i I 1 annes days before which time ij I 1 there are no records of their use by british children they were introduced from flanders and were called flanders ball f bles bies or childrens babies I 1 montreal star |