136
ladies' guide to
needlework.
Tunic,
A tunic is the best thing to make
for
boy
dolls,
and
it is
best to cut
it
in
two
pieces, as in No. 2, Fig. 103 ; join the sides together, and hem it round the bottom. Put in the sleeves, and cut an opening down the front, so that it may be put over the doll's head. It is best to bind it with narrow braid round the neck and down the front, which must be buttoned with tiny buttons, and then a band round the waist.
The men in the dolls' house are very hard to dress, and it is, I think, almost impossible to make their things to come off and on. The shirt must, of course, bethought of first; but there is no necessity to make a whole shirt merely a
—
A
Fig. 103.
Fig. 104.
two pieces to pass over the back. A small collar must be attached to this, under which must be passed a narrow piece of ribbon to form a tie. The trousers must be cut in two pieces (Fig. 104), and joined together. The waistcoat is simply two pieces crossed over from the back, with two or three buttons, which are easily made with bits of black silk, sewed up into little rounds to imitate them. The coat is made in the same way exactly as the one I described front with
for the big doll
— of course, altered as to size.
shirt or the waistcoat entirely, as it
makes the
It does not do to coat set so badly.
make
either the
Costume fDolls. NORMANDY PEASANT. The underclothing for this costume should be full, and reaching just below the knees ; the dress petticoat of red merino or delaine, trimmed with three rows of narrow black velvet at equal distances, and just a little longer than the under petticoat; black velvet bodice with long points behind and before, cut square and laced up the front ; white muslin sleeves coming just below the elbow, left loose and rather full; white muslin half-handkerchief crossed upon the chest and over the bodice; muslin apron with pockets; gold beads round the neck, and gold cross; long gold ear-rings ; a rosary hung from the left side; thick shoes and white stockings, or, if it is a china doll, the, feet can be painted to imitate them. If you are dressing a small china doll, take for the cap a piece of stiff white