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riJ...�uJv„Jw,- The Wingham Advance -Times, Thurs. July 1, 1976—Page 3
ew Books
the Libr •
.�J ® v Isdlleros
Gabriel Dumont "rg Wood- When it comes ty dolls most fe- ,
cockf es remain lltge girls at heart.
brie! s
Daum 9 bio®raphy of Ga- lny keep their own childhood
opt, the legendary dolls to pass on to daughters and
Metis plaiyrizman and guerrilla granddaughters or to cherish
general s pts to ferret out the them on their own as ornaments
reasons by this strong figure with a v real and dear history
was so niluencec�'by Louis Riel behind m.
that allowed himself to lose his Mrs Stella Dabrouski of Wing -
life . a lost cruse. ham gone one step farther.
i Along with her daughter Lori, she
e ” it" Girl; The Incredible has been collecting dolls for two
of Clara Bow by J. Morella years. Among her possessions is
/From a tenement waif in a rare 130 -year-old Parian doll.
Brooklyn to the hottest superstar • Mrs. Dabrouski was invited to
of the twenties, Clara Bow saw show her collection at the June s, ,
her career become easily the meeting of the Listowel Christian
most dazzling and scandal- Women's Fellowship held at y
fraught of the era. Yet even at the Trinity United Church, Listowel.
pinnacle of her fame she was The "Parian" doll was first
haunted by an old and nagging made by Copeland in England in -
fear that she too would lose her 1842 and featured a head of either
sanity just as her mother had. tinted or untinted bisque. Col-
lectors
ol lectors called the untinted bisque ;(
The Last Kennedy by Robert "Parian" because the complex- ,y
Sherrill ion of the doll resembled a type of
This is an examination of the marble.
questions left unanswered by the According to Mrs. Dabrouski,
public pronouncements of Sen- the Parian doll is considered to be
ator Edward Kennedy and the among the most beautiful ever
Private investigations of -the ' Produced. The one she owns is
author and other reporters. Des- about a foot long and has carved ANTIQUE PARIAN DOLL—Mrs. Stella Dabrouski of
pite the discrepancies between pine half arms and legs. Dolls of Wingham (right) and her daughter Lori have been
Kennedy's testimony and the this type reached the height of collecting dolls for two years. Above they hold a rare
laws of probability Sherrill con- their popularity in the 1870s and 4'an'tique Parian doll which has a semi -vitreous paste
tends that the events of Chappa- are considered very rare and porcelain head and carved pine half arms and legs. Mrs.
quiddick and the resulting pub- valuable today. Dabrouski was showing her collection to the June meeting
licity made rather than destroyed While Mrs. Dabrouski obvi- of the Listowel Christian Women's Fellowshi
the politician. ously treasures her Parian doll, p'
her favorite is a larger doll,
A Rose for -Ana Maria by Frank dressed in a long, white christen-
Yerby ing dress which she simply calls
In exchange for help in fleeing "Nell Murray's doll".
France two fugitive revolution- As she explains, the doll was
aries, Diego and Ana Maria are given to her by its owner, the late
assigned to assassinate a high- Nell Murray of Wingham. Miss
ranking Spanish official. As the Murray died in 1966 at the age of
fugitives near their goal they fall 85. Her sister, Jana, now 89, still
in love and the mixture of politics resides on Victoria Street in
and passion has almost tragic re- Wingham. a -
sults. "Nell Murray was a very deli-
cate child," Mrs. Dabrouski said. �.�.
Making It From 40 to 50 by Joel "She lost her mother when she
Davitz was 15 and she and her sister
In an honest look at the mid-life Jenny more or less took care of
crisis the authors contend that the home. The dress worn by this
there are weapons and ways to doll was worn by all of the Mur -
cope with a difficult time. The ray children. Of course I am very
three sections of the book concen- Proud and pleased to have this
trate on problems common to doll. It is my favorite. I like dolls
both partners, to men and to wo with a history."
men in the process of achieving Most dolls today are of com-
fifty. It is a guide to .becoming Position construction. The inven-
capable of complete fulfillment tion of composition is attributed .
and a genuine personal renais- to Lazarus Reichman of New k
sante. York City in 1877. Some famous
composition dolls include the
early kewpie dolls, first.produced
by Joseph Kallus at around 1916. = 3.
St. Vincent gov. He formed the Cameo Doll Co. in
,'•. s'
1922 which continued to produce
says the educated the well-known Rose O'Neill kew-
pies. STONEY CREEK DOLL—This 95 -year-old doll is one of a
have obligations E. I. 1865, is a business as collection owned by Mrs. Stella Dabrouski of Wingham. It
early as 1865, is famous for the has a bisque head and tom g
now rare Billikens, Bab Bums position body and was acquired
Sir Rupert John, governor and y Bumps, through a dealer. Mrs. Dabrouski told members of the
head of state for the Island of St. Campbell Kids, Hebie-Shebie and
Vincent and the Granadines, says others. The American Character Listowel Christian Women's Fellowship that the dell carne
there are only two kinds of people Doll Co. made several mama in its original Etonia box. "Somebody obviously took very
-in the world—thgse who make dolls in the 1920s and 1930s. good care of it," she said. (Staff Photo)
_ problems and those who solve The Madame Alexander Doll
them. He toldthe largest Co., founded in 1923, produced
graduating class in the history of storybook characters in 1930 and
Toronto's Humber College, on many personality dolls such as
June 17 that its members are tak- Princess Elizabeth, Mary
ing their place as educated adults Martin, Sonja Henie, Margaret
in a world "riddled by problems, , O'Brien and the Dionne Quints.
intrigue and disturbing situa- The Ideal Toy Corp., founded in
tions." 1902, began production of dolls in`
"Mankind has brutalized his 1934 and'made one of the biggest
knowledge of science and techno- sellers in doll history, the Shirley
-logy," he said. "We walk on the Temple doll.
moon but find it extremely diffi- Another doll prized by Mrs.
cult to live on earth in a spirit of Dabrouski is a 95 -year-old, doll t
mutual understanding. We have with a composition body and ,
great problems living in peace bisque head which belonged to a I
and harmony," Stoney Creek woman. It was `J
Sir Rupert urged the Humber acquired through a dealer and
graduates to "take a stand on the arrived in its original Etonia box.
side of things that count—things "Somebody obviously took very
like equality and justice." He , good care of this doll," Mrs.
spoke of the luxuries of the rich Dabrouski remarked.
and of the problems of the poor. Other dolls displayed by Mrs.
Sir Rupert said that "educated Dabrouski included a character
people have an obligation to help doll, a Victorian doll, baby -type
lift the burden from those who doll and a glazed china doll.
are less fortunate." She explained that some dolls `
"You people in Canada are;ex- are purchased or acquired with
tremely fortunate," he said. the wrong kind of hair, or clothes.
"The national income per head of Sometimes the hair is replaced �—
population in St. Vincent is about with. "some of my daughter's ► is
two hundred Canadian Aollars, own' and "we are always on the ?.
per year and 40 per cent of our lookout for old material with
people are unemployed." Sir which to make the right kind of
Rupert also thanked Humber clothes".
College and its students for their Mrs. Dabrouski said there is '
participation in a project which even a. ''doll's hospital" in
this summer will result in deaf Toronto where broken or dam -
children on St. Vincent being fit- aged dolls are repaired with ex -
ted with hearing aids. ceptional skill.
David B.Walker and Brenda G. Asked if it weren't better to
McPherson were among the leave a doll damaged, thereby
radua
g 1m, David in funeral proving its antique value, Mrs.
service education and Brenda in "Dabrouski replied, "No, in order
recreation leadership to preserve it, it ought to be
fixed."
She encouraged the women to
take care of their old dolls. "It's a
takelet fascinating hobby and if you keep J
a doll long enough, some day 1�
you'll have a real treasure "
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Zurbrigg
of Willowdale and Mr. and Mrs.
John Heinmiller of Kurtzville No accidents in
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Zurbrigg. Town for week
Weekend guests with Mr. and NELL MURRAY'S DOLL—This doll once belonged to the
Mrs. Lyle Murray and Mr. and The Wingham Police Depart -
late Nell Murray of Wingham and is one of Mrs. Stella
Mrs. Sandy Murray were Miss ment had a relatively slow week Dabrouski's most prized possessions. Miss Murray died in
Susan Giles from Port Elgin, June 22 to June 29 since no acct- 1966 at the age of 85 and her sister Janet, 89 still resides on
Mrs. Arthur Hossfeld, Walkerton dents were reportod. However, Victoria Street in Wingham. The dress worn by the.doll was
and Mrs. Jim Baileyof Guel
er- fhr- marninac, end .--. —► fine worn by tho Rlliirrav rh.._. n AA.- rl������t^: -
i'rir. and Mrs. Harvey [mer- --�-. _.._ .�'". �.'., _ ar'••
were laid under the Highway husband own'the Wingham Motel and she and her daughter
ling returned home last week Traffic Act and one charge was have been collecting dolls for two years. She described her
from three weeks' vacation to the laid under the Criminal Code of hobby at the June meeting of the Listowel Christian
western provinces. Canada. Women's Fellowship. (Staff Photdi
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208 Josephine
Wingham, Ontario Telephone 357-2=22
Lin
riJ...�uJv„Jw,- The Wingham Advance -Times, Thurs. July 1, 1976—Page 3
ew Books
the Libr •
.�J ® v Isdlleros
Gabriel Dumont "rg Wood- When it comes ty dolls most fe- ,
cockf es remain lltge girls at heart.
brie! s
Daum 9 bio®raphy of Ga- lny keep their own childhood
opt, the legendary dolls to pass on to daughters and
Metis plaiyrizman and guerrilla granddaughters or to cherish
general s pts to ferret out the them on their own as ornaments
reasons by this strong figure with a v real and dear history
was so niluencec�'by Louis Riel behind m.
that allowed himself to lose his Mrs Stella Dabrouski of Wing -
life . a lost cruse. ham gone one step farther.
i Along with her daughter Lori, she
e ” it" Girl; The Incredible has been collecting dolls for two
of Clara Bow by J. Morella years. Among her possessions is
/From a tenement waif in a rare 130 -year-old Parian doll.
Brooklyn to the hottest superstar • Mrs. Dabrouski was invited to
of the twenties, Clara Bow saw show her collection at the June s, ,
her career become easily the meeting of the Listowel Christian
most dazzling and scandal- Women's Fellowship held at y
fraught of the era. Yet even at the Trinity United Church, Listowel.
pinnacle of her fame she was The "Parian" doll was first
haunted by an old and nagging made by Copeland in England in -
fear that she too would lose her 1842 and featured a head of either
sanity just as her mother had. tinted or untinted bisque. Col-
lectors
ol lectors called the untinted bisque ;(
The Last Kennedy by Robert "Parian" because the complex- ,y
Sherrill ion of the doll resembled a type of
This is an examination of the marble.
questions left unanswered by the According to Mrs. Dabrouski,
public pronouncements of Sen- the Parian doll is considered to be
ator Edward Kennedy and the among the most beautiful ever
Private investigations of -the ' Produced. The one she owns is
author and other reporters. Des- about a foot long and has carved ANTIQUE PARIAN DOLL—Mrs. Stella Dabrouski of
pite the discrepancies between pine half arms and legs. Dolls of Wingham (right) and her daughter Lori have been
Kennedy's testimony and the this type reached the height of collecting dolls for two years. Above they hold a rare
laws of probability Sherrill con- their popularity in the 1870s and 4'an'tique Parian doll which has a semi -vitreous paste
tends that the events of Chappa- are considered very rare and porcelain head and carved pine half arms and legs. Mrs.
quiddick and the resulting pub- valuable today. Dabrouski was showing her collection to the June meeting
licity made rather than destroyed While Mrs. Dabrouski obvi- of the Listowel Christian Women's Fellowshi
the politician. ously treasures her Parian doll, p'
her favorite is a larger doll,
A Rose for -Ana Maria by Frank dressed in a long, white christen-
Yerby ing dress which she simply calls
In exchange for help in fleeing "Nell Murray's doll".
France two fugitive revolution- As she explains, the doll was
aries, Diego and Ana Maria are given to her by its owner, the late
assigned to assassinate a high- Nell Murray of Wingham. Miss
ranking Spanish official. As the Murray died in 1966 at the age of
fugitives near their goal they fall 85. Her sister, Jana, now 89, still
in love and the mixture of politics resides on Victoria Street in
and passion has almost tragic re- Wingham. a -
sults. "Nell Murray was a very deli-
cate child," Mrs. Dabrouski said. �.�.
Making It From 40 to 50 by Joel "She lost her mother when she
Davitz was 15 and she and her sister
In an honest look at the mid-life Jenny more or less took care of
crisis the authors contend that the home. The dress worn by this
there are weapons and ways to doll was worn by all of the Mur -
cope with a difficult time. The ray children. Of course I am very
three sections of the book concen- Proud and pleased to have this
trate on problems common to doll. It is my favorite. I like dolls
both partners, to men and to wo with a history."
men in the process of achieving Most dolls today are of com-
fifty. It is a guide to .becoming Position construction. The inven-
capable of complete fulfillment tion of composition is attributed .
and a genuine personal renais- to Lazarus Reichman of New k
sante. York City in 1877. Some famous
composition dolls include the
early kewpie dolls, first.produced
by Joseph Kallus at around 1916. = 3.
St. Vincent gov. He formed the Cameo Doll Co. in
,'•. s'
1922 which continued to produce
says the educated the well-known Rose O'Neill kew-
pies. STONEY CREEK DOLL—This 95 -year-old doll is one of a
have obligations E. I. 1865, is a business as collection owned by Mrs. Stella Dabrouski of Wingham. It
early as 1865, is famous for the has a bisque head and tom g
now rare Billikens, Bab Bums position body and was acquired
Sir Rupert John, governor and y Bumps, through a dealer. Mrs. Dabrouski told members of the
head of state for the Island of St. Campbell Kids, Hebie-Shebie and
Vincent and the Granadines, says others. The American Character Listowel Christian Women's Fellowship that the dell carne
there are only two kinds of people Doll Co. made several mama in its original Etonia box. "Somebody obviously took very
-in the world—thgse who make dolls in the 1920s and 1930s. good care of it," she said. (Staff Photo)
_ problems and those who solve The Madame Alexander Doll
them. He toldthe largest Co., founded in 1923, produced
graduating class in the history of storybook characters in 1930 and
Toronto's Humber College, on many personality dolls such as
June 17 that its members are tak- Princess Elizabeth, Mary
ing their place as educated adults Martin, Sonja Henie, Margaret
in a world "riddled by problems, , O'Brien and the Dionne Quints.
intrigue and disturbing situa- The Ideal Toy Corp., founded in
tions." 1902, began production of dolls in`
"Mankind has brutalized his 1934 and'made one of the biggest
knowledge of science and techno- sellers in doll history, the Shirley
-logy," he said. "We walk on the Temple doll.
moon but find it extremely diffi- Another doll prized by Mrs.
cult to live on earth in a spirit of Dabrouski is a 95 -year-old, doll t
mutual understanding. We have with a composition body and ,
great problems living in peace bisque head which belonged to a I
and harmony," Stoney Creek woman. It was `J
Sir Rupert urged the Humber acquired through a dealer and
graduates to "take a stand on the arrived in its original Etonia box.
side of things that count—things "Somebody obviously took very
like equality and justice." He , good care of this doll," Mrs.
spoke of the luxuries of the rich Dabrouski remarked.
and of the problems of the poor. Other dolls displayed by Mrs.
Sir Rupert said that "educated Dabrouski included a character
people have an obligation to help doll, a Victorian doll, baby -type
lift the burden from those who doll and a glazed china doll.
are less fortunate." She explained that some dolls `
"You people in Canada are;ex- are purchased or acquired with
tremely fortunate," he said. the wrong kind of hair, or clothes.
"The national income per head of Sometimes the hair is replaced �—
population in St. Vincent is about with. "some of my daughter's ► is
two hundred Canadian Aollars, own' and "we are always on the ?.
per year and 40 per cent of our lookout for old material with
people are unemployed." Sir which to make the right kind of
Rupert also thanked Humber clothes".
College and its students for their Mrs. Dabrouski said there is '
participation in a project which even a. ''doll's hospital" in
this summer will result in deaf Toronto where broken or dam -
children on St. Vincent being fit- aged dolls are repaired with ex -
ted with hearing aids. ceptional skill.
David B.Walker and Brenda G. Asked if it weren't better to
McPherson were among the leave a doll damaged, thereby
radua
g 1m, David in funeral proving its antique value, Mrs.
service education and Brenda in "Dabrouski replied, "No, in order
recreation leadership to preserve it, it ought to be
fixed."
She encouraged the women to
take care of their old dolls. "It's a
takelet fascinating hobby and if you keep J
a doll long enough, some day 1�
you'll have a real treasure "
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Zurbrigg
of Willowdale and Mr. and Mrs.
John Heinmiller of Kurtzville No accidents in
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Zurbrigg. Town for week
Weekend guests with Mr. and NELL MURRAY'S DOLL—This doll once belonged to the
Mrs. Lyle Murray and Mr. and The Wingham Police Depart -
late Nell Murray of Wingham and is one of Mrs. Stella
Mrs. Sandy Murray were Miss ment had a relatively slow week Dabrouski's most prized possessions. Miss Murray died in
Susan Giles from Port Elgin, June 22 to June 29 since no acct- 1966 at the age of 85 and her sister Janet, 89 still resides on
Mrs. Arthur Hossfeld, Walkerton dents were reportod. However, Victoria Street in Wingham. The dress worn by the.doll was
and Mrs. Jim Baileyof Guel
er- fhr- marninac, end .--. —► fine worn by tho Rlliirrav rh.._. n AA.- rl������t^: -
i'rir. and Mrs. Harvey [mer- --�-. _.._ .�'". �.'., _ ar'••
were laid under the Highway husband own'the Wingham Motel and she and her daughter
ling returned home last week Traffic Act and one charge was have been collecting dolls for two years. She described her
from three weeks' vacation to the laid under the Criminal Code of hobby at the June meeting of the Listowel Christian
western provinces. Canada. Women's Fellowship. (Staff Photdi
\.. .I V
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