It sounds like they knew how to party back then. I love the quote about the stoutush man with a smile like a slice of melon eager to please. It congured the image of one of the blue meanies from the animated Beatles cartoon. ( Only that man was happy as Larry.) Who is the Larry who got that phrase after him)
The dolls might have been kewpie dolls - there's an original Rose O'Neill one in tartan on this page, a snip at $500 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284696019834
Interesting. I'm not an expert in such things (quite the opposite), but the news reports describe the dolls as formed from celluloid, whereas these are 'bisque' (which google tells me is a form of porcelain). I get the impression that the Scottish dolls were 'cheap tat' rather than anything crafted with care.
Lovely article and interesting to see how St Paul's used to be the focal point of London's New Year activities. I'll be there tonight to see if there are huge throngs and pipers!
It sounds like they knew how to party back then. I love the quote about the stoutush man with a smile like a slice of melon eager to please. It congured the image of one of the blue meanies from the animated Beatles cartoon. ( Only that man was happy as Larry.) Who is the Larry who got that phrase after him)
The dolls might have been kewpie dolls - there's an original Rose O'Neill one in tartan on this page, a snip at $500 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284696019834
Interesting. I'm not an expert in such things (quite the opposite), but the news reports describe the dolls as formed from celluloid, whereas these are 'bisque' (which google tells me is a form of porcelain). I get the impression that the Scottish dolls were 'cheap tat' rather than anything crafted with care.
Lovely article and interesting to see how St Paul's used to be the focal point of London's New Year activities. I'll be there tonight to see if there are huge throngs and pipers!