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Geisha Girl To Be at
July 4 Celebration
By Mary Jamieson
On the 4th of July at 11 o’clock in Washington, Virginia, the Library doors will open on an exhibit of fascinating dolls from many countries, cultures and historical periods.
A star of the exhibit will be Phyllis Keim’s Geisha Girl doll, that she brought back from her and Captain Keim’s Navy tour of duty in Japan. Authentic in every colorful detail, this doll is dressed as an in-training Geisha Girl.
A For-Men-Only Doll
“The purpose of the Geisha’* training,” explained Phyllis Keim, “which often lasts from 10 to 21 years of age, is universally approved by the world’s male population. It is to produce as hostesses and entertainers for Japan’s Tea Houses the most gracious females possible, cultivated in the worthy art of pleasing men in every respect. And that’s a big order!” added Phyllis.
The Lusty Monarch Doll Ruth Pillar and Phyllis Rees, knowledgeable and able organizers of the Library’s 4th of July Doll Exhibit, report that many interesting dolls are surfacing all over the county. “For instance,” said Ruth, “Quita Parrish is loaning her Liberty Doll, Henry VIII, in the elaborate regalia of England’s libertine monarch, with his* unfortunate consort, Ann Bolyn (before her accident in the Tower).
Escapee from the
Johnstown Flood Showing a large, very experienced looking doll, Ruth Pillar explained, “This is a Ludwig Grinner doll made by that famous German doH maker about 1858. It has always been in my family. Among its many experiences, it was rescued from the disaster of the Johnstown Flood near Baltimore. I have dressed her in a Ball gown, copied from one of my great Aunt’s.”
Intriguing in Detail Mata Tholand is lending for exhibit, 18 ingeniously fashioned Danish dolls, made in 1848. Each one is costumed in the dress of one of Denmark’s 18 geographical sections. They are pleasing and perfect in the minutest detail. Among other equally interesting exhibits will be the dolls of Frances Grimsley, Dot Estes, Gladys Havstad, Ann Keyser, Mary Priest, Mary Cleverly, Lois Sevarid, and several
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