AT Lady Hollyhock’s all visitors were treated alike. Those who came in rags were just as welcome as any.
Here is one pair, Mr. and Mrs. Dry Goods, who came all in rags even to their faces. Indeed, they appeared so well that one hardly thought of their garb until attention was called to it.
They were just as neat and clean as could be, though every part of them, from bodies to bonnets, had come out of the rag-bag.
These rag people were made by first taking a small wad of cotton wool for the head of each and covering it with thin brown silk drawn tightly together at the back, where knots of black thread were made to look quite like hair.
The features were drawn with a sharp pencil on each brown face while a stitch of white thread between the lips did very nicely for teeth. A small stitch of white was used in each eye, also.
Tight rolls of cloth served for the bodies, arms, and legs. When these were sewed securely together, the little rag couple were ready to be dressed.
As real people in dressing put on stockings and shoes first, these rag people did the same. The stockings they wore were cut from worn-out black silk gloves and sewed neatly up the back. The shoes and mittens were made from old kid gloves and fastened on with a few stitches.
Then the rag couple were dressed quite like other dolls, very neatly, of course, for the little Wests did everything neatly.
Lady and husbandA RAG COUPLE
A RAG COUPLE