. More about live dolls . taken to the party in bob-sleds, andwhat a jolly ride it was! The man in themoon smiled down on the happy faces,and, like Cinderella, wished that he, too,might go to the ball. They sang and shouted to the accom-paniment of the jingling bells, and soonreached the Farm, which Janie had notseen since the summer before when shehad plucked the little dresses and hats 95 MORE ABOUT LIVE DOLLS from the trees. All was white with snownow, and the house looked roof was aglow with Japanese lan-terns, each trying to outshine the window was ablaze with li
. More about live dolls . taken to the party in bob-sleds, andwhat a jolly ride it was! The man in themoon smiled down on the happy faces,and, like Cinderella, wished that he, too,might go to the ball. They sang and shouted to the accom-paniment of the jingling bells, and soonreached the Farm, which Janie had notseen since the summer before when shehad plucked the little dresses and hats 95 MORE ABOUT LIVE DOLLS from the trees. All was white with snownow, and the house looked roof was aglow with Japanese lan-terns, each trying to outshine the window was ablaze with light, andas they neared the house, strains of sweetmusic filled the air. They were ushered into the Queensroom, where they removed their wraps, andthen went up to the attic which had beentransformed into a ball-room. The scenethat met their eyes was fairyland. Manygay-colored lanterns swung from the ceil-ing, the whole room was trimmed withgarlands of flowers, and behind a bower ofroses was seated an orchestra, composed 96. MORE ABOUT LIVE DOLLS of boy dolls^dressed in eyening handled their tiny instruments withthe greatest skill, and their music wasexquisite. The ball was opened with a grand marchand it was a picture well worth seeing. Amagnificent rainbow spanned the room. Itwas formed by the children and dolls, all intheir odd costumes of glorious colors radi-ant with spangles. Each one had her pow-dered hair dressed high and on top of thecoil was poised a butterfly or hummingbird. As they marched they formed all sortsof figures, and finally the dolls concludedwith some fairy dancing, which was verygraceful and pretty. 99 MORE ABOUT LIVE DOLLS They all danced until suddenly theywere startled by a ta-ra-ra from thebugle, and immediately the dolls children were asked to seat them-selves at one end of the room beforewhich was stretched a curtain. What was coming now? Soon the Queen appeared and an-nounced that she had prepared a fewpantomimes which she
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