Figure 1.--These American children all pose with their hair bows and dolls, probably around 1900. We are not sure, however, that all the children are girls.
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Figure 1.--These American children all pose with their hair bows and dolls, probably around 1900. We are not sure, however, that all the children are girls. |
There can be no doubt that little girls love dolls. The daerest possession of most little girls was and probably still is a treasured dolly. This is in part little girls love to emulate the darest person in their lives--Mommy. and baby dolls allow them to play Mommy. Some girls used their doll as a special friend. Often little girls were encouraged in his by their mothers because it helped to learn the caring and parenting skills that they would need as mothers. This may not be as prevalent tpday in our modern PC world, but we suspect that it is still a factor. Even today little girls continue to devote their affectiin on a favorite dolly and are much less impressed by the electronic games and fads like Pokeman which so fascinate boys. Girls also love stuffed animals, but for most girls it was a special doll that took pride of place in her small world.
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