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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 23, 1965 SEC. C—PAGE 3
Modern Doll Must
Boost Versatility
The toymaker who comes up
with something totally new may
find himself with a real “bonan
za” at Christmas time. He may
also hit the holiday jackpot with
some unique improvement in a
long-time standard. The doll is
a classical example. You don’t
have to have the prettiest doll,
nor the largest — just have one
that can “do more” than any
other on the market.
For example, a doll just isn’t
in the popularity race unless it
can walk, cry, laugh, sing, drink,
and talk, preferably in more lan
guages than one. Smaller dolls
must be the best-dressed, with
countless ensembles for every
thing from beach wear to formal
attire, with an appropriate wig
for every occasion.
Mechanical ability is important.
Some dolls do the twist. One
speaks more than tw r o hundred
words in seven different lan
guages, by virtue of small phono
graph discs inside Another has
hair that can be washed, set, and
combed in suitable style. A con
trol mechanism permits hair
length to be changed from short
to medium to long.
Three Kings Day
Families living in New
York’s Puerto Rican commun
ities place the Christmas ob
servance second to the observ
ance of Three Kings Day, Jan
uary 6. The all-day observance
begins when children parade
throughsJJifc streets, following
the “kings**; each wearing gold-
painted crowns. A parish-wide
church service follows and at
night the entire neighborhood
gathers for a festival dinner,
featuring a huge roast pig.
Families arrive bearing pots
of rice, beans, spaghetti and
typical Puerto Rican dishes as
their contribution to the fes
tival.
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Louis Prang, of Boston, pub
lished the first American Christ
mas cards and is recognized as
“the father of the American
Christmas card.”
Prang’s first cards sold for
only a penny and were small
by modern standards. Prang
was a German refugee who had
established a successful busi
ness selling visiting cards, busi
ness advertisements and an
nouncements, both in Boston
and in England.
Prang commissioned work
from American artists Elihu
Vedder, Douglas Volk and J.
Alden Weir. All have been for
gotten, but each was a fine art
ist.
MERRY MUSIC .... Music is an important part of the Yuletide
scene and the fun-filled player piano is playing a role in the increas
ing popularity of live music in the home. Music roll manufacturers
offer traditional songs, including “Silent Night”, “The First Noel”,
and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
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