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Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SHEPHERDS FROM THE PYRENEES. A BRIDAL COUPLE FROM AUVERGNE. Outside the building appeared to be a dwelling-house and not at all as one expects a museum tolook, but, as they went up the stairs, Margaretsaid to herself that, of course, a Doll Museumwould be quite different from any other. When they reached the upper floor a door stood invitingly open and beyond, flooded withsunshine, was the most delightful room imag-inable. All the wall spaces were filled with glasscases in which the most marvelous dolls were tobe seen, while down the center of the room wasanother great case with many more, each bear-
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A GROUP FROM NORMANDIE: A BABY OF ROUEN IN 184O ; A GIRL OF CAUX, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ; AS THEY DRESSEDIN OLB BAYEUX (THE CAP IS OF REAL LACE); ANOTHER EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME FROM CAUX. igio.) A CURIOUS MUSEUM 245 ing a small card telling what the costume was,where and when it was worn, and by what schoolit had been made. There were a number ofpieces of dainty needlework in the cases, too. If they were real people what beautiful fancy-dress parties they could have! said Margaret. And Margaret was quite right, for among allthe costumes no two seemed to be alike. Oneshowed Joan of Arc as a peasant girl, anotherdressed as a soldier as when she led the armiesof France; there were fishermen and their wives,simple nuns and highborn abbesses, shepherds andshepherdesses of the mountains, a queen in blackvelvet and gold lace, a lovely lady doll in paleblue silk with flounces to her waist and an old-fashioned white-stringed bonnet, while near bywas a group dressed as Arabs, sent by a schooli

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