Dolly Dingle

Little Doris Wilson’s aunt Georgia Goff sent her this Dolly Dingle paper doll, along with a hand-written poem.

Des Moines, Ia.
Mch. 3, 1920 (or 1921)
1322 - 40 St.
Doris' Dolly Dingle
I
Please accept Dolly Dingle
Whom you may spank
With her little shingle
If she should show her spunk.
II
Her dresses too I give to you,
pretty hats, & playthings.
Yes, she has a cat.
III
I must explain
So you can change
Dresses on time
Lest she whine.
IV
She wears green on Sun.
And plays with her cat
Would you believe it?
Just look at that.
V
A pink little dress
For morning wear.
A sack of cookies?
Why! that's her fare!
VI
She plays with her doll
In the afternoon.
Listen! and hear
The bye-bye tune.
VII
Her Sailor Suit for any day
When she wants to look
At her story book,
Or play in the sand
Oh! isn't that grand?
VIII
Ah! her party dress
Isn't it dainty?
(I'm afraid she looks a little bit painty.)
Why, she wears that
When she dances with Jess.

To Doris - From Aunt Georgina

The Dolly Dingle paper dolls were designed by Grace Drayton, who also illustrated children’s books, fashion pages, and magazine covers. The paper dolls appeared in the women’s magazine Pictorial Review. Considered as one of the first and most successful American female cartoonists, Grace Drayton created the Campbell Soup Kids.

Doris Laurayne Wilson, August 1921, Stuart, Iowa