RUSSO - JAPANESE War Cut-Outs.

 March 27, 1904.  The Russo - Japanese War developed out of a rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria.  The war began on February 08, 1904, when the main Japanese fleet launched a surprise attack and siege on the Russian naval squadron at Port Arthur. In August and September 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt served as mediator at a peace conference in Portsmouth, N.H. resulting in the Treaty of Portsmouth.

April 03, 1904.  Newspaper cut-outs of Russian and Japanese soldiers and navy ships.  The war started in Feb. of 1904 and the cut-outs started in the newspaper in March of 1904 - current events of that time.

EDITH ANNE, a newspaper paper doll from 1899.

 October 1899.  A newspaper paper doll that I cleaned up the best I could.  She had no name so I have named her Edith Anne.  Cut slits B to fit tabs A.

Until I get my new glasses I can not see well enough to color.  I tried coloring her but even I can see what a bad job I was doing.

FREDRIC MARCH Paper Doll by Tom Tierney.

1974.  FREDRIC MARCH paper doll from the book "Thirty from the 30's, Costumes of the Great Stars" by Tom Tierney.  Shown are costumes from "The Sign of the Cross" and "The Affairs of Cellini".  The book has three more costumes for Fredric March.

The Log Church of the TETONS Postcard.

The Church of the Transfiguration, Teton National Park.  Post Card by Crandall.  From my garage sale scrapbook.

My cousin George had heart transplant surgery on Monday and he is already in a private room and doing really good.  It still boggles my mind that a medical team can remove your heart and replace it with a donor heart. So many prayers went out this week - and those prayers were answered.

Dixie Dugan's Dad as a Paper Doll.

June 18, 1939.  Here is Dixie Dugan's dad as a paper doll for Father's Day.

LILLIAN Paper Doll from Betty Cut-Out Series.

April 29, May 2, May 3 & May 5, 1924.  LILLIAN paper doll takes her turn in the Betty Cut-Out series May Day Pageant.  She wears her rose costume in the dance of the flowers and LILLIAN was chosen as Queen of the May.  The last dress she wore to entertain friends at her home.

THELMA Paper Doll from Betty Cut-Out Series.

April 24, 25 & 26, 1924.  I hope you like THELMA paper doll as much as I do.  The Betty Cut-Out paper dolls were having a May Day Pageant and THELMA had a dance solo in her butterfly costume.  She then participated in the dance of the flowers wearing her black-eyed Susan costume.