BRENDA STARR's Weekend Wardrobe 1941

July 6, 1941.  I hope you enjoy BRENDA STARR and Her Weekend Wardrobe.

I am so mad at my cats.  About three months ago they jumped up on the desk and knocked my printer/scanner off and broke it.  It was just a very cheap HP model that only cost $19 but it made great copies and the scanner worked fine.  So I decided to buy a more expensive model thinking it would make even better copies and scans - wrong!  It prints okay but is a terrible scanner.  I will have a very clean black and white paper doll then when I scan it all the details become black blobs.  Drat those darn cats!!

A Couple of Simple Newspaper Paper Dolls from 1916

 June 18, 1916.  DOTTY and Her Dainty Dresses.

June 4, 1916.  A POLLY-Put-The-Kettle-On Outfit.

A Doll for Your Valentine, 1916.

February 13, 1916.  Here is another newspaper paper doll for Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Paper Doll by Laura Brock.

March 17, 1929.  Valentine's Day paper doll by Laura Brock.  I have named her Caroline Elizabeth after the cutest 1-year old doll that I know, my great-niece.

BRENDA' s Gowns For A Summer Romance.

August 31, 1941.  A BRENDA STARR paper doll with her flower dresses.

Spring Costumes for Miss Paper Doll.

April 26, 1908.  I copied this paper doll in black & white and in color.  The color one shows more detail but the b&w copy is cleaner.  This paper doll has a boyfriend that I found in 2 different newspapers but neither paper doll was clear enough to copy.  I hope you enjoy "Spring Costumes for Miss Paper Doll".

Just a Girl and her Platform Shoes, 1973.

September 2, 1973.  This paper doll was drawn by Jackie DeRosa and was used in a newspaper article about how colorful Fall fashions were going to be that year.  The article said to color this paper doll's clothing in bright colors.  I was a preteen in 1973 and if the Houston Post had printed this doll I would have had my crayolas and scissors in hand.  This paper doll, like the teenagers and young women I knew in the 1970's, is funny, zany and, refreshingly, nary a profane word drops from her lips.