5. This China doll covers her bald head with a wig. 6. A German china's brown glass eyes and painted eyelashes stare dramatically. 7. Covered wagon china has center parted hair with side curls formed close to the head. 8. This china with a curly wig was made by the French company Huret. 9. Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer who may have looked like this doll. * * * 1860 Events * * * Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States and his wife, Mary Todd spends extravagantly emulating the fashion of European aristocracy. (1860) Edwin Izod designs the corset. (Late 1860's) These fashions influence the costuming of dolls. Civil war brings violence and destruction and there is little interest in fashion or dolls. Doll imports to the U.S. dwindle as people struggle. (1861 - 1865) Slavery is abolished by the 13th Amendment. (1865) In England, Lewis Carroll publishes, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (1865) Customers become enchanted by Alice style hairdos on china dolls. In France, Barrois makes bisque poupeé for Jumeau, Bru, Gaultier & Steiner presenting a new aesthetic for dolls. (1865) 82 WINTER 2020