Masonic Lodge gets all dolled up.Byline: Ben Fuchs The Register-Guard With a smooth, rosy ros·y adj. ros·i·er, ros·i·est 1. a. Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose. b. Flushed with a healthy glow: rosy cheeks. 2. complexion complexion /com·plex·ion/ (kom-plek´shun) the color and appearance of the skin of the face. com·plex·ion n. The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face. and long blond hair, Pansy Pearl may be the youngest-looking 83-year-old in the world. At just about 2 1/2 feet tall, she may also be the shortest. Made of porcelain porcelain [Ital. porcellana], white, hard, permanent, nonporous pottery having translucence which is resonant when struck. Porcelain was first made by the Chinese to withstand the great heat generated in certain parts of their kilns. and composite material composite material or composite, any material made from at least two discrete substances, such as concrete. Many materials are produced as composites, such as the fiberglass-reinforced plastics used for automobile bodies and boat hulls, but the , Pansy Pearl is not actually a living, breathing human being. But that doesn't make the antique doll any less real to its lifelong owner, 88-year-old Maryene Alden of Eugene. "Pansy Pearl's always been with me," said the retired kindergarten teacher. "She's like a little person." Pansy Pearl joined thousands of other collectibles at the Eugene Masonic Lodge on Sunday for a 30th annual Eugene Doll and Teddy Bear Exhibit and Sale. The two-day show drew close to 800 people, said event chairwoman Suzie Heilman. More than 50 dealers sold a wide variety of teddy bears, dolls and other toys that ranged from turn-of-the-century imported antiques to the Wal-Mart Special Edition of Skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. Star Barbie Barbie in full Barbara Millicent Roberts A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. . Many were simply getting rid of items they didn't have room for anymore, Heilman said. "Most of us are collectors first and sellers by default," she said. The Eugene mother, who runs an online company specializing in dolls and doll accessories, said her interest in collectibles springs from her childhood. "Doll collecting is like having Christmas every day," said Heilman, who has amassed more than 3,000 dolls with her daughter, also a collector. "We're taking care of that child inside of us." Susan Dunham of Eugene has turned that child into a profitable business, sculpting sculpting Cosmetic surgery The surgical reshaping of a tissue. See Deep tissue sculpting, Facial sculpting. original porcelain dolls and selling them to manufacturers for as much as $10,000 apiece. Her skills helped send her two children to college. Another collector and vendor said the lure of collecting is easily explained. "It's the same reason guys go out and buy trains," said Thea Newcomb of Springfield. "It just reminds us of times in our life that were more carefree." CAPTION(S): Maryene Alden, a retired kindergarten teacher from Eugene, has had doll Pansy Pearl by her side for 83 of her 88 years. A 1905 Steiff teddy bear (right), worth about $1,300 dollars was only one of thousands of teddy bears and dolls that were on display at the 30th Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Exhibit and Sale at the Masonic Center on MLK MLK Martin Luther King MLK Milk MLK Medialess License Kit Jr. Blvd. over the weekend. (COLLIN ANDREW/The Register-Guard) A 1905 Steiff teddy bear (right), worth about $1,300, was one of thousands of teddy bears and dolls on display Sunday. |
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