After getting a good pattern, cut from muslin two pieces just alike for front and back, sew them together and stuff with cotton.
The features can be made with either water colors or common ink thinned a little.
A RAG BABY
Tissue-Paper Ladies
OTHER tissue-paper ladies were made by gluing an upright strip of wood to the center of a horizontal piece, like an inverted T, and wrapping it with cotton for a foundation.
A ball of cotton was fastened to the top for a head, then covered with white tissue paper on which a face was drawn with a pencil.
These ladies wore loose, flowing gowns, long capes, and large, comfortable bonnets tied under the chin.