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"PLEASE, LADY, MAY I 'AVE THE FAIRY DOLL NEXT TIME?"
From a Photo. by][George Newnes, Ltd.
Every year in November there is a brave show of dolls dressed for the Happy Evenings children at Bath House, Piccadilly, and some of these dolls were here now, tended, oh, so gently, almost worshipped, as they are taken out of their cupboard resting-places and dressed and undressed.
"Please, lady, may I 'ave the fairy doll next time?" pleaded a golden-haired little child, with an earnest, wistful look.
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A PEEP INTO THE NOISY ROOM.
From a Photo. by][George Newnes, Ltd.
"Yes, if your hands are the cleanest. The little girl with the very cleanest hands shall dress the fairy doll."