29.

 Mimi shares her favorite memories about Madame Alexander,  

“Madame would stop

 by often during those first few years and I was filled with such

 excitement at the mention of her up coming visits.

  She was like a "princess" to me, always dressed so beautifully and

 always so gentle and kind to my sister Sue and me.

 She would always bring us DOLLS every time she saw us 

(Sue was not ‘into dolls’ so I always got hers...

talk about dreams coming true!!!)  

We received every doll she made from 1954 to 1958 

and I PLAYED W/ALL OF THEM!  

Thank goodness my Mom thought 

to put some of them away for me along with two complete

 sets of furniture. I have many precious ‘kins’, 

Cissy's and Cissettes in original boxes 

(won't part w/those...you can understand why...

so much love and many fond memories).  

We were given doll trunks filled w/clothes

 & accessories for each doll. 

These treasures we were given to us as cherished gifts, 

and I can't begin to tell you what an impact 

Madame had on my life as a child.” 

  “At one point she mentioned to my Dad 

that I was such a ‘beautiful’ little girl 

and she wanted to make a doll (8") 

that resembled me and my smile....

it turned out to be "Maggie Mix Up" in 1960! 

 I was given several and couldn't believe 

she did that for me; she changed only the hair color

 as mine was brown. 

See the photo below of my Sister Sue and I 

about the time we met Madame.” 

  (I found a Maggie Mix-up photo. Her smile still resembles Mimi’s!)

       Sue and Mimi as children   Commemorative Maggie Mix-up  

“There are many times when my Dad 

would take me with him

 down to the MA Doll Co. (at a different location then) 

if he needed to see Madame, 

and it was such a magical experience....

I got to see how the dolls were made, 

the clothes made, including the hats, 

and she always gave me whatever doll(s) 

I wanted before I left to go back home. 

 I also remember being in her home in Scarsdale, NY 

at one point  (don't remember my age)

and was in such awe because her living room

 was pink w/white accents...

I even remember her white poodle 

who had a rhinestone dog collar on, 

as he was jumping all over me.

We sat and had tea with my parents...

it was such a beautiful house."

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