Darling Rachel by Ellenbook is designed by Connie Walser Derek of Oregon. Rachel is 22 inches tall, bent legs for sitting, fabric body and vinyl head, arms and legs. Her dark blue eyes are "scultured" and striking. The pink corduroy bibbed trousers and white blouse sets off her auburn hair. There's a cloth rabbit in her pocket.

Madame Refabert, of Corolle in France, designed Marie Claudine who is just beautiful! She is 22 inches tall with slightly bent legs. She has a shoulder plate allowing her head to turn easily, a body of white cotton and vinyl arms and legs. The dress is made of a green, yellow and soft red floral baby cord. The dress top is yellow baby cord, leg o' mutton sleeves and a flared peplun at the waist. A straw "garden hat", decorated with salmon silk roses, sits on auburn hair and a veil that covers but doesn't hide her blue eyes. No. 79 and signed in 1991.

In a hand painted wooden box is pretty Hermine, by Catherine Refabert of Corolle in France. She is 17 inches tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. Dressed in a white lace dress with a pink beret she is very "French" looking. Her number is 684 of 1000 and she's signed.

Hortense, 17 inches tall, is another Corolle doll designed by Madame Catherine Refabert of France in 1987. She is in her own hand painted wooden oval box, dressed in a pink and white plaid silk dress. A floral bandeau is on her shoulder length blond hair and her eyes are blue. Hortense is No., 522 of 1000.

In 1987, Corolle of France issued some limited editions of dolls that were packaged in hand painted fine wooden oval boxes. Heloise, designed by Madame Catherine Refabert , is the smallest at 12 inches. She has dark hair in long curls and blue eyes. Her gown is "simplicity" in tucked white cotton. Heloise is No. 1385 of 2000.

Raggedy Ann & Andy, are a special limited edition commenorating their 75th Anniversary in 1992. Their coloring is more similar to the original dolls designed in 1917. The 19 inch dolls have painted faces, the traditional red yarn hair and striped legs. Each doll is numbered and has a certificate of authenticity. Ann is numbered 1037 of 10,000 and Andy is numbered 941. The dolls have never been out of their boxes until their picture was taken.

Rita is an 11 inch slender doll from the Royal House of Dolls and designed by the owner, Miss Elsa in 1990. She is wearing a print dress with roses and green leaves on a black background, trimmed in pink and a lace trimmed petticoat. Her green velvet bonnet has a floral band that frames her lovely face. Rita is a brunette with blue eyes.

Miss Elsa's Fairy Godmother is a blonde, blue eyed, slender 11 inch storybook doll from 1988. Her gown is blue satin with sparkling dots. Her hat is the same with a flowing blue veil.

Mother Goose is a young, pretty and slender 11 inch storybook doll. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Her lavender cotton dress is covered with a trimmed apron and she has a floral trimmed hat tied with pink ribbon. Of course, she has her "Goose". Miss Elsa presented her in 1990 for the Royal House of Dolls.

How often do you see Poor Cinderella? Miss Elsa designed this little 11 inch storybook doll in 1990 with a brown cotton dress under an orange apron. Cinderella has a kerchief tied over her long blonde hair and has her broom. From the Royal House of Dolls.