Sweet Caroline

I'm not a big fan of Neil Diamond's work.  It's a mite syrupy for me...or the two songs I've heard are.  Just the same, when I told Mama I had a Revlon doll coming and that she'd need a name that was popular in the fifties, "Caroline" was what she offered.  So without further ado, live from a dining chair, here's Caroline.  My much-desired Cherries A La Mode girl.

She's almost 100% mint; these aren't her original shoes.  But they'll do for now.

Revlon dolls usually had black shoes for reasons I'll never know.  Usually.  They could have other colors too, but I presume that Caroline once had black shoes.

Now here's a look at Caroline's face.  She's got very clear eyes for a doll her age, and very vibrant.  My other Revlon doll has silver eyes.

Notice that Caroline's eyebrows are straight.  I've known many a Revlon doll that had wonky eyebrows, and it's something I just accept with the whole lot.  But Caroline got lucky.

Here's a closeup of that cherry print that I fell in love with.  True to Doll Reader's word, the cherries are flocked.

Y'all can probably also see Caroline's petticoat a little, since her dress is sheer.  The petticoat is the same color scheme as the rest of the dress, navy with red trim.

Caroline still has her paperwork tied to her waist, so I documented that as well.  I presume that this doll is a Queen of Diamonds doll, with that fur stole.

The first page tells the doll's owner how lucky she is to own a Revlon doll, and extolls some of the doll's virtues.  This dress looks like a Kissing Pink dress.

I should probably point out that that "turning waist" is strung and can get floppy with time.  Again, Caroline lucked out; indeed, she's pretty tight.  Anywho, next page talks about how the Revlon doll is different, even though in truth she's a lot like Madame Alexander's Cissy.  Not exactly alike, mind y'all, but close.  This dress is, of course, a Cherries A La Mode dress, the very same one that Caroline is wearing, and the accompanying shoes are indeed black.

The last page shows a hair setting kit, which I had no idea existed.  I knew Toni had a hair setting kit, but clearly she wasn't the only one.  I like Toni, by the way...ahem!  This last doll is presumably wearing...oh, I'd guess another Kissing Pink dress.  

The back shows the same doll in the blue dress.  She's wearing a straw hat, which (I think) rules out her being a Queen of Diamonds doll. 

Kissing Pink and Cherries A La Mode were a smidge more casual than Queen of Diamonds, thus the straw hat.  I think that's the case, anyway!  If I'm wrong I'll happily correct my info.

I found the other tag interesting too, as it discusses the material that makes up the dress.  Caroline is wearing a dress made of DuPont nylon.

That claim about the nylon keeping its "new look"?  100% true, as Caroline looks like she just stepped out of her shipper.

Miss Revlon came in a nice array of sizes.  Caroline is marked "VT-18" on her neck, meaning that she is eighteen inches tall, like an American Girl.  This was apparently one of the most popular sizes, along with the ten-inch Little Miss Revlon dolls that I love.  Twenty-five inches is apparently the rarest size, and I have to admit that a Revlon doll that size would be a bit much.  My Twinn dolls are twenty-three inches and they're a handful/armful/lapful!

So I got my Cherries A La Mode Miss Revlon doll!  Life is good...but not great.  Caroline needs a stand.

Warm wishes,
RagingMoon1987