Ida, the doll who is standing, was given to a little Minnesota girl named Ida Van Guilder by Bishop Henry Whipple on Christmas Day in the year 1863. The kindly Episcopal bishop thought that any little girl who came to Sunday school every Sunday rain or shine, for a whole year, deserved a beautiful doll.
Ida is dressed exactly the way that she was when she was given to the little girl Ida. Her tight-fitting bodice is made of deep blue velvet. Her embroidered net skirt is gathered over a pleated, pale blue silk skirt.
Her companion, called Alice In Wonderland because of the way that she does her hair, is about her age.
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