I remember playing with Midge for many hours. My sister, had a Barbie house. It was a cardboard fold out house. It was rectangular and you opened the top and then the walls folded out. I think it had yellow walls, a closet, a bookcase and cardboard furniture. I got a Barbie house for Christmas one year and when I opened it, there was some sort of a farm toy in it. When we returned it we couldn't get the Barbie house.
I had a Barbie carrying case. This came in handy when I would go to friend's houses. We usually played Barbie's. I remember playing Barbie's in 6th grade. I think children today give up Barbie dolls at a much younger age, now.
I still have my original Midge doll. She hasn't aged very well. I think a little brother might have gotten his hands on her. Her two little fingers are broken off and her chest is dented. I cut her bangs! (I don't know what I was thinking when I did that!)
The picture shows Midge as she is today. The outfit was my all-time favorite Barbie outfit. It is/was a beautiful blue satin gown with silver sparkly bodice. The full-length white satin lined cape was trimmed in white fur, so glamorous!
I did a quick toy search and didn't find a current Midge doll. It looks like she was available around 2000-2003.
6 comments:
beautiful story. you might look into a 'doll hospital' to fix your doll. I have a Sonja Henie doll from the 1950's. She was broken in several pieces and had been out in the rain. I put her in a 'doll hospital' for about a week and she came home good as new. She sits on my bookshelf now.
Thank you, Mary for the great idea. I just have her stored in a box with my daughter's Barbies. I will have to look into that.
I never owned a Barbie....I always asked for one but always got something else...Skipper, Barbie's friend (don't know her name), and a Suntan Ken. Never a Barbie though. Kinda weird when I ponder it...
Regards,
Theresa (Tangled Trees)
Oh my - what memories!! I remember playing with Barbie and Midge. I wish I still had my Barbie, but our little brother flushed her head down the toilet. By the way, I love my hair in this pic. LOL. It must have been one of Mom's home perms because my hair is naturally straight.
I never got a Barbie either. Guess my parents thought they were "too mature" at the time. My sisters (11 and 13 younger) to Barbie's. Guess I have never settled the Barbie sibling rivalry.
I never minded not having a Barbie. I think Midge was created for those who thought Barbie was 'too mature'. I had Skipper and Skooter, plus a Francie, who I think was Barbie's "Mod" cousin.
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