Top: The clothing includes these wonderfully embroidered silk jackets and pants. Center: A closeup shows the detail of the intricate embroidery on the jackets. Bottom: Shown are the dolls' outerwear and undergarments; notice the socks. jointed wooden bodies instead of cloth bodies and their hands have separately carved fingers. Each doll is fully dressed from head to toe in embroidered silk clothing and even have appropriate under garments. Because the dolls are dressed in embroidered silk they are likely meant to represent upper class children. The short jackets with frog-closings and pants underneath would be appropriate for young children. The red jacket is closed on the right side, typical of girls, the white jacket is closed in the center, possibly representing a boy. They both wear silk pants tied at the waist with cords, and underneath their silk jacket and pants they have printed cotton shirts and pants. Although the jacket of one and the pants of the other appear to be white, on closer inspection the original pale lavender or blue is evident, long since faded away. Both dolls wear embroidered silk caps with "tiger ears -- symbolic of 'protection." They wear silk shoes with socks of cotton. Although they are carved in the same manner as the "Door of Hope Mission" dolls, the maker DOLL NEWS * UFDC.ORG 111http://www.UFDC.ORG