ficially created craze? Hardly, for this strange
phenomenon of our days has existed for too
long to be but a short-lived craze, and success
ful fashions are inevitably the answer to some
actually felt needs of a given time. Therefore
we should like to think that the perennially
rushed individual of our time who is panting to
catch up with his work still has preserved in
his heart of hearts a secret longing for a bit of
romance and the desire to play hooky from the
gray routine of the every day. To satisfy this
wish and longing is the pleasant function of
these gay and lovable artificial creatures. Lea
Auvo, a Finnish graphic artist who has found a
new home for herself in Germany, has made a
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