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Post by American Girl Rescue on Aug 22, 2008 7:52:00 GMT -5
Released in 2008, retired in 2014.Yay for mini-Ruthie! Her hair is so soft and very curly. She has a purple hair ribbon that is sewn to her head in one spot so she doesn't lose it. Her dress seems to be the same print as big Ruthie, so it does seem off-scale to her 6 1/4" body. It velcros down the back. She has tiny underdrawers and removeable light blue socks. Also tiny Mary Janes just like Molly's. Grade B+ (for the off-scale fabric)
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Post by scandia on Aug 23, 2008 15:57:39 GMT -5
For some reason, the toy store near my condo that sells AG had a Mini Ruthie. So I went ahead and splurged and got both her and Mini Kit.
The hair is all in one big flip rather than individual curls. If I have my facts correct, this hairstyle was popular in the 50s and 60s- and Ruthie is from the 1930s, so it may be an anachronism! Hair ribbon is cute- very nice shade of purple. Dress seems a bit shoddily made- which I would excuse for Kit, since she got chicken feed sack dresses, but not for rich girl Ruthie. Also, it looks out of proportion- like the skirt is too long, way past her knees. And the neck is too big and poofy and stands up- making Ruthie look like she has no neck. The underpants are fine- even less bulky than Kit's, which is understandable. The socks are fine in length and thickness- but have a slight blue tinge to them, is that supposed to be there? And the Mary Janes are very cute, of course. Ruthie's face is very cute and her eyes are a dark brownish gray, which works better than the light gray they gave the big doll.
Overall a B. They had material to make a better Ruthie Mini Doll, but it looks like they rushed the dress craftsmanship and her hair looks straight out of Hairspray.
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Post by American Girl Rescue on Aug 23, 2008 18:26:19 GMT -5
My mini-Ruthie has lots of curls. Here are some pictures of her hair.
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Post by adored on Sept 11, 2008 10:45:24 GMT -5
I pre-ordered my Mini-Ruthie from Amazon and she was shipped out in early August. She is quite a darling representation of the full size doll and they look really cute together.
-Hair is cute with little curls and the headband is a nice detail -Dress is not to scale, would be better if it was a tad shorter and the ribbon in the front is the same scale as the full size doll's. -her vinyl seems to be softer than all my other mini dolls -she is greatly detailed and has all the necessary aspects that replicate the full size doll - i.e. little undies, off blue socks, headband, and mary jane shoes.....
I give her a B+
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Post by nelliegirl on Sept 16, 2008 21:25:53 GMT -5
I am just glad they put her out. They said they would no longer make mini dolls of the friends and I thought they were going to stick to this when a mini Ivy was never made. I am glad at least that they made Ruthie aside from the fact that it has a bit off scale fabric. I think they had trouble finding scaled down cloth. I also think it might have been a last minute thing. As in, "We got the mold put her out. What is the worst that can happen?" The rest I am going to remain undecided the plastic Mary Janes are still ugly even small I am glad the larger doll doesn't have them. B+
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Post by missygirl on Oct 12, 2008 15:36:14 GMT -5
I bought mini Ruthie from American Girl for my mom for Christmas. She's really cute and possibly one of the prettiest mini dolls IMO. I was surprised she didn't come wrapped in plastic, but I don't know if they usually do from the warehouse or not. She is adorable! Grade: A
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Post by iPrincess on Jan 26, 2009 19:22:51 GMT -5
I got mini Ruthie a few days after getting big Ruthie. I think she's the best mini doll yet. She is really cute and has pretty curls. Her hair is lighter then big Ruthie's, and she has a really kind looking face. I wasn't too pleased with her meet dress. Too me it doesn't look very well made and her shoes are hard to get on. So, for her outfit I give her a B+.
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