antique dolls-including Brus and Jumeaus in the inventory. That was it! Florence decided that her love of the dolls exceeded everything else and because of that, the fame of Theriault's was launched. George said not to put the dolls with everything else and Saturday morning well dressed women from all over came like bees to flowers. But they were shocked to see the auction in a warehouse with no indoor plumbing. At that point, they agreed to only auction dolls. It was not an easy process as they dealt with a lot of adversity from a few groups who controlled the doll market. After some time, the lure of the big city once again appeared as a venue for holding auctions and decided to take the dolls to the patrons, instead of bringing the patrons to them. Big cities drew larger crowds and Florence, with her scholarly mind, continued to learn everything she could about the dolls they would auction. Ads went across the country and people finally learned what their dolls were worth - people realized dolls had value. Waiting for lunch and a great program, the San Antonio Doll Collectors Club and invited guests. About Stuart Holbrook I n his early years, Stuart was not happy about his friends seeing that he was being dropped off and picked up at school in one of the Volkswagen trucks his parents had purchased which were painted bright orange and decorated with clown faces lingering over Attendees gather around Stuart Holbrook for a chance to chat. After the program, attendees pose for a photograph with Stuart Holbrook. DOLL NEWS * UFDC.ORG 145http://www.UFDC.ORG