Fit for a Queen Gene Doll and Costume Set

"All ashore who's going ashore!"

Gene watched as the gangplank of the Queen of the Sea took leave of the side of the ship. Standing at the rail, she waved goodbye to the crowd on the dock-and to her luggage, which she saw sitting comfortably on a cart next to a dockworker frantically waving back!

Hurrying along the deck, she found the purser. "I don't mean to be a bother," gasped Gene, "but most of my luggage is still in New York..."

The purser leaped into action. Shortly, he returned with a sheepish look. "I am so sorry, Miss Marshall. We'll try to get your luggage to the ship as soon as possible. In the meantime your luggage that did make it on board has been placed in your stateroom—and the Captain requests the pleasure of your company at his table this evening."

Now it was Gene's turn to leap into action. Hurrying to her stateroom, she took stock of what had made it onto the ship. "All right," she smiled. "If I mix and match this blouse with this skirt..."

That night at dinner, a resplendent Gene stepped into the Queen of the Sea's plush dining room. And from the applause of the other diners (and the smile on the handsome captain's face), she knew her ensemble was a success. "What a funny scene. I'll have to remember this in case I ever do a movie on a cruise ship," Gene thought, as she accepted the captain's outstretched hand and sat down to dinner...

• In Fit for a Queen, circa 1948, Gene wears a tailored heather-toned wool tweed suit with detachable cape and a "silver and pearl" brooch. Her sleeveless blouse is aqua charmeuse with a cowl neckline. Includes "alligator" purse, shoes and bag.
• Then for a change, Gene unpacks a blue satin skirt with a taupe/blue chiffon overskirt with a fluted hemline and matching chiffon wrap. Her brown charmeuse sash has the same distinctive brooch! With taupe earrings and taupe ribbon shoes with "pearl" trim.
• The costumes for Fit for a Queen Gene doll were created by renowned Hollywood costumer Lynne Day.

Each doll and costume in the 2004 Gene Marshall Collection comes with specially-designed Memories Collection "scrapbook" pages to fill your scrapbook (excludes "Mel Loves Marsha").