04-30-2019, 09:10 AM
(04-30-2019, 09:06 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(04-30-2019, 08:31 AM)panamaniac Wrote: I've always wondered whether the "Dutch Girl" was Dutch because Schneiders felt that a German girl just wouldn't fly? Serious question.
Post-WW1, possibly. The German logo was long gone by this time, though, and they were using a beaver/maple leaf logo before they switched to the Dutch Girl (and Dutch Boy, too, originally).
The "Dutch" refers to "Pennsylvania Dutch" (really Pennsylvania Deutsch), though, which was the Schneiders' heritage, and a well-known term in the area.
I used to think that, but I'm no longer sure. The costume is clearly Dutch, not Pennsylvania Dutch.