Oops....screwed up the Helen Thomas image
I've not read the whole thread, but Kewpie Dolls are not "slang for Cutie Pie."
Condensed from http://wy.essortment.com/collectibleskew_rewk.htm
Collectibles: the kewpie doll
"What were the Kewpie doll[s?] [A]n American artist by the name of Rose O'Neill... originally designed the Kewpie doll... a doll that resembled a chubby child complete with a tummy that stuck out... tiny blue wings, a single shock of hair...[an] impish smile and eyes that are turned to the side. Her creations were called Kewpies because of the strong resemblance to pictures of Cupid... the mythical matchmaker who ... brings two people together in love..."