[Illustration: Fig. 1.]
The Swan is a very simple fold, yet one requiring some knack to
produce. The serviette should be very stiff. Form a triangle by folding
it in half. Hold the point, A, between the teeth; take C and B in
each hand. Hold it tight across the chest, so that from A to D it is
strained tight against you. Roll up the ends B and C very tight, one in
each hand, in the manner shown in fig. 2. The reason it is held tight
across the chest is to keep it plain at E; otherwise it would curl up
to the top. Now bring the points B and C together (fig. 2). Bend over
the point A and shape the twisted pieces so as to give the appearance
of a Swan. Our illustration gives but a rough notion of it, as it is
not easy to delineate well on paper, and at the same time show the
way of bending it. With a little manipulation, a very good imitation
of a Swan may be produced. The centre piece is the head and neck; the
twisted portions represent the outline of the breast, body and the legs.
[Illustration: Fig. 2.]
[Illustration: Fig. 3.]