Take the straw or hay and divide some of it into bunches twelve inches
in length. Tie these all together in a long row, forming a straw fringe.
Sew the fringe around the edge of the umbrella with a coarse needle and
thread, allowing it to hang over and down. Overlap the first row with
another straw fringe and continue to sew on row after row until the top
is reached and the umbrella entirely covered; then fasten the handle
securely to a sharp-pointed stick and plant it firmly in the ground.
Measure the distance around the outer edge of the umbrella, not
including the straw thatch, and cut the cloth long enough to reach
around, leaving an open space for the door-way. Use more straw to cover
the cloth completely and sew the straw on in overlapping layers
lengthwise of the material. With safety-pins fasten the wall around the
inner edge of the umbrella, pinning the cloth to little loops of tape
you have tied at intervals over the ribs of the umbrella (Fig. 508).
[Illustration: Fig. 512.--Floral tent playhouse.]
The
Floral Tent
is easy to erect. Push two forked sticks into the ground and on one bind
an upright slender branch (Fig. 509); then lay a pole across from one
crotch to another (Figs. 510 and 511). On the upright branch tie flowers
and grasses, twisting a wreath of the same around the forked stick.
Procure some bright-colored flowered material, or cloth of any kind and
hang it over the central pole. Stretch out the four corners and peg them
to the ground (Fig. 512).
CHAPTER XXVII
KEEPING STORE
THE best place for keeping store is out-of-doors, where there will be
plenty of room and no fear of disturbing the grown people. Select a
shady spot by the side of a house, fence, or tree, carry your supplies
there and set up the store.
Build the Counter
by placing a board across from one empty barrel to another (Fig. 513).
Turn the barrels upside down, bringing the covered side uppermost that
there may be no possibility of losing articles down through the open
barrel heads. Large, strong wooden boxes or two chairs may serve to
support the ends of the counter if barrels are not at hand.
[Illustration: Fig. 513.--The counter for your store.]
On each end of the counter nail an empty wooden box. Stand the box on
one end and let the open part face backward; put your hand inside and
drive a few nails through box and counter to fasten the box securely in
place. Do the same with the second box and your counter will be ready
for
The Scales.
[Illustration: Fig. 514.--Tin cover for scale.]
[Illustration: Fig. 515.--Tin cover pierced with three holes.]
[Illustration: Fig. 516.--Band for measuring holes.]
[Illustration: Fig. 517.--Folded paper for measuring.]
[Illustration: Fig. 518.--Strings tied on tin lid.]
These are very necessary in weighing different articles. They can be
made of the round covers of two large-sized baking-powder or cracker
cans (Fig. 514). Have the covers exactly the same size, and punch three
holes in the rim of each at equal distances apart (Fig. 515). To obtain
the exact measurements for placing the holes, take a strip of paper and
wrap it smoothly and tightly around the outside of the rim of the cover.
Let the paper be a trifle narrower than the rim of the lid, and be sure
to fold over the long end exactly where it meets the first end (Fig.
516, A). Remove the paper, cut off the fold, and again try the strip on
the cover. See that the measurement is perfectly correct, then take the
paper off and fold it into three equal sections, making two folds and
two ends (Fig. 517), and for the third time wrap the strip of paper
around the cover rim. Mark the tin at the point where the ends meet, and
where the two creases in the paper strike the tin; this will give three
marks on the rim equally distant from each other. Drive a wire nail
through the tin rim at the three marked places to make the necessary
holes (Fig. 515); then tie knots in the ends of six pieces of string of
equal length, and thread a string through each of the three holes in
each of the lids. Fasten the three strings on each lid together at the
top (Fig. 518). Cut a notch at each end of a stick and tie the scales in
place (Fig. 519). Make two notches in the centre of the stick, one on
the top, the other on the bottom, and tie a string around the stick at
the centre notches by which to suspend the scales. This centre string
may be fastened to an overhanging tree-branch, or you can make a support
for it. Nail an upright stick to the end of the counter and box,
allowing it to come a little below the board; then nail another upright
stick in the same way to the other end of the counter. Notch the tops of
the uprights, lay a long, slender stick across from one to the other and
tie the centre string of the scales on the cross-stick (Fig. 520). Fig.
521 gives an end view and shows exactly how to nail the upright on the
box and end of board. Use different-sized stones as weights; a small
one for a quarter of a pound, one twice as large for a half pound, and
another twice the size of the last for a whole pound.
[Illustration: Fig. 519.--Scales of tin can lids.]
[Illustration: Fig. 521.--Nail upright on box and end of board this
way.]
[Illustration: Fig. 520.--Take your place behind the counter and keep
store.]
Find a number of empty boxes in which to keep
Your Supplies,
and stand them in a row on another counter back of the first (Fig. 522).
Fill each box a little more than half full of sand, earth, pebbles, or
dried leaves, which you must pretend is flour, sugar, coffee, tea, or
other things in stock. Find a large shell, a piece of shingle, or
anything else that will answer the purpose, for a scoop to use in
handling many of the groceries. Label each box with the name of the
article you intend it to contain; then look up your vegetables and nuts.
[Illustration: Fig. 522.--Supplies for your store.]
Acorns make fine nuts. Gather a quantity of them, and for cabbage tie a
number of corn-husks together, or grape-vine or hollyhock leaves; any
kind of large leaves will answer the purpose. Take a small, short stick
and with a string wind the ends of the leaves, one leaf at a time, on
the stick, folding the first leaf opposite to and inside the second, the
second in the third, and so on, always allowing each succeeding leaf to
overlap the last until the cabbage-head is large enough; the resemblance
to the real cabbage will be remarkable. Spinach may be made of small
leaves. For asparagus pick a number of long, slender seed stems of the
plantain. Short, slender sticks placed in a glass jar may serve as
sticks of candy, licorice, or licorice root. You can utilize various
grasses, leaves, roots, and seeds in many ways.
When selling groceries you will need
Wrapping Paper
in which the customers may carry away their goods. Cut newspaper into
uniform sheets of two or three sizes and lay them conveniently near for
use. String will not be necessary if you twist the paper into
cornucopias. Hold the lower right-hand corner of a sheet of paper with
your right hand and the other lower corner on the same edge with your
left hand; pull the corner in your right hand forward, continue to bring
it toward you until it stretches out and up from the corner in your left
hand and covers well within the upper corner diagonally from it. Hold
these two corners together with the right hand while with the left you
roll the bottom corner, held in that hand, outside, forming the lower
point of the cornucopia. Fold up the bottom point to keep the cornucopia
from unrolling (Fig. 523), and it will be ready for whatever it is to
hold. The top point, B, can be turned down as a cover.
[Illustration: Fig. 523.--Newspaper cornucopia.]
Flower-pots or tin cans, large and small, may serve for pint and quart
measures. Always give _generous measure_ and _full weight_ when selling
your supplies. This item is very important; remember it every time you
make a sale, for the act will help to build up true ideas of justice and
honesty.
Now make
The Money
necessary to use in the store. Take ordinary white writing-paper not too
heavy and lay it over a coin; hold the paper down securely with the
thumb and first finger of your left hand while you rub an old spoon or
smooth metal of some kind over and over the paper-covered coin. The
metal end of the handle of a penknife is convenient to use for this
purpose. After one or two rubs you will see indications of the print of
the coin; a few more rubs will bring out the lines distinctly. Make as
many coins as you will need, of different denominations. Money of any
country may be coined in this manner.
[Illustration: Fig. 524.--Paper for your pocket-book.]
After printing all money necessary, cut it out ready for use and put the
change into
Paper Pocket-books.
[Illustration: Fig. 525.--Fold down the two top corners until they
meet.]
[Illustration: Fig. 526.--Fold the other two corners in the same way.]
[Illustration: Fig. 527.--Fold top point to meet centre of folded edge.]
[Illustration: Fig. 528.--Fold bottom point to meet centre of folded
edge.]
It requires only a few moments to make them. Cut a piece of smooth paper
eleven and one-half inches long and seven wide (Fig. 524). Fold down
diagonally the two top corners until they meet (Fig. 525); fold the
other two corners in the same way (Fig. 526). Fold the top point down to
meet centre of folded edge (Fig. 527); do likewise with the bottom point
(Fig. 528). Turn the top over and fold to centre (Fig. 529); bring the
bottom up to meet the edge of the folded top (Fig. 530). Now fold back
and under one of the sides (Fig. 531), fold under the other side (Fig.
532), and bend back lengthwise through the centre until top and bottom
meet (Fig. 533). Lay the pocket-book down on one side and the lower part
will resemble Fig. 534. The lower portion of the sides O and P, Fig.
534, must be fastened together that the bottom may be tight and secure.
Cut a strip of paper a trifle shorter than the length of (Fig. 534),
and insert it at the bottom by first folding the strip through the
centre lengthwise, then sliding one edge in at O and the other in at P.
Push the two sides of the strip well up in the pocket-book, and the
bottom will be tightly bound (Fig. 535). Turn the pocket-book right side
up, and you will find two nice, firm little pockets. Slip your finger in
one pocket and pull out the point to serve as a cover (Fig. 536). Cut a
short slit through one layer of the front of the pocket-book for
securing the point of the cover when the pocket-book is closed (Fig.
537).
[Illustration: Fig. 529.--Turn the top over and fold to centre]
[Illustration: Fig. 530.--Bring the bottom up to meet edge of folded
top.]
Divide the money among those taking part in the sport; then
Take Your Place Behind the Counter
and let your little friends call and purchase whatever they choose.
[Illustration: Fig. 531.--Fold back and under one of the sides.]
Be careful in making change that there are no mistakes, and insist that
each customer count the money received in change before leaving the
store. If you wish to be very business-like, take account of all goods
sold. Write down the articles with the measure or weight and the price
received, as nearly as possible as accounts are kept in real stores.
Should customers keep you too busy to put down the items yourself, let
another person act as bookkeeper and cashier, and when you make a sale
call out to your assistant the item with amount sold and money
received; for instance, should a boy purchase a pound of sugar, call to
the bookkeeper: "One pound of sugar, ten cents;" then turn your
attention to the next customer while your comrade writes down the
amount. If the weather continues fine, you can leave your store
undisturbed for several days in succession and conduct it after school
hours.
[Illustration: Fig. 532.--Fold under the other side.]
[Illustration: Fig. 533.--Bend backward until top and bottom meet.]
[Illustration: Fig. 534.--Showing under part of pocket-book.]
[Illustration: Fig. 535.--Bottom of pocket-book tightly bound.]
[Illustration: Fig. 536.--Pointed cover of pocket-book.]
[Illustration: Fig. 537.--Pocket-book closed.]
If you find that you need more and a greater
Variety of Candy
manufacture it of strips of bright-colored paper rolled into the form of
paper lighters about the length and thickness of ordinary stick candy.
These mingled together in a separate glass jar or piled upon the counter
add to the attractiveness of the store. Hard lump candy of various-sized
pebbles will probably sell well, but if upon trial the demand is not as
great as desired, you might wrap each pebble in a bit of bright paper to
enhance its appearance; then the customers will doubtless invest more
liberally in the gay-colored sweetmeats. Small candy balls, red and
white, may be made of the red and white clover-heads picked close to
the blossom, leaving no sign of the green stem visible. Keep the
different colors separate, placing all of the red clover candy flat down
in one layer on the inside of a box-lid, where it will look bright and
pretty. The upturned edges of the lid prevent the clover from rolling
out. White-clover candy will appear to better advantage if you place a
piece of colored tissue-paper in a box-lid, allowing the edges of the
paper to stand up a trifle beyond the sides before arranging the white
clover in the lid. Gather a variety of grasses, roots, and leaves, tie
them up in little bunches with strings formed of several pieces of long
grass twisted or braided together, and sell them as soup-seasoning
herbs. Large bouquets of white clover-blossoms with long stems and no
leaves when bunched together, forming a white mass on the top, and then
surrounded by large green leaves tied in place with braided grass, make
excellent imitations of cauliflowers. Use the round, flat hollyhock-seed
for crackers; peel off the outside green cover and the crackers will be
white. You can pretend large-sized poppy-seed vessels are green
tomatoes, which your customers will be glad to buy for making pickles.
Have everything connected with your store neat and orderly, and conduct
it in a business-like manner.
Do not forget to make bars of soap of moist clay or earth. Have the clay
only soft enough to mould and cut with an old knife; when of the right
consistency form the cakes, making them all the same size. Cut the edges
smooth and even and lay the soap on a board in the sun to harden
sufficiently to handle with ease.
You might also use moist clay for butter, and cut off portions as
customers call for it, weighing the butter in your scales to obtain the
exact quantity desired by each purchaser. Now try and think of other
supplies you can make of the moist clay.
CHAPTER XXVIII
A FROLIC WITH THE ROSES
SELECT one rose from the many you have gathered and hold the blossom
tenderly while you look down into its heart and breathe in its beauty
and fragrance; then gently turn the rose over and find how wonderfully
all the petals fit in and are held together in their pretty green cup
with its long green streamers, which we call the calyx. Is there any
flower more beautiful? See how daintily it is formed, how exquisite the
coloring and how wonderful the texture! Could a manufacturer furnish you
with such enchanting material from which to make your toys?
Boats of Rose Petals
Carefully detach the rose petals one by one, beginning with the
outermost and largest. Be cautious not to bruise or injure the fragile
little things. Cut the sail and mast all in one piece from tissue-paper
(Fig. 538). Fold the mast over twice, according to the dotted lines,
that it may be stiff and able to stand erect. Bend the lower portion of
the mast as in Fig. 539. Paste the inner sides of the fold together, and
it will form a flat piece extending out on each side of the mast (Fig.
540). Over the bottom of this spread the least bit of strong paste or
glue and place the mast well forward on one of the largest rose petals.
The portion of the petal which grew inside the calyx forms the front
part or bow of the boat. Have the mast stand perfectly erect; if it is
inclined to bend toward either side, straighten it and keep it upright.
Before launching the vessel allow a few moments for the glue to dry,
then lift the boat very carefully by the top of the mast with your thumb
and first finger and set it down on the water, which must be without
even a ripple. When once the boat is well launched the waves may come
with slight risk of damage to the craft.
[Illustration: Fig. 538.--Tissue-paper sail and mast cut in one piece.]
[Illustration: Fig. 539.--Bend lower portion of mast.]
Let the first boat be of a large pink rose petal and have its sail of
the same color.
Make Two Vessels
of white rose petals with white sails and join the boats with a strip of
white tissue-paper. Paste one end of the paper strip on the inner part
of the right-hand side of one boat and fasten the other end of the paper
strip on the inner part of the left-hand side of the other boat,
allowing sufficient space between the two boats to keep them from
touching. The twins will then sail together like two beautiful white
sea-gulls floating on the crest of a wave.
[Illustration: Fig. 540.--Form a flat stand.]
[Illustration: Fig. 541.--Green tissue-paper sail and mast.]
Take one of the green leaves and fasten on it a green sail different in
shape from the white (Fig. 541). Place this boat with the other pretty
craft on the miniature lake in the large glass dish or basin. Though not
so fragile and delicate, the green bark is charming. Agitate and move
the water as the boats lie at anchor, and watch the effect. Drifting,
floating, and dancing, the fleet of tiny boats will begin to move: the
mingling of the different tints and colors, the various beautiful
reflections cast in the clear water by the little vessels with their
spreading sails, form a delightful fairy-like spectacle. Fig. 542 gives
only a faint idea of the actual scene, which is all color, life,
fragrance, and beauty.
When you keep the dainty fleet on the water in-doors, it ought to remain
in good condition for several days. If you wish to have the
Lake in the Open Air,
dig a hole in the ground sufficiently large and deep to hold the pan you
intend to use as a lake. Sink the tin in the hole, fit it in perfectly
steady and firm, then pour clear water into the pan, and when it is
quiet launch the fleet.
[Illustration: Fig. 542.--Fairy fleet of rose-petal boats.]
You will need a little
Rose Girl
like Fig. 544, to help you enjoy the boats, a girl who can stand by the
water and watch the sailing-vessels; you can make such a one of a rose
turned upside down. Choose the largest and most fully blown rose for the
rose girl. Cut the stem off about two inches from the blossom, and push
a common wooden toothpick through the stem midway between the rose and
the end of the stem. The toothpick forms the girl's two arms (Fig. 543).
[Illustration: Fig. 543.--How to make the rose girl.]
Fashion the head from an old seed-vessel, which you will probably find
still clinging to one of the rose-bushes. First make a small hole quite
deep in the top of the seed-vessel; then push the end of the stem of the
rose up into the head (Fig. 543). Run each toothpick arm through a green
leaf and use a white or pale-pink rose petal for the girl's face (Fig.
544). Pin the petal to the head with four rose thorns, using two for the
eyes, one for the nose, and one for the mouth. Pin a rose petal on the
top of the head for a hat. Turn backward two petals, without breaking
them from the rose, to form the dress waist; pin or gum one petal to the
arms and neck in front and the other to the arms and neck at the back.
Then stick three wooden toothpicks in the top of the rose (Fig. 544);
place the toothpicks so they will form a tripod, two on a line across
the front and the third a trifle back of and midway between the front
ones. These three toothpicks will enable the rose girl to stand alone;
the two foremost serve as legs and the other as a support. You can make
feet of two green leaves stuck on the ends of the two front toothpicks
(Fig. 544).
[Illustration: Fig. 544.--The wide-awake rose girl.]
Perhaps the little rose girl would like
A Garden
of her own, enclosed by a fence made of green leaves, thorns, short
slender sticks and a pliable rose stem. Bend the stem into an arch and
pin it down to a board with ordinary pins, each end over a green leaf
(Fig. 545). Begin at the bottom and attach the leaves to the arch with
thorns, allowing all leaves to point upward. Decorate one side, then
begin again at the bottom and fasten leaves on the other side; finish
the arch by pinning a leaf upright in the centre. Build the fence of
green leaves pinned together at their sides with slender sticks or broom
straws; stand the fence upright in a circular form, and fasten one end
leaf on each side of the arch (Fig. 546).
[Illustration: Fig. 545.--Bent rose-stem for arch.]
[Illustration: Fig. 546.--The rose-girl's garden fence.]
Of course you must
Give the Rose Girl a Party;
you might call it "The Feast of Roses," and decorate the four corners
of a wee table with vases which would rival in color and beauty the
famous "Peachblow Vase" for which such a fabulous price was paid. Make
the little vases of large pink rosebuds; those beginning to unfold are
the best. Peel off the outside petals and, grasping each bud, in turn,
near its base with the thumb and first two fingers, gently work it back
and forth until it is loosened and can be removed entire without damage.
Stand each vase on a level surface and gather spears of grass to place
in them. Push some of the grass ends down into the vases, but do not
crowd them; have only two or three in each vase (Fig. 547). The pink
color of the vase will contrast pleasingly with the green of the grass,
and the feast will be laden with the delicate perfume of roses. You
might candy different colored rose petals by dipping them in hot sugar
syrup boiled until it spins like a thread, and then drying the petals
separately on oiled paper; they will be appropriate for the party.
[Illustration: Fig. 547.--Peachblow vase of rosebud.]
[Illustration: Fig. 548.--Green rose-leaf for part of turtle.]
[Illustration: Fig. 549.--Rose petal and green leaf turtle.]
In addition to these things the rose girl must have a little
Pet Turtle
to take out walking in her garden. Cut a green leaf of a rose like Fig.
548. Cover the top with a rose petal gummed on around its edges, and the
turtle will be ready for a stroll (Fig. 549).
Draw a face with ink on your finger, and make a
Rose-petal Cap
for the finger-head by lapping two petals over each other, leaving the
outer edges for the sides and bottom of the cap. Gum one petal upon the
other and put the cap on your finger (Fig. 550).
[Illustration: Fig. 550.--Rose-petal cap for finger-head.]
[Illustration: Fig. 551.--Two cream-colored rose-petals for part of
pansy.]
[Illustration: Fig. 552.--Pink rose petals partially over light ones.]
[Illustration: Fig. 553.--Pansy ready for last rose petal.]
[Illustration: Fig. 554.--Pansy ready for green leaves.]
[Illustration: Fig. 555.--Pansy green leaf cut from rose leaf.]
We have not enough rose petals to serve for a shower, as had a Roman
emperor long ago when he made bushels of them rain down upon his guests
from the ceiling of his banquet-hall, but we can collect sufficient
Rose Petals to Use in Painting
some pretty designs. You will need neither paints nor brushes, for the
roses are the colors and deft little fingers the brushes. You must take
the paints as you find them and work this way: Place two cream-colored
petals on a smooth blank paper laid over a flat surface (Fig. 551);
arrange two pink petals partially over the light ones (Fig. 552); lay
down a stem from which you have taken the thorns (Fig. 553); add to the
flower a fifth petal, which should be pink, and you will have painted a
pansy (Fig. 554). Cut two of the green leaves of the rose according to
Fig. 555, and place them as if growing at different distances on
opposite sides of the stem (Fig. 556). Glue or strong paste dropped
sparingly on the paper where you intend to put the centre of the flower
will hold the petals in position, and, if necessary, you may use a
trifle more glue as the work proceeds.
[Illustration: Fig. 556.--Painting of pansy made with rose petals.]
Rose butterflies do not look exactly like real ones, but they are very
pretty, and you can readily paint one. Arrange two large red rose petals
for the front wings (Fig. 557); slightly over-lapping the lower edges of
these lay two smaller white petals, and make the body of a green leaf
cut like Fig. 558. Gum it down over the lengthwise centre of the group
of petals.
[Illustration: Fig. 557.--Red rose-petal wings and green rose-leaf
body.]
[Illustration: Fig. 558.--Body of butterfly.]
Conventional Designs
are very easy to paint. Take the rose calyx, cut off its lower half and
place the calyx flat down on smooth blank white paper; it resembles a
five-pointed star.
Under the tip of each point slide the inner end of a rose petal, any
color you choose. Between each two rose petals gum a green leaf (Fig.
559). Now take away the star centre and use rose petals in its place,
and you will have a "rose window" design. Try alternating red and
dark-red velvet petals, or use all yellow petals. In this way you may
form a variety of patterns painted with roses.
[Illustration: Fig. 559.--Conventional design painted with roses.]
[Illustration: Fig. 560.--Rose petals pinned together for wreath.]
To make
Dainty Wreaths of Rose Petals,
pin them together in a long row with slender sticks or broom straws
(Fig. 560). You can weave larger and more substantial wreaths, strong
enough to place on your mother's head when crowning her "Queen of Beauty
and Kindness." Use the entire blossom mingled with buds and green
leaves, all short stemmed, not longer than three or four inches. Bind
the stems with string on a circle made of a piece of willow or some
other pliable material, and be sure to remove the thorns from all the
stems before weaving the wreath (Fig. 561).
[Illustration: Fig. 561.--Wreath of roses.]
Try to find some new beauty in every rose you see this summer. Write it
all down, and the following June you will discover still other beauties
to jot in your rose book.
CHAPTER XXIX
A STRAW-RIDE PICNIC
THERE is a charm in the very word picnic, for it brings with it a
breezy, wholesome, out-of-door atmosphere, quickening the pulse and
causing the lips to smile with delight and the eyes to sparkle with
merriment. A genuine American picnic means a jolly little party in the
open air with plenty of space for all sorts of games and amusements; and
then the dinner! Its equal could not be enjoyed in an ordinary
dining-room. There is no need of chairs when the party is gathered
around the feast, for the novelty and fascination of sitting on the
ground while dining are thoroughly enjoyed, and everyone knows how
delicious a mere bit of bread and butter may taste when eaten from the
low, green table, the general enchantment of place and scene giving an
added flavor.
[Illustration: Going on a straw-ride picnic.]
June is the ideal time for picnics; in this month there are so many
perfect days, when none should work, but all should play, that one is
prompted to plan for a little fun and frolic, including an informal
Straw Ride,
which shall form part of the programme of the entertainment. Choose for
the ride a large, roomy wagon, remove all the seats except the one
reserved for the driver, and fill the bottom of the vehicle with plenty
of fresh, clean straw. Let all the party be seated on this, have within
reach warm wraps for protection in case of cooler weather or a shower;
and stow the luncheon away under the seat of the driver. The horse
should not be too spirited for such an occasion, and the driver must be
a strong, reliable man who understands perfectly the management of the
reins. Thus equipped, with two or three grown persons in charge, the
girls and boys may throw care to the winds and enjoy their ride over
hill and dale, through sweet meadows and along leafy lanes dappled with
golden sunshine; again on the highway, past field and wood, driving
gayly along until the picnic ground is reached.
Should the ride be more than a mile or two, the way may be beguiled with
gay songs and choruses, or games in which all may join while sitting
quietly in their places. Such a game is the old one
"Simon Says."
[Illustration: Fig. 562.--Simon says "Thumbs up."]
It is played with the hands only; each person doubles up his right hand,
resting it on his lap and allowing his thumb to stand erect (Fig. 562).
When all are in position the leader calls out: "Simon says 'Thumbs
down,'" at the same time turning his thumb downward (Fig. 563). All
follow his example; then comes the bidding "Thumbs up," and many will
resume the first position before they realize that the leader omitted to
prefix the order with "Simon says." Therein lies the catch, for no
command must be obeyed unless it comes from Simon.
[Illustration: Fig. 563.--Simon says "Thumbs down."]
[Illustration: Fig. 564.--Simon says "Wiggle waggle."]
The leader proceeds with "Simon says, 'Thumbs up,'" then up must go all
thumbs, and when "Simon says 'Wiggle waggle,'" all move their thumbs
from side to side while the hand rests in position (Fig. 564)--dotted
lines show the swing of the thumb. If any neglect to do so it counts one
against him; next comes the order "Stop"; the thumbs continuing to wag,
the leader calls "Simon says 'Thumbs stop.'" The leader may command a
change in the position and movement of the hand and thumb according to
his fancy, but the hand cannot be unclasped nor the thumb folded down
during the game. Three failures count the player out, and he must then
content himself with watching the others until the play ends. The
leader, being privileged, follows all directions in order to confuse the
others. The game is short, consisting of ten commands from the leader.
It may be played with sides, the group dividing into two parties; the
young people at one end of the wagon form one side, while those at the
other end constitute the other side. The party losing fewest players
wins the game.
Another interesting amusement, easily played as the wagon rolls along,
is the
"Bird Wish."
At a given signal each boy and girl must close both eyes tight and make
a wish, not opening the eyes until the leader calls out "Look," when all
may scan the blue heavens and the surrounding country in search of
birds. The first to discover one cries out "Bird," which insures the
fulfilment of the wish. The other players are obliged to try again.
There being but three chances in this game, only three of the company
can be sure of successful wishes.
If more diversions are needed during the drive, try the following
Word Tangle.
Ask each boy and girl to repeat in turn these lines:
"She says she sells sea-shells;
Shall she sell sea-shells?"
The words must not be recited too slowly, as that would spoil the sport.
Let the verse be said a trifle faster than ordinary speech. The tongues
of most of the players will probably become twisted, causing the words
to sound unintelligible to the rest of the company, and a hearty laugh
will follow the effort. Only one trial is accorded each player. When the
line has gone the rounds, repeat in the same manner:
"Fred fetched freshly fried flying fish."
These little trials of skill in speech not only give you much fun, but
at the same time they cure hesitancy of speech and brighten the mind;
but do not let that frighten you and deter you from profiting by the
sport. Never be afraid of advantageous learning; let it come in what
guise it may, it will surely add to your pleasure as well as your worth.
When the picnic grounds are reached and all have had time to look about,
everyone will be ready for exercise. So prepare for a grand rush after
one of the group chosen as
The "Deer,"
who, stepping directly in front of the others, calls "Ready," when the
group standing still immediately sings to the air of "Yankee Doodle,"
"My heart is in the Highlands,
My heart isn't here.
My heart is in the Highlands,
Chasing the deer."
At the word "ready" the "deer" starts to run, and as the pursuers cannot
follow until the song is ended, the "deer" has time to get a certain
distance ahead before the others give chase; this they do as they sing
the last word in the verse. The "deer" runs a short distance, circles
around and returns to the starting-point, or "home" as it is called, the
followers endeavoring to catch him before he reaches his goal.
After resting from this game bring the rope from its hiding-place in the
wagon, also the long board stowed away flat against the side of the
vehicle, and in less time than you imagine the rope can be securely
fastened on a strong branch of a tree to serve as
A Swing,
while the board may be used for a "Teeter-tarter"; balance the plank
across a log or the lower bars of a fence; then when two players take
their seats at the ends of the board, if it is properly adjusted, they
will rise and sink alternately as the ends move up and down, keeping
time as the players sing:
"Teeter-tarter, bread and water,
Come and see the pretty daughter."
"See-saw, Margery Daw,
Came to town to study law."
If the players are of unequal weight, the heavier one shortens his half
of the plank by shoving it along farther across the fence or log,
preserving in this way the equilibrium. To start the "Teeter-tarter" one
of the players should give a slight spring upward with the feet while
retaining his sitting posture on the board.
Prepare
The Dinner
early, as the brisk drive in the morning air tends to stimulate the
appetite. Bring the lunch-boxes to the place selected for the meal; let
one person take full charge and give directions, while the others
unpack, build the fire, and go to the spring for water.
The lunch should have been packed in paper boxes, to avoid the care of
baskets. In the first box might be the loaves of fresh uncut bread and a
tin baking-powder can of sweet butter, the bread to be cut into thin
slices, buttered and prepared for sandwiches of various kinds. These can
be easily made by adding either the chopped nuts that have been packed
in a separate small box, or crisp lettuce leaves which have been
detached from the stalk, well cleaned and sprinkled with fresh water,
then carefully placed by themselves in a box lined with waxed or oiled
paper such as is used by confectioners for sweetmeats. Or the
sandwiches may be of sliced ham, tongue, roast-beef or lamb, each kind
of meat being folded in waxed paper and packed in its own box. When the
different articles of food are managed in this way they are much more
attractive and palatable, each retaining its own flavor, and there is no
danger of their being mashed and jumbled together, as happens too often
when the dinner is indifferently arranged and put together in a
thoughtless manner.
[Illustration: Fig. 565.--Picnic salt-box.]
The best way to carry salt, pepper, etc., is to put each into a small
paper box, the salt in one of cylindrical form, the lid of which has
previously been punched full of holes with the aid of a tack or a
slender wire nail (Fig. 565). The pepper can be in a smaller and
differently shaped box, and sugar in a box of still another size and
shape, that there may be no chance of mistaking one for the other and
covering the meat with sugar or trying to sweeten the lemonade with
salt. The perforations in the lid of the pepper-box must be quite small;
punch them with a large-sized needle. After the boxes are filled the
lids can be fastened securely with strong paste and, before they are
packed, may have paper tied down over the tops (Fig. 566), to preclude
all chance of the contents sprinkling out during the journey.
If mustard is needed, it should be prepared at home and carried in a
small, wide-mouthed bottle. Mayonnaise dressing is best conveyed corked
up in a small stone china jar, such as is often used for jam.
[Illustration: Fig. 566.--Paper over the top.]
Boiled, fried, or broiled chicken is always acceptable at a picnic
dinner; the chicken must be well cooked, cut into pieces and each
portion wrapped in a separate piece of waxed paper, then packed together
in a box. Cold-boiled asparagus or string beans, with fresh lettuce and
mayonnaise dressing, may take the place of a meat salad if desired.
Fruit is very refreshing and always welcome if consisting of fresh
berries, cherries, etc.; pack it in the same manner as lettuce, omitting
the sprinkling and washing.
[Illustration: Fig. 567.--Picnic wooden-spoon.]
[Illustration: Fig. 568.--Flat sticks to use as spoons.]
Of course, young people do not care for coffee, but the grown ones would
like it, and they must be remembered. Grind the coffee and mix with raw
egg; it may then be carried in the tin coffee-pot, the coffee to be made
after the grounds are reached. If cake is taken, do not let it be rich;
sponge or plain cup-cake, made in layers with apple-sauce between, is
best.
As far as possible have the table equipment of paper, that it may not be
necessary to carry it back home. A tablecloth composed of large sheets
of smooth white wrapping-paper will answer the purpose very well. Paper
plates such as are used by bakers, make excellent substitutes for china
ones and are the very thing for outing parties. Spoons may be home-made,
whittled of wood; should the bowls of the spoons prove too difficult to
manage, make them like small shovels (Fig. 567). If time will not allow
of this, flat, smooth sticks larger at one end than the other (Fig. 568)
may take their place. Knives are not absolutely necessary. Only one need
be taken, but that must be of good size and sharp, to be used for
cutting bread. It is a mistake to carry fine table linen or silver,
they always prove a great care and are apt to be injured or lost, but
not being skilled in the art of eating with chopsticks, like the
Chinese, you will have to be supplied with forks. Take barely enough for
the purpose and have them of the most inexpensive quality; then it will
not matter if one or two happen to be lost. Only a few cups will be
required and no saucers; the company can take turns using the cups. One
item more--a pail for the water.
A small
Camp-fire
is very important. Build it on a spot where there is not the slightest
danger of its spreading, and into the embers and ashes roll small raw
potatoes. They will be delicious baked--velvety black on the outside
and, when broken open while steaming hot, soft, mealy, and snowy white
on the inside. Before boiling the coffee, pile a layer of flat stones on
two sides of the fire and set the coffee-pot on them, bridging across
the open space over the fire. Water can be heated in this way for tea or
chocolate.
After luncheon gather all the boxes and paper and burn them in the
camp-fire, being careful not to put too much on the fire at a time and
waiting until one portion is burned before adding more. The paper should
be rolled in small, tight balls to prevent a possible breeze from
wafting it in the air.
All can join in feeding the fire and enjoy
The Game
which accompanies it. When each one has secured his contribution of box
or paper, all must stand around the fire and in turn cast the fuel on
the flames. The first to do so begins telling any kind of an original
tale which imagination may suggest, such as,
"The Prince, arrayed in gorgeous and rich apparel, was
about to enter his crystal palace when----"
There he stops, because the rules of the game do not allow one person to
speak longer than his paper burns, but until it is consumed he must not
cease talking. The next in turn drops her paper on the flame and
continuing the story, says,
"he was startled by a peculiar noise from the grove
near by. Rushing to discover the cause, he saw
something dark moving among the trees, it turned and
slowly approached----"
Her paper having completely burned, the third player takes up the plot,
and tossing his box on the glowing coals, says,
"Nearer and nearer the something came, when, lo! it
proved to be a baby bear walking erect and carrying in
his paws----"
So it goes on, and everyone adding a little, the story grows. Each
player being at liberty to turn the romance to suit his mind, the story
is apt to assume sudden and comical changes, giving it a peculiar charm
both to those who take part and to those who listen.
A short, quiet time with jack-stones, played with small stones found on
the ground, will allow of sufficient rest before participating in the
exhilarating sport of
"Menagerie."
In this choose a keeper, whose duty it is to give the name of a
different animal to each player. Then all must form in line for the
grand march. Headed by the keeper, the procession twists and winds
through the trees, this way and that, returning soon to the
starting-point, when all join hands, forming a circle around the keeper
who is then blindfolded. The circle spins merrily around until the
keeper calls out "Jungle," the signal for all the players to shout in
chorus, each one giving the cry of the animal he represents. After that
they stand perfectly still. The keeper next calls to one of the animals
to enter the cage. The player named must break from the circle and,
standing within the ring, gently give the cry peculiar to the animal
represented, at the same time changing his position so that the keeper
may not be able to catch him, as the latter tries to do, guided by the
cry. If the keeper succeeds at the first trial, the two change places,
and the game commences over again, but without the march. Should the
keeper not be able to catch the animal in his first attempt, the bandage
must be removed from his eyes, and the circle standing clasping hands
and elevating them high in air, give space for the animal to dart out of
the cage, followed by the keeper. In and out of the circle they run,
going not more than three times around the ring; if in that time the
keeper does not succeed in capturing his game, he must again be
blindfolded and stand in the middle of the ring while the game
continues. If captured, the animal becomes the keeper and the keeper the
animal.
Only a short while will remain before it will be time for returning
home, a few moments more for tumbling about close to Nature; then comes
the ride back home in the big wagon filled with gay and happy girls and
boys.
CHAPTER XXX
A PAPER CHASE
FUN! Why what can compare with it? The clear frosty air is full of life,
the blood is rushing tumultuously through your veins and your feet are
tingling to be off on the chase. It is healthful, it is inspiring, it is
glorious fun. You must think, too, in order to be successful either as
hare or hound, for the object of each is to outwit the other, and Paper
Chase is a game that requires the use of brains as well as muscle.
The Hares and Hounds
compose the party. Two hares and as many hounds as you will, the more
the merrier. Each hare must carry a bag filled with paper cut into small
strips. The hounds carry only the weight of their responsibility to
entrap and catch the hares.
[Illustration: Over Fences.]
The Game
is a country game, of course. Who would think of the hares and hounds
dashing in a mad run through the streets of town or village. And it is
a noisy game with the Kee-ooi! Kee-ooi! of the fleeing hares, and
answering La-ha-hoo, La-ha-hoo! of the pursuing hounds.
Select a convenient club-house or residence for the meet and let there
be two hares and at least six hounds.
The first thing to be decided upon is the distance of the run, which
should not be too great, especially for beginners. The next is the
agreement between the hares upon a general plan to be pursued in their
tactics, which must be kept secret from the hounds.
The morning hours are best for the game, and a hearty appetite for
lunch, or the hunt-breakfast, it might be called, is the result.
At a Given Time
let the hares start off together, scattering their bits of paper as they
go, to be followed ten or fifteen minutes later by the hounds, who are
led by the paper on the tracks of the hares.
The object of the hares is so to scatter the paper in their
cross-country run as to lead the hounds on
A False Scent.
This is sometimes done by the hares making a detour into a field,
doubling back on their tracks and running in quite another direction. Or
they may provide a number of false scents leading from one point.
To be sure all this uses up much precious time, but the compensation
lies in mystifying and delaying the hounds, each of whom must decide for
herself which trail is the most likely to prove the one the hares have
really taken.
When
The Hares Are Off
and the fifteen minutes up, the hounds must start in pursuit. Their
object is to head off and catch the hares before they can cover the
given distance and again reach the place of meeting. A hound must not
only come in sight of a hare but must touch her in order to make a
catch. Each player in the paper chase acts for herself, and if she
succeeds in catching a hare she wins the honors. And a hare reaching
home without being caught wins great honor. The hares keep together, but
the hounds may scatter at will, though no girl should risk going too far
alone.
From time to time the hares must give their cry Kee-ooi! Kee-ooi! that
the hounds may not go too far astray, and the hounds reply with their
La-ha-hoo! to let the hares know they are on their tracks.
Over Fences, Across Brooks,
taking to the cover of the woods, or speeding along the roads, it
matters little how you get there, the object is to reach the point you
have decided upon over the shortest route and in the least possible
time.
This is the fun of it, the wild scramble over all obstacles and the
exultant moment when, if a hound, you have run down the hares or, if a
hare, you outwit the hounds and make the home-run in safety. The game
requires good generalship on both sides, quick thought and ready
decision.
How to Dress.
A short skirt, loose, stout walking shoes, and a sweater make the most
comfortable costume. Wraps will be found in the way and uncomfortably
warm, and you cannot run very well in overshoes. If your feet get wet
keep on running and you will not take cold, but have a change of
foot-wear ready that you may replace wet shoes and stockings with dry
ones as soon as you reach the house. Also throw a wrap over you upon
your return so that you may not cool off too suddenly after your long
run.
Light bags for the hares to carry may be made of cotton cloth with
straps of the same to throw over the shoulder.
Good health, good-fellowship, good-nature, and fair play are the
requisites for the complete enjoyment of this most exhilarating of all
games.
INDEX
A
Adjusting warp, 19
African hut, 306
Alligators, clay, 193
Amusements, Mayday, 237
Andirons, 142
Anemones, 296
Angling, Easter, 231
Animals, tissue-paper, 75
Apple, Indian, 209
Apple, Jap, 211
Apple-seeds, 261
Apple tower, 214
Apple toys, 206
Arch, door, 177
Armor, alligator, 197
Arrow-heads, 122
Arrow-shaft, 123
Arrows for Mayday, 238
Assumption, Cathedral of, 175
B
Baby alligators, 193
Bag, school, 31
Bags, fortune, 262
Ball game, May, 251
Ball of twine, 27
Banana, clay, 201
Band, spinning-wheel, 8
To adjust, 9
Banners, Japanese fish, 171
Barrel-hoop, 62
Basket of shavings, 36
Basket, to make wood, 62
Basket, to weave splint, 68
Baskets as moulds, 187
Baskets, May, 248
Beads, 182
Bed, Japanese, 168
Beds, blankets for dolls', 26
Bell and ball game, 251
Bellows, 153
Binding basket edges, 40
Binding off, 71
"Bird Wish," 337
Birds, tissue-paper, 75, 93
Birds, to feed, 267
Bird's head, finger, 277
Birthday festivals, 170
Blackbirds, finger, 280
Blanket, Navajo, 20, 125
Doll's bed, 26
Blood root, 296
Blouse, Russian, 181
Boats, rose petals, 320
Body, alligator, 196
Bonnet, war, 116
Bonnet-wire stem, 95
Boots, Russian, 182
Bouquet-holder, 58
Bow, 124
Bow case, 124
Bowls, 292
Bows for Mayday amusements, 237
Breakfast, Japan, 168
Broom, show, 172
"Build the Tower," 282
Butt, rifle, 152
Button-mould, 171
C
Calumet, 119
Calyx, tissue-paper, 96
Camp-fire, 342
Cap, rose petal, 328
Card-board, pot hooks of, 145
Carnation-pink, 86, 87
Case, handkerchief, 41
Cathedral of Assumption, 176
"Chai," Russian, 181
Chamois skin gown, 125
Chase, paper, 345
Chicken, tissue-paper, 75
Chieftain's shield, 120
Children, talking, 268
Chimney samovar, 184
"Chin Chopper Chin," 282
Churn, 160
Circle, to cut a, 88
Clay, 187
Clay alligators, 193
Cleaning for spinning-wheel, 8
Cloak, old colonial, 155
Cloth, magic, 264
Clothes-line, possibilities of, 162
Clover, four-leaved, 260
Coat of armor, alligator, 197
Coiled pottery, 187
Colonial kitchen, toy, 133
Colorless vases, 292
Combinations, flower, 291
Common grasses, 53
Conventional designs, 330
Cork churn lid, 160
Counter, store, 308
Cradle, papoose, 130
Crane, 137
Crazy bull, 116
Crosses, paper, 178
Crowding, flower, 290
Cupola, Russian cathedral, 178
Curtain-bee frolic, 48
Curtain, sash, 34
Curtains, primitive reed, 43
D
Daffodil, tissue-paper, 99
Dance, egg, 230
Dasher, churn, 160
"Deer," 338
Design, ornamental, 67
Designs, conventional, 330
Dinner, straw ride, 339
Distaff, 7
Doll, Japanese, 174
Doll, Russian, 180
Dolls' beds, blankets for, 26
Dolls, feast of, 172
Dolls' hammock, 56
Dolls, new race of, 103
Door-way, Russian cathedral, 177
Door-way screens, 149
Dress, Mary's, 217
Dress, May-pole to, 252
Dress, Miss Muffet's, 108
Dress, paper-chase, 348
Dutch windmill, 214
E
Eagle feather of paper, 121
Easter egg games, 227
Edges, basket, 40
Egg games, 227
Elephant, tissue-paper, 83
Encampment, Indian, 111
End-pieces, 63
F
Face, Miss Muffet's, 106
False scent, 347
Faucet, samovar, 182
Feast of dolls, 172
Feather, eagle paper, 121
Feathers, for goose, 221
Fence, paper, 168
Fenced in garden, 168
Ferns, 297
Festivals, Japanese, 169
Finger church, 275
Finger plays, 273
Finger steeple, 275
Fire, tissue-paper, 114
Fireplace, 138
Fish, Japanese paper, 170
Five little pigs, 285
Flax, 10
Flintlock rifle, 151
Floors, Japan paper house, 167
Floral tent, 307
Florida playhouse, 298
Floor, colonial kitchen, 136
Flower lifter, 294
Flowers, to arrange, 289
Folks, finger plays for little, 273
Food, alligator, 198
Fortune bags, 262
Four-leaved clover, 260
Fresh flowers, to arrange, 289
Fringe, to make hammock, 30
Frog, jumping, 264
Frolic, curtain-bee, 48
Frolic with roses, 320
Funny little apple toys, 206
G
Games, egg, 227
Garden, fenced in, 168
Garden, rose girls, 325
Germantown wool for Navajo blanket, 20
Ghost writing, 259
Girl, rose, 323
Gold nuggets, 254
Good Indian, 115
Goose, Mother Goose's, 220
Gown, chamois skin, 125
Grass, napkin ring, 59
Grasses, common, 53
Grasshopper house, 53
Green leaf boat, 322
Green leaves, 291
Groceries, 312
Gun, flintlock, 151
H
Hallowe'en revels, 259
Hammock, dolls', 56
Handkerchief case, 41
Handle, basket, 40
Handle, churn, 160
Hares, 345
Hut, African, 306
Hat, witch's, 257
Head, Washington, 202
Headdress, Indian, 116
Heddles, how to make loom, 17
Hepaticas, 296
Hibiscus, 86
Holder, bouquet, 58
Home-like rag rug, 154
Home-made loom, weaving on, 15
Hooks, pot, 145
Hounds, 345
Houses, Japan paper, 162
House, grasshopper, 53
Hub, spinning-wheel, 149
I
Indian apple, 209
Indian Encampment, 111
Indian pot, 143
Indian travois, 118
J
Jap apple, 210
Japan, paper houses of, 162
Japanese doll, 174
Japanese paper, 162
Japanese umbrella, 173
Jars, flower, 293
Jumping frog, 264
K
Kago, 172
Keeping store, 308
King, May, 245
Kitchen, toy colonial, 133
Kneading clay, 187
Knitting needle, gun-barrel, 152
"Knives and Forks," "Here are my Mother's," 279
Koi, Japanese, 171
Kremlin, 175
L
Lake, open air, 323
Lamb, Mary's, 219
Lanterns, paper, 167
Leather boots, 181
Leaves, green, 291
Leaves, tissue-paper, 193
Legs, alligator, 198
Lifter, flower, 294
Lifting for Pasch eggs, 227
Line, clothes, 62
Lingerie, Miss Muffet's, 107
Little apple toys, 206
Little bellows, 153
Little Miss Muffet, 103
Little paper houses, 162
Little pigs, famous five, 285
Loom, weaving on home-made, 15
M
Magic cloth, 264
Marvel pictures, 215
Mary, 215
Material, reed curtain, 43
Mats, table, 41
May baskets, 248
Mayday amusements, 237
May-pole, 252
Menagerie, game of, 343
Miniature cathedral, 176
Miss Muffet, tissue-paper, 103
Moccasins, 117
Modelling in tissue-paper, 75
Money, store, 314
Morning glory, tissue-paper, 86, 94
Mother Goose's goose, 220
Mother's knives and forks, 280
N
Navajo blanket, 20
Navajo blankets, 125
Nail, staple, 46
Napkin-ring, grass, 59
Nasturtiums, 290
Nature study, tissue-paper, 86
Netting, rope, 65
Nuggets, gold, 254
O
Odd things in Russia, 175
Odd utensils, 144
Odd colonial clock, 155
Old-fashioned flintlock rifle, 151
Old oaken bucket, 250
Open air lake, 323
Open air play houses, 298
Ornamental design, 67
Oven, 139
P
Paint, for Japan houses, 165
Painting, rose petals for, 328
Paper chase, 345
Paper houses of Japan, 162
Paper lanterns, 167
Paper modelling, in tissue, 75
Paper, store wrapping, 313
Papoose, 130
Parker, Thankful, 146
Party, rose girls, 326
Pasch eggs, 227
Pattern, blanket, 24
"Peel," 144
Pet turtle, 327
Pewter ware, 154
Picnic, straw ride, 333
Pictures, marvel, 215
Pigs, five little, 285
Pin loom, how to make, 16
Pine-shavings, 36
Pipe of peace, 119
Play house, open air, 298
Plays, finger, 273
Pocket-books, store, 314
Pole, May, 252
Possibilities of a clothes-line, 62
Pot hooks, 145
Pot, iron, 143
Pottery, 185
Practice on spinning-wheel, 11
Primitive reed curtains, 43
Q
Queen May, 245
Queer little teeter-tarter, 273
R
Race of dolls, new, 103
Rag rug, home-like, 154
Rare frolic, 320
Reed curtains, primitive, 43
Revels, Hallowe'en, 254
Rice ball, 171
Rifle, 151
Ring, grass napkin, 59
"Rock," 7
Roll, clay, 189
Roll of splint, 68
Rolling, egg, 235
Roof, Russian cathedral, 177
Rookwood pottery, 187
Rope netting, 65
Rose girl, 323
Rose petal boats, 320
Rug, 154
Rules, Pasch game, 234
Russia, odd things in, 175
Russian doll, 180
S
Sally Walker's hood, 208
Samovar, 182
Sash-curtain, 34
Scales, store, 309
Scent, false, 347
School-boy, 31
Screens, doorway, 49
Seed-top grasses, 61
Shafts, arrow, 123
Shapes, pottery, 192
Shavings, armful of, 36
Shield, Indian, 120
Shoes, Miss Muffet's, 107
Shovel, 144
Shuttle, 19
Sides, to weave basket, 39
"Simon Says," 335
Spindle, 5
Spindle-frame, 5
Spinning, 3
Spinning wheel, 3
Spinning wheel, colonial kitchen, 147
Splint basket, to weave, 68
Splint, roll of, 68
Spokes, splint basket, 69
Staple-nail, 46
Straw, bonnet wire, 95
Store, keeping, 308
Stories, telling, 343
Stoves, Russian, 180
Straw ride, 333
Straw ride picnic, 333
Study, tissue-paper, nature, 86
Sun-bonnet, Mary's, 218
Sun-bonnet, Miss Muffet's, 110
Supplies, store, 312
Supplies, straw ride picnic, 341
Swift dog, 116
Swing, 338
Symmetry, 295
T
Table egg rolling, 235
Table mats, 41
Table, moulding, 188
Talking children, 268
Tangle, word, 337
Targets, Mayday, 240
Tassels, 66
Tea, how Russians make, 188
Teeter tarter, 273
Tenor, singing, 269
Tent, floral, 317
Thankful Parker, 146
Things to make of common grasses, 53
Thread, when broken, 12
Time-piece, old fashioned, 159
Tinfoil, 153
Tissue paper, moulding in, 75
Toaster, 144
Tomahawk, 120
Tools, moulding, 188
Tower, apple, 214
Tower, finger, 282
Toy colonial kitchen, 133
Toys, apples, 206
Toys, tissue-paper, 75
Transparent vases, 292
Travois, to make, 118
Tree, Indian encampment, 129
Trimming, 73
Trousers, Russian, 181
Turkey, tissue-paper, 81
Turning eagle, 116
Turtle, pet, 327
Twine, what may be made of ball of, 27
U
Umbrella, Japanese, 173
Umbrella play house, 299
Uprights, spindle-frame, 5
Utensils, colonial kitchen, 144
V
Variety of candy, 317
Vases, 292
Vases, colorless, 292
Violets, 296
W
Walker, Sally, 208
Wampum, 131
War bonnet, 116
Ware, pewter, 154
Warp, to adjust, 19
Washington, clay head of, 202
Weavers, 68
Weaving on home-made loom, 15
Weaving splint basket, 70
Weights, clock, 159
Wheel, spinning, 3
White-ash splint, 74
Wig, Miss Muffet's, 106
Wigwam, playhouse, 301
Wigwam, to make, 112
Wild flowers, 295
Wild violets 296
Windmill, Dutch, 214
Windows, Russian cathedral, 177
Wing feathers, 222
Wish, bird, 337
Witch apple, 256
Wood-basket, 62
Wood chopper, finger, 277
Word tangle, 337
Woof, 20
Wool, Germantown, 20
Wrapping paper, 313
Wreaths, rose petal, 331
Z
Zulu doll, 115
THE BEARD BOOKS FOR GIRLS By LINA and ADELIA B. BEARD
Handicraft and Recreation for Girls
=With over 700 illustrations by the Authors=
=8vo. $1.50 net=
An elaborate book for girls, by Lina and Adelia Beard whose former books
on girls' sports have become classic, which contains a mass of practical
instruction on handicrafts and recreations. So many and so various are
the things it tells how to do and make that it will give occupation to
any sort of girl in all seasons and all weathers.
"The girl who gets this book will not lack for
occupation and pleasure."--_Chicago Evening Post._
What a Girl Can Make and Do
New Ideas for Work and Play
=With more than 300 illustrations by the Authors=
=Square 8vo. $1.50 net=
This book is the result of the authors' earnest desire to encourage in
their young friends the wish to do things for themselves. Its aim is to
give suggestions that will help them to satisfy this wish. Within its
covers are described a great variety of things useful, instructive, and
entertaining, suited for both indoors and out.
"It would be a dull girl who could not make herself
busy and happy following its precepts."--_Chicago
Record-Herald._
THE AMERICAN GIRL'S HANDY BOOK
How To Amuse Yourself and Others
=With nearly 500 illustrations=
=8vo. $1.50 net=
In this book Lina and Adelia Beard, the authors, tell everything the
girls of to-day want to know about sports, games, and winter afternoon
and evening amusements and work, in a clear, simple, entertaining way.
Eight new chapters have been added to the original forty-two that made
the book famous.
"It is a treasure which, once possessed, no practical
girl would willingly part with."--_Grace Greenwood._
Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them
With some 600 drawings by the Authors that show exactly how they should
be done
=8vo. $1.50 net=
This book by Lina and Adelia Beard comprises an infinite variety of
amusing things that are worth doing. Some of these things are:--"A
Wonderful Circus at Home," "The Wild West on a Table," "How to Weave
Without a Loom," "How to Make Friends with the Stars," "A Living
Christmas Tree," etc.
"Everything is so plainly set forth and so fully
illustrated with drawings that the happy owners of the
book should find it easy to follow its
suggestions."--_New York Tribune._
THE BEARD BOOKS FOR BOYS
By DAN C. BEARD
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.25 net (postage extra)=
He gives easily workable directions, accompanied by very full
illustration, for over fifty shelters, shacks, and shanties, ranging
from the most primitive shelter to a fully equipped log cabin. Boys will
find it an invaluable guide in constructing temporary or permanent
shelters in their hikes or encampments.
Boat-Building and Boating
A Handy Book for Beginners
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.00 net=
The directions for making boats are practical and illustrated by simple
diagrams, and the work is full of new and suggestive ideas for all kinds
of craft.
The Boy Pioneers
Sons of Daniel Boone
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.50 net=
"A book that is truly fine and will probably have a
wider influence on the lives of boys into whose hands
it falls than almost any other book that comes their
way."--_The Interior._
The Field and Forest Handy Book
Or, New Ideas for Out of Doors
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.50 net=
"Instructions as to ways to build boats and
fire-engines, make aquariums, rafts and sleds, to camp
in a back-yard, etc. No better book of the kind
exists."--_Chicago Record-Herald._
The Jack of All Trades
Or, New Ideas for American Boys
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.50 net=
"Every boy who is handy with tools of any sort will
enjoy this book."--_Youth's Companion._
"Full of new ideas for active boys who like to use
tools and see interesting things growing under their
hands."--_New York Tribune._
"A perfect treasure-house of things that delight the
soul of a boy."--_The Interior._
The Outdoor Handy Book
For Playground, Field and Forest
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.50 net=
"It tells how to play all sorts of games with marbles,
how to make and spin more kinds of tops than most boys
ever heard of, how to make the latest things in plain
and fancy kites, where to dig bait and how to fish,
all about boats and sailing, and a host of other
things which can be done out of doors. The volume is
profusely illustrated and will be an unmixed delight
to any boy."--_New York Tribune._
The American Boys Handy Book
Or, What To Do and How To Do It
=Illustrated by the Author= =$1.50 net=
"It tells boys how to make all kinds of things-boats,
traps, toys, puzzles, aquariums, fishing tackle; how
to tie knots, splice ropes, make bird calls, sleds,
blow guns, balloons; how to rear wild birds, to train
dogs, and do a thousand and one things that boys take
delight in. The book is illustrated in such a way that
no mistake can be made; and the boy who gets a copy of
this book will consider himself set up in
business."--_The Indianapolis Journal._
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired. There is no figure 75.
Page xi, "Witche's" changed to "Witch's" (Witch's Hair)
Page xii, CHAPTER XXVI, "Play-House" and "Play-Houses" changed to
"Playhouse" and "Playhouses" to match usage in text.
Page 193, "tanger" changed to "tanager" (cardinal, the scarlet tanager)
Page 206, "fellows" changed to "fellow" (little fellow differs)
Page 273, CHAPTER XXIV came after the chapter title, FINGER-PLAYS FOR
LITTLE FOLKS, in the original text. These were switched to follow the
form of the rest of the book.
Page 308, "Flay" changed to "Fly" ("Fly away, Jill,")
Page 337, "payed" changed to "played" (easily played as the)
Page 353, "Face, Miss Muffet's" was moved from the last place in the "E"
section to the first place of the "F" section.
Page 354, the section titles for "I" and "J" were added to the text.
Page 355, since the text capitalizes all uses of Pasch, the index was
changed to reflect this (Lifting for Pasch eggs) and also on page 355
(Rules, Pasch game)
Page 355, "Pocketbooks" changed to "Pocket-books" to match usage in text
(Pocket-books, store)
Page 357, "play-house" changed to "playhouse" to match usage in text
(Wigwam, playhouse)