In _The Merry Circle_ a full explanation was given of the mode of
manufacturing a giant or giantess. A slight yet telling modification has
occurred to us.
Let the skirts of a dress be fastened with its waistband around a boy’s
chest just under his armpits., He forms the body of the Colossus. Half
open an umbrella and secure it in that position. Tie a shawl to the
ferule so that it will fall over the umbrella and conceal the boy. On
the top fasten a muff or bale of cloth, which serves as a head on which
a coal-scuttle bonnet may be fitted, with a thick veil to hide the
absence of countenance. If the umbrella has a hinge in it, as parasols
are often made, the animating principle of this “ten footer” may execute
a bow with the upper part of the contrivance which a courtier could
never surpass.
[Illustration: Fig. 74.]