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Adelia B. Beard. How to Amuse Yourself and Others: The American Girl's Handy Book
How to Amuse Yourself and Others: The American Girl's Handy Book
Table of Contents
PREFACE
Spring
The American Girl’s Handy Book
CHAPTER I. FIRST OF APRIL
First of April Party
Mirror Tableau
Noah’s Ark Peep-show
The Supper
CHAPTER II. WILD FLOWERS AND THEIR PRESERVATION
Transplanting Wild Flowers
Cut Wild Flowers
Sending Flowers by Mail,
Preserved Flowers
Pressed Flowers and Leaves
Leaves and Ferns for Decoration,
Color of Flowers Changed,
Natural Wax Flowers
To Freshen Cut Flowers
Crystallized Flowers,
Perfume of Flowers
Spring Flowers in Winter?
The Four-leaved Clover
Some Old-fashioned Methods of Preserving Flowers
Flowers in Alcohol,
Bottle Flowers
How to Preserve a Vaseful of Flowers for a Year
Keeping Bouquets Fresh a Long Time
To Keep Flowers or Fruit a whole Year perfectly Fresh
Rose-water
CHAPTER III. THE WALKING CLUB
CHAPTER IV. EASTER
Easter Egg Games
Easter Egg Dolls
Humpty Dumpty
Miss Rolly-poly
Mandolin
The Owl
Maple-wax Easter Eggs
Bonbon Box
Easter Cards
Little Quakeress
CHAPTER V. HOW TO MAKE A LAWN-TENNIS NET
How to Make a Lawn-Tennis Net,
Lawn-Tennis Court
Rules for Lawn-Tennis
THE GAME
ODDS
THE BALLS
CHAPTER VI. MAY-DAY
May-day Sports
How to Make May-baskets
Birch-bark Baskets
Card-board Baskets,
May-day Combat
The May-pole
How to Erect a May-pole in the House
How to Dress a May-pole
May-pole Dance
Summer
CHAPTER VII. MIDSUMMER EVE
The New Fern-leaf Game
The Plantain Test
Fortune’s Wheel
CHAPTER VIII. SEA-SIDE COTTAGE DECORATION
How to Dry Starfish
How to Polish Shells
CHAPTER IX. A GIRL’S FOURTH OF JULY
Interior Decoration
In-door Illumination,
Out-of-door Decoration
Illumination in the Open Air
Fireworks,
Parachute
Thunderbolts
Whirls,
Winged Fancies,
Pin-wheels
Bombs
Lawn Party
Declaration of Independence
Toss,
Fourth of July Jackstraws
Progressive Mining
CHAPTER X. PRINTING FROM NATURE’S TYPES
CHAPTER XI. PICNICS, BURGOOS AND CORN-ROASTS
A Burgoo
Burgoo Stew
A Corn-roast
CHAPTER XII. BOTANY AS APPLIED TO ART
The Peony Leaf
A Bunch of Turnips
Decorative Lines
Plant Cross-section Designs
Flower Sprays
Changing the Color
Burs
The Water-Lily
CHAPTER XIII. DOOR-STEP PARTY AND QUIET GAMES FOR HOT WEATHER
Five Minutes’ Conversation
Blind-man’s Singing-school
A Game of Noted Men,
What will You Take to the Picnic?
Assumed Characters
Shadow Verbs
CHAPTER XIV. HOW TO MAKE A HAMMOCK
Barrel Hammock
CHAPTER XV (FOR LITTLE GIRLS.) CORN-HUSK AND FLOWER DOLLS
Mary Jane
Flower Dolls
CHAPTER XVI. HOW TO MAKE A FAN
AUTUMN
CHAPTER XVII. ALL-HALLOW-EVE
Melted Lead
Nutshell Boats
“Three Luggies.”[C]
Roasting Nuts
Kaling
The Magic Mirror,
Three Tin Cups
The Ring Cake
Bobbing for Apples
The Apple and Candle Game
The Ghostly Fire
Trying for a Raisin
A Lighted Candle
The Fairy’s Gifts
CHAPTER XVIII. NATURE’S FALL DECORATIONS, AND HOW TO USE THEM
Fresh Autumn Wild Flowers
Buckeye Portière
Panel of Fall Decorations
Louis Quinze Screen
A Panel of Field-Corn
Ornamental Gourds
Gourd-Dippers
Bowls
Bonbon-Box
Bottle-Gourd
Vases
Small Decorations
Brackets
CHAPTER XIX. NUTTING-PARTIES
Rules for Nutting-Parties
CHAPTER XX. HOW TO MAKE A TELEPHONE
CHAPTER XXI. HOW TO DRAW.[E]
Materials,
CHAPTER XXII. HOW TO PAINT IN WATER-COLORS
Materials for Water-Color Painting
Flowers
Landscapes
Painting from Notes
CHAPTER XXIII. HOW TO PAINT IN OIL-COLORS
Materials
The Easel
The Palette
Brushes,
The Palette-Knife
Oil-Cups
A Paint-Box
Mediums
Canvas
The Light
Setting the Palette
CHAPTER XXIV. HOW TO MODEL IN CLAY AND WAX
Materials,
How to Manage Clay
How to Preserve Modelled Clay
Hints for Modelling a Head
How to Model in Wax
Modelling-wax
CHAPTER XXV. HOW TO MAKE PLASTER CASTS
CHAPTER XXVI. CHINA PAINTING
List of Materials
PALETTE
BRUSHES
KNIVES
PAD
THE PAINTS
OILS
TURPENTINE
TAR PASTE
MAT GOLD
PURE GOLD
RELIEF
MAT COLORS
BOX FOR MATERIALS
PIECES OF SOFT, OLD MUSLIN,
CHINA
A Monochrome Painting
Tinting
New Method of Decorating China
Tracing
Mottled Grounds
Snow Landscape
How to Paint a Head on China
How to Paint a Carp, Sea-weed, and Fish-net on China
Foliage on China Made With a Sponge
Mixing Colors
Royal Worcester Ware
CHAPTER XXVII. A CHAPTER ON FRAMES
CHAPTER XXVIII. THANKSGIVING
Impromptu Burlesque Tableaux
Landing of the Pilgrims
COSTUMES
PROPERTIES
First Harvest
PROPERTIES
Devastation by the Indians
PROPERTIES
The Revolution
PROPERTIES
Slavery
PROPERTIES
Rebellion
PROPERTIES
Peace and Plenty
PROPERTIES
The Game of the Headless Turkey
A Suggestion
Winter
CHAPTER XXIX. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AND HOME-MADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Julklapp,
Polish Custom
The Bran Pie
The Blind Man’s Stocking
Home-made Christmas Gifts
Chamois for Eye-glasses
Glove Pen-wiper
Sachet
A Book-mark
A Scrap-bag
A Walnut-shell Turtle
Miss Nancy
A Soft Ball
A Lively Rooster
Fairy Dancers
CHAPTER XXX. AMUSEMENTS AND GAMES FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
New Game of Bubble Bowling
Biographical Nonsense
A BIOGRAPHY
Comic Historical Tableaux
BALBOA DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
NERO AT THE BURNING OF ROME
Living Christmas Cards
CHAPTER XXXI. NEW YEAR’S AND A LEAP YEAR PARTY
New Year’s Parties
Pantomime of an Enchanted Girl
Leap-Year Party
CHAPTER XXXII. HOME GYMNASIUM
Exercise First
Exercise Second
Exercise Third
Exercise Fourth
Exercise Fifth
Exercise Sixth
Exercise Seventh
Exercise Eighth
Exercise Ninth
Exercise Tenth
CHAPTER XXXIII. A DECORATIVE LANGUAGE
Decorative Language
The Field
The Points
Divisions,
Colors
How to Make a Design in Decorative Language
Book-Plates
Floral Vocabulary
CHAPTER XXXIV. A FEW ITEMS ON OLD-FASHIONED NEEDLE-WORK, WITH SOME NEW AND ORIGINAL PATTERNS
Plain Sewing
OVERHANDING
OVERCASTING
HEMMING
RUNNING
BASTING
GATHERING
STITCHING
BACK-STITCHING
FELLING
Button-holes
HERRING-BONE OR CAT’S-TOOTH STITCH
Darning and Mending
TO DARN A JERSEY OR A STOCKING
TO DARN A TEAR
How to Patch
How to Sew on a Button
To Mend a Kid Glove
Fancy Stitches
FEATHER STITCH
CHAIN STITCH
A NEW IDEA IN OUTLINE STITCH
HEM-STITCHING
Drawn Work
Applique and Original Designs for Portières
Portières
Lace
Ribbon Embroideries
CHAPTER XXXV. SCRAP-BOOK AND HOME-MADE BOOK-COVERS
Mother Goose Scrap-book
Transformation Scrap-Book,
An Album,
Home-made Book-cover,
Flour-paste
CHAPTER XXXVI. A HEAP OF RUBBISH, AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT
The Mirror,
The Table,
Lantern
A Music-Roll
Work-Basket
Key and Button-Hook Rack
Paper-Weight
CHAPTER XXXVII. HOW TO MAKE ATTRACTIVE BOOTHS AT A FAIR—A NEW KIND OF GRAB-BAG
The Tables
Flowers for Decorations
December
July
May
November
June
The Five Senses
HEARING,
SEEING
FEELING
TASTING
SMELLING
Walls
Grab-Bags
The Lady of the Lake
Fortune’s Wheel
Rag-Balls
CHAPTER XXXVIII. WINDOW DECORATION
Oriental Window-Shade
Ribbon-Curtain
Drapery of Very Small Scraps
Painting Window-Panes
Painting on Lawn,
Imitate Stained Glass
Windows of Imitation Ground Glass
CHAPTER XXXIX. FURNITURE OLD AND NEW
Bookcase
The Chair
The Bedstead
A Dressing-table
Washstand
A Hall Seat
Window Seat and Book-shelves Combined,
CHAPTER XL. SOMETHING ABOUT MANTEL-PIECES AND FIRE-PLACES
CHAPTER XLI. HOME-MADE CANDY
Delicious Peanut-Candy
Butter-Scotch
Molasses-Candy
Chocolate-Creams
Walnut-Creams
Walnut and Fruit Glacé
Marsh-mallow Paste
Toasted Marsh-mallows
Molasses Peanut-Candy
Chocolate-Caramels
Pop-Corn Balls
CHAPTER XLII. Saint Valentine’s Day
Valentine-Party?
INDEX
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