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ОглавлениеThe American Girl’s Handy Book.
CHAPTER II. WILD FLOWERS AND THEIR PRESERVATION.
Leaves and Ferns for Decoration,
Some Old-fashioned Methods of Preserving 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.
CHAPTER III. THE WALKING CLUB.
CHAPTER V. HOW TO MAKE A LAWN-TENNIS NET.
How to Make a Lawn-Tennis Net,
How to Erect a May-pole in the House.
CHAPTER VIII. SEA-SIDE COTTAGE DECORATION.
CHAPTER IX. A GIRL’S FOURTH OF JULY.
CHAPTER X. PRINTING FROM NATURE’S TYPES.
CHAPTER XI. PICNICS, BURGOOS AND CORN-ROASTS.
CHAPTER XII. BOTANY AS APPLIED TO ART.
CHAPTER XIII. DOOR-STEP PARTY AND QUIET GAMES FOR HOT WEATHER.
What will You Take to the Picnic?
CHAPTER XIV. HOW TO MAKE A HAMMOCK.
CHAPTER XV. (FOR LITTLE GIRLS.) CORN-HUSK AND FLOWER DOLLS.
CHAPTER XVI. HOW TO MAKE A FAN.
CHAPTER XVIII. NATURE’S FALL DECORATIONS, AND HOW TO USE THEM.
CHAPTER XX. HOW TO MAKE A TELEPHONE.
CHAPTER XXII. HOW TO PAINT IN WATER-COLORS.
Materials for Water-Color Painting.
CHAPTER XXIII. HOW TO PAINT IN OIL-COLORS.
CHAPTER XXIV. HOW TO MODEL IN CLAY AND WAX.
How to Preserve Modelled Clay.
CHAPTER XXV. HOW TO MAKE PLASTER CASTS.
New Method of Decorating China.
How to Paint a Carp, Sea-weed, and Fish-net on China.
Foliage on China Made With a Sponge.
CHAPTER XXVII. A CHAPTER ON FRAMES.
The Game of the Headless Turkey.
CHAPTER XXIX. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AND HOME-MADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
CHAPTER XXX. AMUSEMENTS AND GAMES FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
CHAPTER XXXI. NEW YEAR’S AND A LEAP YEAR PARTY.
Pantomime of an Enchanted Girl.
CHAPTER XXXII. HOME GYMNASIUM.
CHAPTER XXXIII. A DECORATIVE LANGUAGE.
How to Make a Design in Decorative Language.
CHAPTER XXXIV. A FEW ITEMS ON OLD-FASHIONED NEEDLE-WORK, WITH SOME NEW AND ORIGINAL PATTERNS.
Applique and Original Designs for Portières.
CHAPTER XXXV. SCRAP-BOOK AND HOME-MADE BOOK-COVERS.
CHAPTER XXXVI. A HEAP OF RUBBISH, AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
CHAPTER XXXVII. HOW TO MAKE ATTRACTIVE BOOTHS AT A FAIR—A NEW KIND OF GRAB-BAG.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. WINDOW DECORATION.
Windows of Imitation Ground Glass
CHAPTER XXXIX. FURNITURE OLD AND NEW.
Window Seat and Book-shelves Combined,
CHAPTER XL. SOMETHING ABOUT MANTEL-PIECES AND FIRE-PLACES.
