How to amuse yourself and others : $b the American girl's handy book

Name: How to amuse yourself and others : $b the American girl's handy book
Author: Beard, Lina

Beard, Lina

Amusements -- Juvenile literature; Handicraft -- Juvenile literature

CHAPTER XIII.
  DOOR-STEP PARTY AND QUIET GAMES FOR HOT WEATHER                    151
    Five Minutes’ Conversation, 153; Blind Man’s Singing-school,
      155; A Game of Noted Men, 155; What Will you Take to the
      Picnic? 156; Assumed Characters, 157; Shadow Verbs, 157.

  CHAPTER XIV.
  HOW TO MAKE A HAMMOCK                                              159
    Materials, 161; Barrel Hammock, 165.

  CHAPTER XV.
  (For Little Girls.)
  CORN-HUSK AND FLOWER DOLLS                                         169

  CHAPTER XVI.
  HOW TO MAKE A FAN                                                  177
    Butterfly Fan, 178; Mikado Fan, 180; Daisy Fan, 182;
      Cardboard Fan, 183.


  AUTUMN.

  CHAPTER XVII.
  ALL-HALLOW-EVE                                                     187
    Halloween Parties, 189; Melted Lead, 190; Nutshell Boats,
      192; “Three Luggies,” 193; Roasting Nuts, 193; Kaling,
      194; The Magic Mirror, 194; Three Tin Cups, 195; The
      Ring Cake, 195; Bobbing for Apples, 196; The Ghostly
      Fire, 197; The Fairy’s Gifts, 198.

  CHAPTER XVIII.
  NATURE’S FALL DECORATIONS AND HOW TO USE THEM                      201
    Fresh Autumn Wild Flowers, 202; Buckeye Portière, 204;
      Panel of Fall Decorations, 205; Louis Quinze Screen,
      206; A Panel of Field Corn, 209; Ornamental Gourds,
      210; Gourd-Dippers and Bowls, 211; Vases, 212; Small
      Decorations, 214; Brackets, 214.

  CHAPTER XIX.
  NUTTING-PARTIES                                                    217
    “Little Brown Squirrel,” 218; Rules for Nutting-Parties,
      221.

  CHAPTER XX.
  HOW TO MAKE A TELEPHONE                                            224

  CHAPTER XXI.
  HOW TO DRAW                                                        229

  CHAPTER XXII.
  HOW TO PAINT IN WATER-COLORS                                       238
    Materials for Water-Color Painting, 238; Flowers, 239;
      Landscapes, 241; Painting from Notes, 244.

  CHAPTER XXIII.
  HOW TO PAINT IN OIL-COLORS                                         249
    Materials, 249; Mediums, 251; Canvas, 251; The Light,
      252; Setting the Palette, 253.

  CHAPTER XXIV.
  HOW TO MODEL IN CLAY AND WAX                                       257
    Materials, 259; How to Manage Clay, 260; Hints for
      Modelling a Head, 262; How to Model in Wax, 263;
      Modelling-wax, 263.

  CHAPTER XXV.
  HOW TO MAKE PLASTER CASTS                                          267

  CHAPTER XXVI.
  CHINA PAINTING                                                     272
    List of Materials, 272; A Monochrome Painting, 278; Tinting,
      278; New Method of Decorating China, 279; Tracing, 280;
      Mottled Grounds, 281; Snow Landscape, 281; How to Paint
      a Head on China, 284; How to Paint a Carp, Sea-weed,
      and Fish-net, on China, 287; Foliage on China made with
      a Sponge, 289; Mixing Colors, 289; Royal Worcester Ware,
      290.

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