The art of amusing: Being a collection of graceful arts, merry games, odd tricks, curious puzzles, and new charades. Together with suggestions for private theatricals, tableaux, and all sorts of parlor and family amusements (1866)
Frank Bellew. · leaf 206
THE ART OF AMUSING. '191 water. In a few seconds more she was peeling off their brown jackets, revealing the smooth white nut, as white as the tips of her own taper fingers. The almonds were soon converted into sucking- pigs, and were admitted on all hands to look quite cunning, and as natural as… … on— some running, some standing, and some seated on their haunches. We need not explain to the gifted reader the modus operandi. It is much the same as with the lemon, only the eyes are dotted with a black lead pencil and the ears are made f r 0 m small slips of wood. Stimulated by the success of…
Amusements · Tricks
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