American girl's book: or, Occupation for play hours (1831)
Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis · leaf 179
en encompass them withfour other cards laid on their edges and representinga wall; and on the top of these, lay two more as aroof. To build a two-story card-house, place on the firstroof two cards in the tent-form, then add the wallsand the second roof. In this manner you may con-struct as many… … A CHEESECAKE OF CARDS. This is raade by laying two cards across and thenfixing round them four other cards ; which are secur-ed by raising the corners of the two first, and shppingthe last four under them. ^ These cheesecakes (as they are called) may, if wellmade, be carried about on the palm of…
Handicraft · Amusements
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