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)
Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888 · New York : Carleton ; London : S. Low · leaf 120
is best, because on the white kid you can paintalmost the entire dress with water-colors—bluevest, red sash, and black pantaloons. A little pieceof some gay rag must, however, be stitched on eachside to represent the jacket; the chief object of THE ART OF AMUSING. 103 the jacket being to hide the… … chorean Matadore, is ready for action. The gloveforms a complete suit (barring the boots), whichyou can slip off and on with the greatest ease atpleasure. If you have not a white kid glove wherewith tomake the dress of the above-mentioned gentleman,you will have to sew a small piece of calico…
Amusements · Tricks
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