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 121
ut of somelittle scrap of red or blue silk; in short, you mustuse your needle instead of your paint-brush. Butthis is plain enough and needs no further explanation. There is one more item, however, which we mustmention. It will be found rather difficult to paintmoustaches on the hand so as to give… … subjoin, which can be made to stick in their placeby the aid of a little diaclon or shoemakers wax. CHAPTER IX. THE scientific gentleman at our last meetingbewildered us all with four grains of rice. It willbe remembered that he challenged us to arrangethose four seeds in such a manner that each…
Amusements · Tricks
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