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 242
we must admit that hepropelled Santa Claus and his turn-out in a mostefficient, not to say intelligent, style around theroom. This was the Merryweather substitute for aChristmas-tree. Santa Claus came to distributethe Christmas-gifts—a task he performed with adiscretion beyond his years. It is… … THE ARRIVAL OF SANTA CLAUS.—Stt fitfe 214. THE ART OF AMUSING. 21$ they were receiving a visit from the good sainthimself. After the vtdgaris pueris, the elephant, and otherspecimens of zoology, it is almost needless to explain how the reindeer was constructed. Our illus
Amusements · Tricks
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