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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 244

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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 … tration seems almost superfluous ; still, somethingmay be made a little clearer by them ; and to themwe refer the reader who wishes to learn how tobuild a reindeer. In the case before us, the hide ofthe deer was made out of a pair of army blankets,purchased by Merryweather for five dollars…

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