Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 192
h gum, touch them to the threadsuntil they are covered w4th fine thread like hair. The flowers are formed of the•• extra heavy white wax doubled, according to Xo. 5, colored with light pink,and spotted and striped with darker shades of rose; place a little pellet of waxupon a green wire-stem, and… … Fig. 11. rose-colored blossoms, with buds of several sizes; then proceed to put on thecalyx, cutting each one like No. 7. Use thick wax of a light olive-gi-een color,covering the wax with a woolly coating, made by chipping zephyr-worsted intoa wool-like powder. Fig. 5 shows the flowers, buds,…
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