Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 199
we mean of a cut melon—a whole oneis readily formed. A longitudinal slice is the most beautiful, but a section cutone-third through around the melon, appears well. Have the plaster thoroughlymixed, and proceed as in other cases, using care to select a melon barely ripe,for the heart may be formed… … HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES. 197 face. Natui-al seed may be introduced in some parts, pressing the points intothe wax, or fastening edgewise with mucilage. In coloring, the skin is painteda dark rich green, mottled with a lighter shade, and the light-green line showingupon the white of the rind. The rind…
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