How to amuse yourself and others. The American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 195
t find a young ear of corn, one on which the silkhas not turned brown ; then with a crab-apple for a head anda leaf of the corn to dress her with, you have your material. 12 Summer. Cut off squarely that end of the ear where the husks are puck-ered, to join the stalk, and carefully take the silk… … Material and Farts of Doll. Mary Jane. other end of the twig into the small end of the corn-cob, andthe doll is ready for dressing. Her bonnet is made of the leafjust where it joins the stalk (Fig. 121), and is fastened to herhead with a thorn. Before adjusting the bonnet, however, thesilk must be…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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