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 65
figure of Humpty Dumpty being thus prepared, his facemust be painted ; water-colors are the best for this purpose.The jollier the expression of his face, the funnier the little manwill look. Patterns for trousers, jacket, and hat are shown in the dia-grams. The trousers should be cut from white… … Humpty Dumpty. Easter. 45 bottom show where a gathering thread should be run, the bot-tom gathers forming ruffles around the ankles. White shouldalso be used for the jacket, cutting it three and a half incheslong and five inches wide. The shape of the jacket may beseen in the diagram, dotted lines…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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