How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 130
nd butterflies. The birds may be cut out of wrapping-paper, measuringseven and a half inches long and ten inches from tip to tip ofthe wings (Fig 59), a burnt match stuck in and out of the neck,will give the bird sufficient weight. When tossed from a heightthese paper swallows fly and skim through… … 114 Summer, The patterns here given are possibly not as graceful in shapeas could be made, but the writer drew the patterns from the best fliers among anexperimental lot ofwinged fancies, hav-ing found them betterthan others that couldboast of more beauty.Butterflies aremade of bright col-ored…
