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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 197

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le, next to which comes a border of verydark purple with light-blue spots. The outer border is lightyellow. When the paint is quite dry the extra paper at thetop of the butterfly is to be cut away. Again the fan must beplaited in thefolds alreadyformed, andthe plaitsfastened to-gether at oneend… … The Mikado Fan, of an inch thick. A handle mustbe glued to the last fold at each end of the fan (seeFig. 125). The fan should be kept closed until theglue is dry, when it may be opened and used at pleasure. Our next sketch is that of the Mikado fan, and represents aJapanese lady who, with her fan…

Amusements · Decorative arts · Handicraft · Holidays · Interior decoration

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