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 24
f the curtain, andwith her help quickly draw aside the draperies, thus disclosingthe tableau of a group of young people, motionless, gazing intothe mirror with eager and expectant eyes. For an instant theaudience will be held spell-bound, scarcely realizing that theythemselves are forming the… … The Mirror Tableau. 8 Spring. During the interval which should be allowed to intervenebefore introducing the next thing on the programme, the guestswill find amusement in the many harmless practical jokes whichare awaiting the unwary in all manner of places. For instance, some boy will print APRIL…
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