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 95
ils from the outside of the box. Slip thepole through the hole which has been cut in the top, and thenstand it in an upright position between the four sticks in thecentre of the box (Fig. 37). Be sure that the pole stands per-fectly straight; then, before naihng down the top, fill the boxwith sand,… … Fig. 36. How to Dress a May-pole. In olden times the May-poles were painted in alternatestripes of yellow and black, but a white pole is prettier andshows the decorations to better advantage. Tack the ends ofeight or ten variously colored ribbons, one and one-half inchwide, around the pole near the…
