Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. (1885)
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919, Hawkins, Arthur, ca. 1940 · London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 435
wave my wand—Once ! twice! thrice! The seed has blossomed, you see, into ahandsome rose. The explanation of this pretty little trick is exceedingly simple.The preliminary preparation is made as follows :—Through the centreof an artificial rose, without stalk, a short piece (about ten inches) ofthin… … Fro 246. MODERN MAGIC. 413 the breast of ihe coat, immediately under the buttonhole. Theextreme end is looped over a button sewn on the waistcoatabout the region of the waistband. The tension of the elasticnaturally draws the flower close against the button-hole, while yetallowing it, when…
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