The Evening critic., 1884-08-26
Living Canoes and Bns.Roliers.

st. Nicholas for september.
This fascinating entertainment can be pro.
pared by children, at short notice, with very
little trouble or expense. Tho articles 10.
quircd are two sheets OF large cardboard, two
sheets OF pink issuepaper and two sheets OF
white cotton wadding, one ball of white and
one of pink velvet chalk, lead-pencil, u pair
OF scissors, six yards OF black camoric, a few
tacks ana n little paste.
one sheet OF cardboard Is fastened on tho
eide wall OF darkened room, 80 that the
shadow OF tho face OF person with large aud
regular features viii fall upon the centre OF II
when Il lighted candle Is held In front OF the
sido of the face at n distance OF three feot. A
cup should be placed between tho face ana tho
cardboard and kept In position by tho pressure
OF mo head, In order, 30 far as possible, 10
prevent any movement on the part of the
sitter. The candle must be 50 pIiood that the
shadow OF profile 10 In the centre OF tho card
BOARD; me outlines are then to be traced with
q pencil. The cardboard can then be taken
down ana the profile carefully cut out; tho
back OF the head usually being enlarged, 30
that various methods OF dressing the hair may
be permitted. This white cardboard Will be
ready Tor tho bas'reliet after the outer edge
mas peen cut Into tho form OF q ciccle aud
mace thicker by several rings OF pasteboard
OF tho saino diameter, but only thrae inches
vide. When canoes are 10 be exhibited, tho
outer surface should pe covered with pink
tissue-pnper.
curtain Of cheap black cambrlc or any
plain colored material, reaching from the cell.
Ing to the noor, 10 thon hung at "a distluc5 of
about two feet from the back wall OF tho room
where tho exhibition 10 to take place. The
cardboard Is fastened Into hole made IN tho
curtain, so that tho centre OF tho opening IA
about six or seven feet from tho floor, ami a
chair or small table is placed close behind
this curtain and another small piece of bl 4ck
cloth is tackled u tho wall behind the opening.
The person whose face IL TO form tho has.
relief stands upon chair or table SO that the
head nts into tho opening IN The cardboard,
about one half Of II projecting In trout Of the
surface OF the frame thus formed. The sido.
face thus exposed IA chalked aud tho hair ig
covered with white waddine, which conceals
| II, and also can be fastened In waves, pllit5,
| on classic knotsi for canoes, pink chalk ana
tlseue'pnper take the place OF the white. Very
| pretty art studies can thus bo made by insx.
| perieuced persons.
When It is desired % show several og these
| art studies conseGutlVely, II VIII be well 70
| have pink aud white tramo placed side by
| SHOWN together or scpara ely; tle one not IN
use being covered with u little curtain OF bllik
cambtlc Thus pleasing vlclety eau bs pco-
| uuced by showing either cameo or Das-
relief ur both together. Faces OF children or
| OF grown people can be used as desired, rs 1t
| ls not absolutely necessary that tho features
should exactly I'LL the cut protllos In the card
noRiu, IhO eyes arc always closed and IT.
| lie chalk should 10 rubbed on the eyelils Just
| before the fuco is shown to the spectators.
Tie trHines may be placed between thick
| wlndoW.curtlins draped above and belD1
| thomi this VIII save tho trouble OF u black
| window behind the curtain. The best manner
| OF lighting them Is from tho top, aud whom the
| room has no chandelier, lamp can be held at
| me ltltslde rs high gs eau DO done Convent
J emily 10y person who stands upon chair or
| short stepladder.