The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-06
Living Canoes and Bias Relics.

This fascinating entertainments can
be prepared by children, ut short no.
tiee, with very little trouble or expense
The articles required are two sheets of
large cardboard, two sheets Of pink
tissue paper, and two sheets OF white
cotton walding, one ball Of white and
one of pink velvet chalk, a lead -pencl,
pair OF scissors, six yards of black
cambria, a few tacks. and little paste
One sheet of card board is fastened
on the side wall of darkened room, d
that that the shadow Of the face of d
person with large and regular features
will fall upon the center OF it when II
lighted candle is held in front Of the
side of the face at distance of three
feet. A cup should be placed between
the face and the cardboard and keFt
in position by the pressure Of the head,
in order, so far as possible, to preYens
any movement on the part of the sitter.
The candle must be so placed that thu
shadow of profile is in the center Of the
card board; the outlines are then to be
traced With pencil. The cardboard
can then be taken down and the profile
carefully cut out; the back Of the head
usually being enlarged, so that various
methods OF dressing the hair may Be
permitted. This white card -bjara will
be ready for the bas-relief after shs
outer edge has been cut into the fora
OF circle, and made thicker by seveFsg
rings pasteboard of the same diam-
eter, but only three inches wide. When
canoes are to be exhibited, the outer
~ - TAB
tissue-paper.
A curtain of cheap black cambria e.
! any plain-colored material, reaching
/ from the ceiling to the floor. il then
hung at a distance of about two feat
from tho back wall OF the room where
the exhibition is to take place. The
cardboard is fastened into hole made
| in the curtain. so that the center Of the
o. ening is about six or seven feet from
the floor, and chair or small table g
placed close behind this curtain aud
another small piece of black cloth >
tackled to the wall behind the opening
The person whose face is to form TIE
bas-relief stands upon chair or tabs
SO that the head fits into the opening n
the card board, about one-half q -
projecting in front OF the surface OF tle
frame thus formed. The side-face inns
exposed is chalked and the hair Is cot
cred with white wadding, which con-
ceals it, and also can be fastened u
waves, plaits, or classic knots; fuE
canoes, pink chalk and tissue paper
take the place of the white. VerF pref
ty art studies can thus be made By m-
experienced persons
When it is desired to show several oL
these art studies consecutively It VIII
be well to have a pink and q WHITE
frame placed side by side about oae
foot apart, as then they may be shoWB
together or separately. the one not u
use being covered with little curtain
of black cambria Thus pleasing "
riety can be produced byshowing ether
a cameo or bas-relief or both togesheaEs
Faces of children or of grown p9ople
can be used as desired, as it is not ans0.
lutely necessary thatthe features shosau
exactly fill the cut proiiles IN the tsaiu ]
board. The eyes are always oseus
and little chalk should be rubbed q
the eyelids just before the face Is snow
to the spectators.
lhe frames may pc pIdceu DSase.
! thick window-curtains draped aposs
: and below them; this viii save lAs
trouble Of black curtain, az the RE,
formers can stand in the window DsRlha
the curtain. The best manner q llgak
, ing them is from the top; and when ~ 4.
room has no chandelier lamp can q
| held at the left side as high as can 2.
done conveniently by person ~ NJ
, stands upon a chair or short sfepsla J.
der. Georqe b. Bartlett, IN % AscAs
: las.
A rich New Yorsesr is charged VIII