Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
HANDKERCHIEF TRICKS

The decantcd handkerchief Ia a fav
orite feat Of Buatlcr de kolta. the OK
pert slcight -of.hand performer and In.
ventor Of The Vanishing Lady" and
many other illusions that have mysti.
fed the peoples of man countries.
The performer comes forward with
an empty dccanter tan ordinary tum.
bier will do. but decanter is better
for enecU. which is examined and
then covered with large silk handker.
chief and given to n spectator to hold.
The performer takes n second ocean.
ter. and places in II handkerchief.
Holding the decanter In his hand, he
commands the handkerchief to disap-
pear from the decanter, which is not
covered. Il vanishes mysteriously,
and, on the cloth being removed from
the first decanter the handkerchief is
found inside.
This pretty trick is thus performed:
Procure two water bottles, or decan.
tiers, with as wide necks as possible,
and two small silk handkerchiefs, pre-.
cisely alike. They should be less than
Is inches square. Fold up one Of the
handkerchiefs into a small compass
and conceal II in the handkerchief with
which you cover the decanter. This
large handkerchief. or piece of cloth,
should be of the same color as the
small handkerchief, which the audi
ence will not be able to see. After the
first decanter has been examined,
throw this cloth over II, allowing the
concealed handkerchief to fall into the
bottle during the process. This will
give you no trouble. The bottle
should be wrapped up completely In
the cloth, bottom and all, and the per
son into whose hands II is placed must
be enjoined to place one hand on the
top and another at the bottom. The
performer now proceeds with his other
bottle, and the visible handkerchief.
Around his left wrist he has attached
a fish line, which passes up the sleeve,
round the back, and down the right
hand sleeve, where 1t has a small hook
attached. In order that II may be
readily found this hook should be fixed
in the inside of the coat cuff. The per
former allows the handkerchief to be
examined. leaving the. second decanter
on the table. AS he turns to fetch the
bottle, the hook is got down and fixed
firmly to the center of the handker
chief. The handkerchief is then push
ed down the neck Of the bottle. Stand
ing with his right side toward the com
pany the performer holds out the bot
tie and announces his intention ol
causing the handkerchief to fly from n
into the one held by the spectator
Counting "one." ''two,' three" sljw
ly, at the word "three" the performer
thrusts out both hands to their fullest
extent, when the handkerchief will n,
up the sleeve with lightning rapidity
its flight being shielded by the righ
hand. The spectator holding the sec
and decanter Is asked to remove thu
cloth and examine the bottle as mucl
as he pleases. The performer als'
hands the second bottle for examina
ton, which has not been done before
Tho length OF the cord will requir
careful adjustment, and 1t should b.
as short as the reader can convenient
movement of the arms. A slip knot OF
the end of the string is better than
hook, as there is then no danger of tn
handkerchief being caught and hans
Ing from the cum.
Another clever handkerchief trick
performed with the aid of rope. II,
hibit a piece OF rope about 20 fee
long. and let your audience examine 4
Borrow handkerchief, and reques
some person to tie your wrists togetl
err with Il. Have the rope draw
through the arms. and ask some on
to hold the two ends of the rope tigh
iy, bringing the rope between tn
wrists, running over and under Oh
handkerchief. The person holding tn
rope as directed, the performer pull
tightly against him, and this will brin
the rope well down between the wrist