The American Girl's Handy Book

About this eBook

Author

Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920

Title

How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Handicraft -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52051

Release Date

May 12, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The American Girls Handy Book
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE.
6. 6.CONTENTS.
7. 7.Spring
8. 8.The American Girl’s Handy Book.
9. 9.CHAPTER I. FIRST OF APRIL. — First of April Party. — Mirror Tableau. — Noah’s Ark Peep-show. — The Supper
10. 10.CHAPTER II. WILD FLOWERS AND THEIR PRESERVATION. — Transplanting Wild Flowers — Cut Wild Flowers. — Sending Flowers by Mail, — Preserved Flowers. — Pressed Flowers and Leaves. — Leaves and Ferns for Decoration, — Color of Flowers Changed, — Natural Wax Flowers — To Freshen Cut Flowers. — Crystallized Flowers, — Perfume of Flowers. — Spring Flowers in Winter? — The Four-leaved Clover. — Some Old-fashioned Methods of Preserving Flowers. — Flowers in Alcohol, — Bottle Flowers. — How to Preserve a Vaseful of Flowers for a Year. — Keeping Bouquets Fresh a Long Time. — To Keep Flowers or Fruit a whole Year perfectly Fresh. — Rose-water.
11. 11.CHAPTER III. THE WALKING CLUB.
12. 12.CHAPTER IV. EASTER. — Easter Egg Games. — Easter Egg Dolls. — Humpty Dumpty — Miss Rolly-poly. — Mandolin. — The Owl. — Maple-wax Easter Eggs. — Bonbon Box. — Easter Cards. — Little Quakeress.
13. 13.CHAPTER V. HOW TO MAKE A LAWN-TENNIS NET. — How to Make a Lawn-Tennis Net, — Lawn-Tennis Court. — Rules for Lawn-Tennis. — THE GAME. — ODDS. — THE BALLS.
14. 14.CHAPTER VI. MAY-DAY. — May-day Sports. — How to Make May-baskets. — Birch-bark Baskets — Card-board Baskets, — May-day Combat. — The May-pole. — How to Erect a May-pole in the House. — How to Dress a May-pole. — May-pole Dance.
15. 15.Summer
16. 16.CHAPTER VII. MIDSUMMER EVE. — The New Fern-leaf Game. — The Plantain Test. — Fortune’s Wheel.
17. 17.CHAPTER VIII. SEA-SIDE COTTAGE DECORATION. — How to Dry Starfish. — How to Polish Shells.
18. 18.CHAPTER IX. A GIRL’S FOURTH OF JULY. — Interior Decoration — In-door Illumination, — Out-of-door Decoration — Illumination in the Open Air — Fireworks, — Parachute. — Thunderbolts — Whirls, — Winged Fancies, — Pin-wheels — Bombs — Lawn Party — Declaration of Independence. — Toss, — Fourth of July Jackstraws. — Progressive Mining.
19. 19.CHAPTER X. PRINTING FROM NATURE’S TYPES.
20. 20.CHAPTER XI. PICNICS, BURGOOS AND CORN-ROASTS. — A Burgoo. — Burgoo Stew. — A Corn-roast.
21. 21.CHAPTER XII. BOTANY AS APPLIED TO ART. — The Peony Leaf. — A Bunch of Turnips. — Decorative Lines. — Plant Cross-section Designs. — Flower Sprays. — Changing the Color — Burs. — The Water-Lily.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIII. DOOR-STEP PARTY AND QUIET GAMES FOR HOT WEATHER. — Five Minutes’ Conversation — Blind-man’s Singing-school. — A Game of Noted Men, — What will You Take to the Picnic? — Assumed Characters. — Shadow Verbs.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIV. HOW TO MAKE A HAMMOCK. — Barrel Hammock.
24. 24.CHAPTER XV. ( FOR LITTLE GIRLS. ) CORN-HUSK AND FLOWER DOLLS. — Mary Jane. — Flower Dolls.
25. 25.CHAPTER XVI. HOW TO MAKE A FAN.
26. 26.AUTUMN
27. 27.CHAPTER XVII. ALL-HALLOW-EVE. — Melted Lead — Nutshell Boats — “ Three Luggies. ” [C] — Roasting Nuts — Kaling — The Magic Mirror, — Three Tin Cups — The Ring Cake — Bobbing for Apples — The Apple and Candle Game — The Ghostly Fire — Trying for a Raisin — A Lighted Candle — The Fairy’s Gifts
28. 28.CHAPTER XVIII. NATURE’S FALL DECORATIONS, AND HOW TO USE THEM. — Fresh Autumn Wild Flowers — Buckeye Portière. — Panel of Fall Decorations. — Louis Quinze Screen. — A Panel of Field-Corn — Ornamental Gourds — Gourd-Dippers — Bowls. — Bonbon-Box — Bottle-Gourd. — Vases. — Small Decorations. — Brackets.
29. 29.CHAPTER XIX. NUTTING-PARTIES. — Rules for Nutting-Parties.
30. 30.CHAPTER XX. HOW TO MAKE A TELEPHONE.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXI. HOW TO DRAW. [E] — Materials,
32. 32.CHAPTER XXII. HOW TO PAINT IN WATER-COLORS. — Materials for Water-Color Painting. — Flowers. — Landscapes. — Painting from Notes
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIII. HOW TO PAINT IN OIL-COLORS. — Materials. — The Easel — The Palette — Brushes, — The Palette-Knife — Oil-Cups — A Paint-Box — Mediums. — Canvas. — The Light — Setting the Palette
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIV. HOW TO MODEL IN CLAY AND WAX. — Materials, — How to Manage Clay. — How to Preserve Modelled Clay. — Hints for Modelling a Head. — How to Model in Wax. — Modelling-wax.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXV. HOW TO MAKE PLASTER CASTS.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXVI. CHINA PAINTING. — List of Materials. — PALETTE. — BRUSHES. — KNIVES. — PAD. — THE PAINTS — OILS. — TURPENTINE — TAR PASTE — MAT GOLD — PURE GOLD — RELIEF. — MAT COLORS — BOX FOR MATERIALS. — PIECES OF SOFT, OLD MUSLIN, — CHINA. — A Monochrome Painting. — Tinting. — New Method of Decorating China. — Tracing. — Mottled Grounds. — Snow Landscape. — How to Paint a Head on China. — How to Paint a Carp, Sea-weed, and Fish-net on China. — Foliage on China Made With a Sponge. — Mixing Colors. — Royal Worcester Ware
37. 37.CHAPTER XXVII. A CHAPTER ON FRAMES.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXVIII. THANKSGIVING. — Impromptu Burlesque Tableaux — Landing of the Pilgrims. — COSTUMES. — PROPERTIES. — First Harvest. — PROPERTIES. — Devastation by the Indians. — PROPERTIES. — The Revolution. — PROPERTIES. — Slavery. — PROPERTIES. — Rebellion. — PROPERTIES. — Peace and Plenty. — PROPERTIES. — The Game of the Headless Turkey. — A Suggestion.
39. 39.Winter
40. 40.CHAPTER XXIX. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AND HOME-MADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. — Julklapp, — Polish Custom — The Bran Pie — The Blind Man’s Stocking — Home-made Christmas Gifts. — Chamois for Eye-glasses. — Glove Pen-wiper. — Sachet. — A Book-mark. — A Scrap-bag. — A Walnut-shell Turtle. — Miss Nancy. — A Soft Ball. — A Lively Rooster. — Fairy Dancers.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXX. AMUSEMENTS AND GAMES FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. — New Game of Bubble Bowling. — Biographical Nonsense. — A BIOGRAPHY. — Comic Historical Tableaux — BALBOA DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN. — NERO AT THE BURNING OF ROME. — Living Christmas Cards.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXI. NEW YEAR’S AND A LEAP YEAR PARTY. — New Year’s Parties — Pantomime of an Enchanted Girl. — Leap-Year Party
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXII. HOME GYMNASIUM. — Exercise First — Exercise Second — Exercise Third — Exercise Fourth. — Exercise Fifth. — Exercise Sixth. — Exercise Seventh. — Exercise Eighth. — Exercise Ninth. — Exercise Tenth.
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIII. A DECORATIVE LANGUAGE. — Decorative Language. — The Field. — The Points — Divisions, — Colors. — How to Make a Design in Decorative Language. — Book-Plates — Floral Vocabulary.
45. 45.CHAPTER XXXIV. A FEW ITEMS ON OLD-FASHIONED NEEDLE-WORK, WITH SOME NEW AND ORIGINAL PATTERNS. — Plain Sewing — OVERHANDING — OVERCASTING — HEMMING. — RUNNING. — BASTING — GATHERING — STITCHING. — BACK-STITCHING. — FELLING. — Button-holes. — HERRING-BONE OR CAT’S-TOOTH STITCH — Darning and Mending. — TO DARN A JERSEY OR A STOCKING. — TO DARN A TEAR. — How to Patch. — How to Sew on a Button. — To Mend a Kid Glove. — Fancy Stitches. — FEATHER STITCH. — CHAIN STITCH — A NEW IDEA IN OUTLINE STITCH. — HEM-STITCHING. — Drawn Work — Applique and Original Designs for Portières. — Portières. — Lace. — Ribbon Embroideries.
46. 46.CHAPTER XXXV. SCRAP-BOOK AND HOME-MADE BOOK-COVERS. — Mother Goose Scrap-book. — Transformation Scrap-Book, — An Album, — Home-made Book-cover, — Flour-paste.
47. 47.CHAPTER XXXVI. A HEAP OF RUBBISH, AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT. — The Mirror, — The Table, — Lantern — A Music-Roll — Work-Basket. — Key and Button-Hook Rack. — Paper-Weight
48. 48.CHAPTER XXXVII. HOW TO MAKE ATTRACTIVE BOOTHS AT A FAIR—A NEW KIND OF GRAB-BAG. — The Tables — Flowers for Decorations — December — July — May. — November — June — The Five Senses — HEARING, — SEEING — FEELING — TASTING. — SMELLING — Walls — Grab-Bags. — The Lady of the Lake. — Fortune’s Wheel. — Rag-Balls.
49. 49.CHAPTER XXXVIII. WINDOW DECORATION. — Oriental Window-Shade — Ribbon-Curtain — Drapery of Very Small Scraps. — Painting Window-Panes. — Painting on Lawn, — Imitate Stained Glass — Windows of Imitation Ground Glass
50. 50.CHAPTER XXXIX. FURNITURE OLD AND NEW. — Bookcase. — The Chair — The Bedstead — A Dressing-table — Washstand. — A Hall Seat. — Window Seat and Book-shelves Combined,
51. 51.CHAPTER XL. SOMETHING ABOUT MANTEL-PIECES AND FIRE-PLACES.
52. 52.CHAPTER XLI. HOME-MADE CANDY. — Delicious Peanut-Candy. — Butter-Scotch. — Molasses-Candy. — Chocolate-Creams. — Walnut-Creams. — Walnut and Fruit Glacé. — Marsh-mallow Paste. — Toasted Marsh-mallows. — Molasses Peanut-Candy. — Chocolate-Caramels. — Pop-Corn Balls.
53. 53.CHAPTER XLII. Saint Valentine’s Day. — Valentine-Party?
54. 54.INDEX. — FOOTNOTES:
55. 55. — — —

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