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CHRISTMAS.
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How to make a Christmas Tree 13
The Christmas Bran Pie 19
Twelfth Night 21
The Christmas Bag 22
AMUSEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Shakespeare Reading Clubs 23
Private Theatricals 27
Charades 30
Con ju-gate 32
Dumb-found 33
So-ro-sis 34
Lamentable 35
Proverbs 37
Tableaux Vivants 38
Tableaux of Statuary 39
Lights and Shades 41
VENTRILOQUISM.
What is Ventriloquism 44
The Theory of Ventriloquism 46
Practical Rules and Illustrations 50
Polyphonic Imitations 55
To Imitate an Echo 57
Concluding Remarks 57
NATURAL MAGIC.
Æolian Harp 61
Magic of Acoustics 62
To show how Sound Travels through a Solid 63
Theory of a Voice 63
Singular Example of Superstition 63
GARDENING, FLOWERS.
How to plant Seeds 70
The Queen of Flowers, the Rose 75
Flower Beds 83
Carnations 87
Fuchsias 87
Pansies 88
How to plant Hardy Bulbs 89
Japan Lilies 91
Cape Bulbs 92
How to grow Bulbs in Winter 93
Garden Insects 96
Some Useful Hints 99
Moss Baskets 101
Hanging Baskets 104
Artificial Rockeries 107
Ferneries 107
Ivies 109
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