. St. Nicholas [serial]. ady. The picture which St. Nicholas has made foryou, and which is printed on page 125, is an exact copy, in pencil, of Nettys fan. The figures in thispicture-copy had to be made very small, for theillustration to fit the magazine page, but, witha little careful study, you will be able to recognizethe principal characters, especially as they are allto be found in the little central pavilion. Seatedat the right side of it is the great Emperor, witha sun upon his breast, and before him, with aroll of silk in her hand, stands Su-ling-shi. TheMandarin of War, with drawn swo
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ady. The picture which St. Nicholas has made foryou, and which is printed on page 125, is an exact copy, in pencil, of Nettys fan. The figures in thispicture-copy had to be made very small, for theillustration to fit the magazine page, but, witha little careful study, you will be able to recognizethe principal characters, especially as they are allto be found in the little central pavilion. Seatedat the right side of it is the great Emperor, witha sun upon his breast, and before him, with aroll of silk in her hand, stands Su-ling-shi. TheMandarin of War, with drawn sword, stands besideher (in the very center of the fan), and at his left isthe Grandmother, with her queer head-dress. Ofcourse, the coloring could not be shown you, butif you will remember that the whole scene in thebody of the fan is—in the fan itself—made up ofmany gorgeous and varied colors, and that thevanes of the fan are all gilded, you can easilyimagine from this drawing what a beautiful presentAunt Maggies There was an old man of Cathay;When a peddler called round, he would say: The price is quite low,And I d like it, you know—But I think I wont take it to-day. 128 HOW THE ELEPHANTS TURNED BACK. [December,
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