StNicholas [serial] . R&myJfrayAjanisemeiYts in the Nupsery EIGHTH PAPER-VISITING-CARD HOUSESINVENTED BY THE AUTHOR, LINA BEARD From old visiting-cards you can show childrenhow to build all the different houses and furnitureseen in the accompanying illustrations. For the little Tropical house in Uncle Samsnewly-acquired possessions (Fig. i) select eightof your largest and stiffest visiting-cards; theseare for the four walls of the first or lower storyof the house. If the cards are not alike in size slashes, one on each side of the center throughone end of the double layer (Fig. 2). Slide thetw
StNicholas [serial] . R&myJfrayAjanisemeiYts in the Nupsery EIGHTH PAPER-VISITING-CARD HOUSESINVENTED BY THE AUTHOR, LINA BEARD From old visiting-cards you can show childrenhow to build all the different houses and furnitureseen in the accompanying illustrations. For the little Tropical house in Uncle Samsnewly-acquired possessions (Fig. i) select eightof your largest and stiffest visiting-cards; theseare for the four walls of the first or lower storyof the house. If the cards are not alike in size slashes, one on each side of the center throughone end of the double layer (Fig. 2). Slide thetwo cut ends together, allowing the center divi-sions A (Fig. 2) to lie, one over and one underthe two cards. This will bring under the sidedivisions B and B (Fig. 2) on the card whosecenter division A comes on top, while the divi-sions B and B of the other card will come over. FIG. I. A TROPICAL HOUSE MADE OF VISITING-CARDS. make them so by trimming off the edges of the on the outside. Fasten all of the remaining larger cards. cards together in pairs in the same manner; Place two of the cards together and cut two then cut a long slit near the outer end edge of 67 68 VISITING-CARD HOUSES [Nov., each of the four pairs of cards C and C (Fig. 6).Slide the walls together at right angles, andform a square by means of the long slits. Dothis by holding the open end of one long slit inone wall under, and at right angles to the openend of one long slit in another wall, and thenfitting the two walls into each other so that they Dotted lines indicate the division E on the in-side. The second story must be built entire before itcan be fastened on top of the first story. Make each of the four walls of the second storythree cards long. Cut divisions on both ends ofthe middle card to fit in the end cards (Fig. 7).
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