. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. 190 HOME DECORATION". An almost endless variety of household decorations may be made from autumn leaves, such as brackets, wreaths, shields, etc. The bracket in the illustration on page 189 is made from leaves of the Balloon-tree (Koelreuteria) and the fungus from an Oak. The back is of thin wood, nailed to the fungus, and the mosses and leaves are added and glued in position. The Balloon-tree is rare, and if its leaves are not obtainable, those of Sumach may be used. All flat work is g
. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. 190 HOME DECORATION". An almost endless variety of household decorations may be made from autumn leaves, such as brackets, wreaths, shields, etc. The bracket in the illustration on page 189 is made from leaves of the Balloon-tree (Koelreuteria) and the fungus from an Oak. The back is of thin wood, nailed to the fungus, and the mosses and leaves are added and glued in position. The Balloon-tree is rare, and if its leaves are not obtainable, those of Sumach may be used. All flat work is generally made by sewing or gluing leaves on forms of pasteboard, or gluing on thin wood. When one is afraid of defacing walls, designs of ferns, leaves, etc., can be sewed on white tarlatan. The edges can then be cut away, and the design fastened to the wall by one or two small tacks being driven through the tarlatan. For festooning, leaves should be tied on colored cords, and graduated in size in accordance to the space they are to occupy. For such decoration, long leaves, with abrupt angles in their outlines, are the most graceful, such as those from Oak and Sassafras trees. In making letters, stars, diamonds, etc., leaves are shingled with narrow or deep laps, to cover the required surface. An ingenious person can originate patterns, and find easy and quick ways of covering Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Batty, Joseph H. , d. 1906. New York, Orange Judd company
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