StNicholas [serial] . ght, Phil slowlyadvanced to the edge of the stage, where hecovered both of the wire circles with a , from the smaller ring, he tossed a bubblehigh up above his head, and as the sphereslowly descended, he made a sweeping move-ment with the ring in his right hand in such amanner that he completely enveloped thesmall bubble within a second and much largerone. For a moment the Bubblers lookedat each other in perfect amazement, and then 352 THE SOAP-BUBBLERS FIRST RECEPTION. broke forth into heartiest applause. Phil achievement; but, as Harry enthusiastically responde
StNicholas [serial] . ght, Phil slowlyadvanced to the edge of the stage, where hecovered both of the wire circles with a , from the smaller ring, he tossed a bubblehigh up above his head, and as the sphereslowly descended, he made a sweeping move-ment with the ring in his right hand in such amanner that he completely enveloped thesmall bubble within a second and much largerone. For a moment the Bubblers lookedat each other in perfect amazement, and then 352 THE SOAP-BUBBLERS FIRST RECEPTION. broke forth into heartiest applause. Phil achievement; but, as Harry enthusiastically responded with an encore, and again a bubble, announced to the audience, there were more imprisoned within another, swept its way across tricks to come. More tricks ? What else the stage. As I fixed my eyes upon these glit- could be done ? tering spheres, I noticed the imprisoned bubble Fairly beaming with satisfaction at the suc- strike upon the bottom of the larger one, and cess of his double-bubble trick, Phil took a large. the result was a whole shower of hubbles. (see page 355.)[7hese bubbles are thrown from a network 0/wires crossing a wooden frame.) bound up again. This it did a number of hoop, and dipping it in one of the great pans,times. Phil might have spent the remainder withdrew it covered by a film. Then he heldof the evening in repetition of this beautiful the lustrous disk well up in front of him, and
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