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Snow-Houses and Statuary.
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Image missingFig. 174.Frenchy in his Ulster. can be shaped and carved according to the skill of the young artist. A number of pigs, of different sizes, will give a lively and social air to the yard of a snow-house. Fig. 172 shows a finished pig.

A statue of a Frenchman in an ulster is also rather uncommon, and is not hard to make. The foundation of the body, head, and legs consists of several large snowballs, as seen in Fig. 173, and the arms are made of smaller balls stuck on two sticks, which are inserted in the body at proper angles. When the whole figure has been "blocked out," as the artists say, it must be carved, with broad wooden knives or shingles, Image missingFig. 175.Carving the Owl. into the proper shape, as shown in Fig. 174. The moustache should be made of icicles, which may be stuck in the face.

Arctic owls, which are very large and white, can also be made of snow, in the manner shown in the adjoining pic-

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