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protruding from below the white handkerchief look exceedingly comical, while the knot on top will be at once recognized as the bather's head, done up in a handkerchief or towel to keep the salt water out of the hair. If among the company there be any who are familiar with the scenes at seaside summer resorts, they will be convulsed with laughter. Some people can entertain a company for a whole hour with nothing but a glib tongue and a pocket-handkerchief.

Image missingFig. 224.The Orator.

This comical little toy can be made by a boy who has really no knowledge of drawing.

From some colored chromo or illustrated paper cut out an appropriate face and paste it on a piece of card-board, as in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 224). Where the arms are to be, cut two holes large enough to admit two fingers of your hand. From a piece of dark cloth cut two pieces shaped like the front of a coat and paste them on in the proper place (Fig. 224). Cut another triangular piece of cloth for the vest; let it be red or some bright color. Paste the vest on as shown by the diagram;