“A Seaside Scene”
At first sight it might seem out of the question to produce a really passable scene representing “the rolling deep.” This may be easily carried out, however, by a careful study of [Fig. 4], and the requisitioning of such commonplace articles as a large white sheet, which is stretched and nailed to the wall, a few rolls of stout white-backed wall-paper, hassocks, boxes, and old brown or gray cloths.
Fig. 4.—A sea scene.
The wall-paper is cut into three lengths corresponding with the width of the sheet, one about 18 inches in depth (A, [Fig. 4]), the next 28 inches (B, [Fig. 4]), and the third 34 inches (C, [Fig. 4]).
At each end a piece of wood is fastened (D, [Fig. 4]), behind which is glued a block of wood or small weighted box (E, [Fig. 4]).
The lengths of paper, marked A and B, are cut in zig-zag fashion at the top in order to produce the appearance of waves, the effect being enhanced by an application of blue paint used as shown in the [diagram]. The strip of paper marked C forms the horizon, therefore the top of this should be left straight and painted blue to a depth of about 10 inches.
To complete the effect, boxes, hassocks, and stools of different heights are grouped round and covered with the gray cloths to represent rocks (F, F, [Fig. 4]).
An empty barrel and a few coils of rope flung carelessly about help to make a more realistic scene, and well guarded lamps placed between the slips representing waves throw them up into necessary prominence.