TO PRODUCE A MISTY OR VANISHING APPEARANCE TO A TABLEAU.
Several curtains of thin gauze, or common mosquito netting, made to let down from rollers, one after another, between the audience and the scene, will give a beautiful, misty appearance; and if a sufficient number of curtains be unrolled, the tableau appears to vanish entirely, allowing room for a change of scenery. Many scenes should have one thickness of muslin before them, which serves to blend the colors, and gives a finish to the picture. The gauze must be carefully managed, as the disclosure of a ragged edge will dispel all the illusion.