Fig. 1.
The Swan is a very simple fold, yet one requiring some knack to produce. The serviette should be very stiff. [Form a triangle] by folding it in half. Hold the point, A, between the teeth; take C and B in each hand. Hold it tight across the chest, so that from A to D it is strained tight against you. Roll up the ends B and C very tight, one in each hand, in the manner shown in [fig. 2]. The reason it is held tight across the chest is to keep it plain at E; otherwise it would curl up to the top. Now bring the points B and C together ([fig. 2]). Bend over the point A and shape the twisted pieces so as to give the appearance of a Swan. Our illustration gives but a rough notion of it, as it is not easy to delineate well on paper, and at the same time show the way of bending it. With a little manipulation, a very good imitation of a Swan may be produced. The centre piece is the head and neck; the twisted portions represent the outline of the breast, body and the legs.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
LORGNETTES.
Fig. 1.
Lorgnettes are very easy indeed, and are a neat design. Fold the serviette in half lengthways. Fold back an inch, or an inch and a half, at the double end, and bring it to the centre, in the same way observable in [fig. 1]. Turn it over on the other side and [roll both ends], one at a time, to the centre; taking care to press in with the fingers, as it is rolled, the tendency is to bag up; so as to keep it smooth outside, and the centre band tight. Stand it upright. The Lorgnettes do not inclose the bread.