The puppets should be about six inches in height. This is the best way to make them. Draw the figure selected upon a piece of fairly thin white paper, taking care to accentuate all prominent points and features. Paste the figure—e.g. a crossing-sweeper—upon a piece of tin, and carefully cut the outline with the shears as in [Fig. 10].
Fig. 10.—Partly finished figure of crossing-sweeper.
Fig. 11.—Constructing an arm and broom.
Fig. 12.—The figure complete.
Of course the puppets must be as comical as you can imagine, and should be neatly and accurately outlined. Notice that the figure has no arm, as this must be movable, and should be made separately, thus: draw the limb, holding a broom as in [Fig. 11], cutting it out in the same way as you have done the body.
Fig. 13.—A bear.