If your time for preparation is limited, and you still wish to have a live Santa Claus, you may do so by dispensing with the artificial fireplace altogether, and allowing the old saint to hold a reception in the doorway between two rooms.
Fig. 258.—Legs.
The accompanying illustrations show you how you can make another real live Santa Claus, in your own home. Many of you are familiar with the trick of the so-called German dwarf, and this Santa Claus is an adaptation of that trick for a Christmas entertainment.
Fig. 259.—Legs with Coat.
The first picture (Fig. 258) shows
How the Old Saint’s Legs are Made
by pulling a pair of golf stockings over the hands and arms, and then slipping the hands into the slippers.