THE “OCTOPUS” WINDOW ATTRACTION.
THE ELECTRIC SCENIC BACKGROUND.
This consists in cutting the form of the octopus from dark fabric, and stitching it to a white cloth. The scales can be made on the octopus with black paint. The eyes should be cut out, and pink cloth or paper pasted over the openings on the back of the cloth. Then a number of cards should be obtained from white board, and the letters of various inscriptions cut out with a sharp knife. A few suggestive cards are shown in the sketch.
The top card is simply pinned above the form of the octopus, and the several little cards are entwined in the arms. Colored paper, or cloth, is glued to the back of each card, so that, like the eyes of the octopus, a striking effect is obtained when the rear lights are put on and allowed to shine through.
The lighting arrangement is shown next.
The wood frame, to which the cloth that holds the form of the octopus is tacked, is marked a. (The view is a sectional one.) This frame is secured to a stand, d, and the latter to the floor of the window. A tinner can make the tin reflector b, which reflector serves to support brackets for the lights e. The reflector is placed just back of the frame and is supported by stand c. Electric wires, f, carry the current to the lights, and the light shining through the white cloth shows the form of the octopus, while the eyes and the lettering are most vivid. If electric lights are not available gas or oil lighting can be arranged on same. plan.
SHOWING BACK OF OCTOPUS DISPLAY.