Fig. [295].—Bind the edges of the kago with grass or straw like this to make the frame.
Fig. [296].—Tie the kago to the pole.
Fig. [297].—Sew the top on over the pole.
Either buy a little
Japanese Umbrella
or make one of a disk of green tissue-paper folded and crimped from centre to edge. Use a heavy broom straw for the handle and lighter ones for the ribs; stick them in, gluing them only to the centre, which is now the top of the umbrella; wind the top of the umbrella, the ribs, and the handle firmly together with black thread. The umbrella will not open but looks well closed. Place a tied bundle of red tissue-paper and the green umbrella on top of the yellow kago and fasten them securely in place with black thread ([Fig. 298]). Fold a piece of soft, lavender-colored material on the seat of the kago as a comfort for the doll to sit on; then fit in a little Japanese doll or any kind of doll dressed and painted to resemble a little Jap. The doll's head should reach up, or almost up, to the canopy. Pull part of the comfort over the doll and fasten her snugly up in a sitting position. Make a gay paper fan and attach it to one of the doll's hands, and the little lady will be ready to go on her journey.
Fig. [298].—The little lady rides in her kago.