Fig. [299].—Miniature Cathedral of the Assumption.
To give a true conception of the wonderful interior of the sacred cathedral to one who has never seen it, is impossible, but we can gain an idea of the general appearance of the exterior by making a miniature Cathedral of the Assumption ([Fig. 299]). Find, or make, a firm white pasteboard box seven inches long, five and one-quarter inches wide, and four and one-half inches high; this is for the body of the building. Fold a strip of paper seven inches in length, crosswise, through the centre, and bring the ends together, making another fold crosswise through the centre of the doubled strip, which will give four layers of paper of equal length. Cut this into a scallop three-quarters of an inch deep, open out the strip and you will have four scallops, each one and three-quarters inch wide, at its base. Lay the strip in turn along each of the top edges of the sides of the box, and mark the box around the edges of the scallops, drawing four scallops on the two long sides of the box, and three on each of the short sides. Cut out the scallops on top of the box; then take the cover of the box, which must form the roof of the structure, and remove the bent-down sides; trim off with scissors the extreme edge of one long side and one short side, until the cover forms a tight fit in the top of the box, but may, with gentle pressure, be made to slide down one inch. Fasten the roof in place at each corner by running a strong pin from the outside wall through into the roof, until the pin is embedded its full length in the roof.
| Fig. [300].—The Door-way. | Fig. [301]. The door. | Fig. [302].—Door window. |
| Fig. [303].—Upper window. | Fig. [304].—Lower front windows. | Fig. [305].—Lower side windows |
Now cut the
Door-way
([Fig. 300]) of light reddish-brown paper; make it three inches high and one and one-half inch wide. Let the door proper ([Fig. 301]) be of inked paper an inch and a half high by an inch and a quarter wide, the door-window ([Fig. 302]) one inch and a quarter high by three-quarters of an inch wide. Cut the upper row of windows like [Fig. 303] and the lower front windows according to [Fig. 304]. Make the lower side windows double ([Fig. 305]). The door-arch ([Fig. 306]) must be a trifle over two and one-quarter inches long. Curve the arch by drawing it across a blade of the scissors, paint it green on both sides, bend down the slashed portion, and paste the arch over the door-way, as in [Fig. 299].
Fig. [306].—The door-arch.
Fig. [307].—The paper cross.