([Fig. 363]). With the small blade of a pocket-knife cut the eyes near the centre of the apple, placing them far apart to give an innocent expression to the face ([Fig. 363]). Cut the lower line of the eyes straight and the upper curved, as in [Fig. 364]; then push the small, pointed end of an apple-seed in the centre of each eye; run the seed in so far that only a small portion of the blunt end stands out ([Fig. 365]). Cut away a small, half-moon-shaped piece of the skin ([Fig. 366]) to indicate the nose. The mouth must be open and made the shape of [Fig. 367]. Cut it into the apple a trifle more than an eighth of an inch in depth. Make the curls of two narrow strips of paper rolled up tight like [Fig. 368]; then pulled out as in [Fig. 369]. Pin one curl on each side of the head ([Fig. 363]). Cut a round piece of white paper for Sally's collar. Make a small hole in its centre and slip the collar on the end of a stick; then push the stick well up into the lower part of the head ([Fig. 363]). Keep the collar in place by two pins stuck through it into the apple.
Fig. [370].—The apple Indian.
Fig. [371].—Indian's nose.
Fig. [372].—Paper feather for apple Indian.
The Indian
is very different in coloring and expression from Sally ([Fig. 370]). Notice how near together his eyes are; and see how long and narrow his nose is. If you examine the face of the next red man you see, or the picture of one, you will probably find that he has two deep, decided lines from his nose to his mouth, and that the mouth itself is firm and straight. Remember these hints when making the Indian's head. Select a dark-red apple, one that is rather long and narrow, if possible, for the red man seldom has a round face. Cut two eyes of white paper and pin them on the apple with black-headed pins pierced through the centre of each eye. Make the long nose of paper ([Fig. 371]). Cut two slits close together on the face and slide the sides of the nose (AA, [Fig. 371]) into the slits ([Fig. 370]). Cut two more slits, one on each side of the nose, down to the corners of the mouth, and insert in each a piece of narrow white paper to form the lines; then cut one more slit for the mouth and push in a strip of white paper, which may be bent down to show a wider portion ([Fig. 370]). Last, but not least, come the ornamental feathers. If you can obtain natural ones so much the better; if not, make paper feathers of bright, differently colored paper. [Fig. 372] shows how to cut them. Roll the bottom portion to make a stiff stem and after punching holes in the top of the apple, forming them in a row around the crown of the head, push each feather in place, having the tallest in the centre, as in [Fig. 370]. Run a slender stick up into the bottom of the head and you will have something better than taffy-on-a-stick.
