Lay the Fire
Fig. [217].—The flames.
in the immense fireplace required some skill. Cut two andirons of cardboard ([Fig. 215]), bend at dotted lines, paint black, and the andirons will stand alone and look like real ones ([Fig. 216]).
Cut from red, orange, yellow, and black tissue-paper flames like [Fig. 217]; bend at dotted line and paste the mingled flames one at a time and turned in varying directions on a piece of cardboard made to fit the bottom of the fireplace. Adjust the little black andirons to the fire and glue them in place; select a large log for the "back-log," and a more slender one to lay across the front of the andirons. Place smaller wood in between with the flames, and scatter a few bits of black paper on the hearth underneath to appear like fallen charred wood. When finished the fire should look as if it were actually sparkling, roaring, and blazing ([Fig. 218]).
Fig. [218].—The flames leap up the chimney.
Fig. [219].—Cut the shell in half.