the largest of the dolls ([Fig. 152]), is twenty inches high. Her head ([Fig. 139]) measures four inches from top to chin and four inches across at its widest part. Her hands are made of brown paper, like F ([Fig. 144]), and her high-heeled shoes, like G ([Fig. 144]), are black. Her head is tilted to one side and the thumbs of both hands turn in.
You can make Miss Muffet's dress any color you like, the brighter and gayer the better. Cut the skirt and waist as you did for Daffy-down-dilly, but do not point the sleeves. Make an apron of two squares of white tissue-paper—a large and a small one. Use the large square for the skirt of the apron and the small square for the bib. Gather the top edge of the large square and the bottom edge of the small square, and paste to the dress at the belt line; then make a white belt and tie in a bow at the back.
For the hat, cut a circle of tissue-paper the color of the dress, put a little paste in the centre, and pinch it down on the top loop of Miss Muffet's hair, tipping it a little to one side. This will give a crown. Turn up the brim at the back and lift it in front to stand out straight. Fringe a small piece of black paper for a feather and paste it to the crown of the hat.
Peter White
Fig. 153—Peter White.
is sturdy compared with the other people ([Fig. 153]). He came from the cherry tree and is ten inches high. The main stem, to which the smaller twigs are attached, forms his neck, body, and left leg, and is so large that both neck and ankle had to be shaved off somewhat before his head and left shoe could be pasted on. Originally the twig that forms his left arm extended beyond the joint at the elbow, but it was cut off, and the smaller twig was allowed to remain to give the comical bend to the arm which adds greatly to the appearance of the haste and the swinging arms of a pedestrian.
Peter White's head is given in [Fig. 142]. His brown hands are cut like H ([Fig. 144]), and his black shoes like I ([Fig. 144]).
This doll is the only one whose head is in profile, but it shows that when the shape of the twig suggests it, a profile is very effective; and it is usually the easiest for children to draw.