Fig. 36.—Hold the two ends of the string down on each side of the egg.
Fig. 37.—Draw the star down and press tightly in place.
When the paste is quite dry and the paper firmly attached to the shell,
Hang One of the Eggs
directly in the middle of a wide doorway so that the egg will be about as high as the shoulders of the players. If there is a curtain pole in the doorway tie the string to the pole; if not, drive a tack on top of the door frame and suspend the egg from that. Where the doorway is quite wide, like the old-fashioned doors between two parlors, two eggs may be hung and four players take part at one time. In that case you will need four rackets; ordinarily two rackets are sufficient.
Make the Rackets