How to amuse yourself and othersSummerReading editionChapter navigation49 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The American Girls Handy BookPREFACE.SpringChapter I · FIRST OF APRIL.Chapter II · WILD FLOWERS AND THEIR PRESERVATION.Chapter III · THE WALKING CLUB.Chapter IV · EASTER.Chapter V · HOW TO MAKE A LAWN-TENNIS NET.Chapter VI · MAY-DAY.SummerChapter VII · MIDSUMMER EVE.Chapter VIII · SEA-SIDE COTTAGE DECORATION.Chapter IX · A GIRL’S FOURTH OF JULY.Chapter X · PRINTING FROM NATURE’S TYPES.Chapter XI · PICNICS, BURGOOS AND CORN-ROASTS.Chapter XII · BOTANY AS APPLIED TO ART.Chapter XIII · DOOR-STEP PARTY AND QUIET GAMES FOR HOT WEATHER.Chapter XIV · HOW TO MAKE A HAMMOCK.Chapter XV · (FOR LITTLE GIRLS.) CORN-HUSK AND FLOWER DOLLS.Chapter XVI · HOW TO MAKE A FAN.AUTUMNChapter XVII · ALL-HALLOW-EVE.Chapter XVIII · NATURE’S FALL DECORATIONS, AND HOW TO USE THEM.Chapter XIX · NUTTING-PARTIES.Chapter XX · HOW TO MAKE A TELEPHONE.Chapter XXI · HOW TO DRAW.[E]Chapter XXII · HOW TO PAINT IN WATER-COLORS.Chapter XXIII · HOW TO PAINT IN OIL-COLORS.Chapter XXIV · HOW TO MODEL IN CLAY AND WAX.Chapter XXV · HOW TO MAKE PLASTER CASTS.Chapter XXVI · CHINA PAINTING.Chapter XXVII · A CHAPTER ON FRAMES.Chapter XXVIII · THANKSGIVING.WinterChapter XXIX · CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AND HOME-MADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.Chapter XXX · AMUSEMENTS AND GAMES FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.Chapter XXXI · NEW YEAR’S AND A LEAP YEAR PARTY.Chapter XXXII · HOME GYMNASIUM.Chapter XXXIII · A DECORATIVE LANGUAGE.Chapter XXXIV · A FEW ITEMS ON OLD-FASHIONED NEEDLE-WORK, WITH SOME NEW AND ORIGINAL PATTERNS.Chapter XXXV · SCRAP-BOOK AND HOME-MADE BOOK-COVERS.Chapter XXXVI · A HEAP OF RUBBISH, AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT.Chapter XXXVII · HOW TO MAKE ATTRACTIVE BOOTHS AT A FAIR—A NEW KIND OF GRAB-BAG.Chapter XXXVIII · WINDOW DECORATION.Chapter XXXIX · FURNITURE OLD AND NEW.Chapter XL · SOMETHING ABOUT MANTEL-PIECES AND FIRE-PLACES.Chapter XLI · HOME-MADE CANDY.Chapter XLII · Saint Valentine’s Day.INDEX.Previous chapter ←Chapter VI · MAY-DAY.Next chapter →Chapter VII · MIDSUMMER EVE.All chapters and sections (49)Other sectionsThe American Girls Handy BookPREFACE.SpringChapters123456Other sectionsSummerChapters78910111213141516Other sectionsAUTUMNChapters171819202122232425262728Other sectionsWinterChapters2930313233343536373839404142Other sectionsINDEX.SUMMERgirl on shore← CHAPTER VI. MAY-DAY.CHAPTER VII. MIDSUMMER EVE. →
