Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants

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Ay, love it; 'tis a sister that will bless, And teach thee patience when the heart is lonely; The angels love it, for they wear its dress, And thou art made a little lower--only...

The chorus ladies are costumed in white dresses, low-necked; sleeves five inches long, trimmed with narrow pink ribbon, a bow of the same at the top of the sleeves, fastened to...

The battle of Waterloo was fought on the 18th of June, 1815. It was on the Sabbath day. The Emperor's wasted bands were now in the extreme of exhaustion. For eight hours, every...

This tableau contains nine figures. The lady who represents Religion stands in the background of the picture, on a pedestal three feet high. She holds a cross on her left should...

This sacred tableau contains fourteen figures, and is arranged in the following manner. Saul is seen seated on the throne at the background of the picture. On each side of the t...

A yellow fire must be burned in the ante-room, and so shaded that, just as the curtain rises, a small portion of the light will shine on the centre of it; this light should incr...

This affecting tableau is a representation of the death of the beautiful Minnehaha. The scene is at the moment when Hiawatha draws back the door of the wigwam, and there beholds...

This tableau is produced in the same manner as the Madonna. The gentleman who personates Prince Albert should, in general outline of features and form, resemble the original as...

This tableau is an allegorical representation of Peace. The number of figures necessary to form it is twenty. They are formed in six separate groups. The centre and principal gr...

This tableau is a representation of the marriage ceremony, and is arranged with little trouble or expense. For a home entertainment it will be quite appropriate. The scene is a...

This group is a representation of Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness, and is designed to imitate sculpture. The circumstances of the scene are well known in the simple narrativ...

The battle of Corunna, so disastrous to the British army, was fought January 16, 1809. Sir John Moore arrived in Spain in November, 1808, with a British army, and having advance...

This sacred tableau is represented as follows: At the left of the stage, Belshazzar is seated on his throne. At his side stands his wife. Consternation and affright are depicted...

This tableau represents a young peasant girl and her lover going to the well. It is a statuary design, and, when well executed, makes a tableau of great beauty. The lady and gen...

This is a very pretty tableau, in two parts. The first, represents a young gentleman, standing at the foot of a rope ladder which reaches to the railing of a balcony on the fron...