THREE VALUABLE BOOKS.
Beautifully printed and elegantly bound.
The Art of Conversation,
With Directions for Self-Culture. An admirably conceivedand entertaining book—sensible, instructive, and full of suggestionsvaluable to every one who desires to be either a goodtalker or listener, or who wishes to appear to advantage ingood society. ⁂ Price $1.50.
The Habits of Good Society.
A Handbook for Ladies and Gentlemen. With thoughts,hints, and anecdotes concerning social observances; nice pointsof taste and good manners; and the art of making oneselfagreeable. The whole interspersed with humorous socialpredicaments; remarks on fashion, etc. ⁂ Price $1.75.
The Art of Amusing.
A collection of graceful arts, merry games, and odd tricks,intended to amuse everybody, and enable all to amuse everybodyelse. Full of suggestions for private theatricals,tableaux, charades, and all sorts of parlor and family amusements.With nearly 150 illustrative pictures. ⁂ Price $2.00.
These three books are the most perfect of their kind ever published. They
are made up of no dry stupid rules that everybody knows, but
are fresh, sensible, good-humored, entertaining, and
readable. Every person of taste should possess
them, and cannot be otherwise than delighted
with them. ⁂ Each will be sent
by mail, free, on receipt
of price, or the
three books
for $5.00.
Carleton, Publisher,
New York.
THEart ofAMUSINGBYFrank Bellew
CARLETON, Publisher, NEW YORK.
the
Art of Amusing.
BEING A COLLECTION OF GRACEFUL ARTS, MERRY GAMES, ODD
TRICKS, CURIOUS PUZZLES, AND NEW CHARADES. TOGETHER
WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR PRIVATE THEATRICALS,
TABLEAUX, AND ALL SORTS OF PARLOR
AND FAMILY AMUSEMENTS.
A VOLUME INTENDED TO AMUSE EVERYBODY AND ENABLE ALL TO AMUSE EVERYBODY
ELSE; THUS BRINGING ABOUT AS NEAR AN APPROXIMATION TO
THE MILLENNIUM AS CAN BE CONVENIENTLY
ATTAINED IN THE COMPASS OF
ONE SMALL VOLUME.
By FRANK BELLEW.
WITH NEARLY 150 ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR.
NEW YORK:
Carleton, Publisher, 413 Broadway.
London: S. Low, Son & Co.
MDCCCLXVI.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by
GEO. W. CARLETON,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the SouthernDistrict of New York.
To J. C. W.