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For the help of those who would like to essay 

 some very simple modelling I will endeavour to 

 describe how an Irish cross, for instance, can be 

 made which will be, when finished, a really beau- 

 tiful drawing-room ornament 



The materials required are very simple and easy 

 of attainment, viz., a quarter of a hundredweight 

 of white modelling clay T and two or three wooden 

 tools such as sculptors use. 



One must have a good drawing of an Irish cross 

 to copy from, and, if not easily attainable, a visit to 

 the Crystal Palace will enable those within reach 

 of London to make sketches of the crosses which 

 are to be seen there near the entrance to the aqua- 

 rium. It is well to place the lump of clay upon a 

 dinner-plate for the convenience of moving the 

 work when required. 



The clay will shrink a good deal when dry, 

 therefore it is well to make the model about a 

 third larger than it is intended to be when finished. 



We will suppose the cross is to be twelve inches 

 in height. A sufficient amount of clay should 



1 To be obtained from any plaster figure maker's for about 

 half a crown. 



