DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



feathers, some silk and worsted will help 

 break the monotony of bridge and pinochle 

 and cheerless weather. If one is interested 

 and intent on learning, he can find an in- 

 structor willing to teach him. If he be an 

 apt scholar, the rudiments are easily mastered. 

 Sixty minutes of instructions for the leaders, 

 and four or five lessons for the fly will suf- 

 fice, though possibly one will have to revise 

 his studies, and it is an interesting diversion, 

 a recreation pleasant for the amateur. 



Although the technique is extremely simple, 

 your first creations naturally will not be the 

 ultimate word in flies, nor have the beauty, 

 symmetry and finish given by the professional 

 tyer. But if you "try to put in practice what 

 you already know, you will in time discover 

 the hidden things you now inquire about" ; 

 and then your flies will be pictures and beau- 

 tiful ones, little matter what the subject. 

 After becoming fairly proficient, your pro- 

 duction ought to prove in strength, wearing 

 qualities and efficiency superior to most of 

 those you purchase. 



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