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 The Shaving Stick 67 (See B.) Glue to the top surface of this disk a thin layer of confetti. Then make an imi- tation shaving stick out of whitish-brown paper of the color of the soap, covering the lower part with tin-foil like the ordinary stick, fill this with closely packed confetti and load it into an unprepared shaving-stock box.

Wet the top of a new shaving stick and press the confetti-covered disk on it with the con- fetti side up, as in C, till the wet soap sets, when it will hold almost as firmly as if glued. Conceal this in the box of mixed confetti and you are ready for the performance. Fill the box once or twice, letting the con-