with the
approbation of the lenders, the performer introduces a dove-pan into
which he places the torn strips, and whilst descanting upon his trials
and troubles he holds a lighted candle near the dove-pan and the pieces
of cambric catch light. In order to extinguish the fire the performer
claps the lid on the pan, and on removing the cover, out fly two doves,
and the conjurer immediately removes the three borrowed handkerchiefs
and his own coloured one quite restored.

_Modus Operandi._--This combination will enable magicians to bring into
play some apparatus which they have probably put aside as obviously too
mechanical. Properly presented, no better effect can be wished for.

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I shall not take up space by describing in detail the various pieces of
apparatus, the working, I take it, being well known to magicians of the
present day.

_You will require_:--

A CHANGING DRAWER BOX, with umbrella cover in one compartment.

UMBRELLA CHANGING TUBE: in one side is the skeleton umbrella with three
duplicate white handkerchiefs and one coloured handkerchief attached to
the bare ribs. The other division contains the unprepared umbrella.

BURNING GLOBE, containing a white handkerchief with coloured centre and
a coloured handkerchief with white centre.

HANDKERCHIEF MILL.--One of the compartments contains white and coloured
strips, which will be shown to the audience later, as the borrowed
handkerchiefs cut to pieces by the knives contained in the mill are
produced.

DOVE-PAN.--The pan only is placed on centre table, the lid and inner
lining being left behind the scenes to be brought on during the
experiment.

THREE WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS (disposed of as mentioned above) to match
those you intend to borrow.

THREE COLOURED HANDKERCHIEFS--one has already been disposed of, the
second one is placed in your pocket and the third one is prepared by
cutting a piece out of the centre; this latter mutilated handkerchief
is laid on your table, both pieces being required.

A WHITE HANDKERCHIEF WITH COLOURED CENTRE, disposed of as above.

A COLOURED HANDKERCHIEF WITH WHITE CENTRE, disposed of as above.

A SMALL BOTTLE OF SPIRITS OF WINE, supposed by the audience to be
water.

A PAIR OF SHARP SCISSORS.

CANDLE AND CANDLESTICK.

BOX OF MATCHES.

REVOLVER, loaded with blank cartridge.

TWO DOVES, and

ONE INTELLIGENT ASSISTANT, if procurable.

_To perform_:--The conjurer requests the loan of several white