An Aunt Rally gallery should be from 15ft. to 20ft. long and from loft, to 12 It. wide, and the apex of the roof from 8ft. to 10ft. high, sloping from 5ft. to 6ft. at the side. The posts or uprights, 18 in. of which should go into the ground, should be about 3 in. square; the apex piece for the roof should be tin. wide and l in. thick, and the framework for supporting the canvas should be 2in. square. Fasten the woodwork together with small carriage bolts. The dulls, of which there may be one, two, or three rows, should be about 2 ft. high and about 2 in. apart, six or eight dolls being placed in each row. The foundation for a doll is a stick or piece of wood about 2 in. square and 2ft. long. The head of the doll is made of tow or rags tightly wrapped round one end of the stick till it forms a ball 4in. in diameter. The ball is covered with calico, the ends of w.iich are tied round the neck of the doll; a coat of white oil paint is then applied, after which the face is painted in. The body of the doll is fashioned from rings of steel wire, the ends of which are bedded in the wood.

First ring, the neck,3 in. in diameter; second ring, the shoulders,7in.; third ring, 6in.; fourth ring, 5in.; fifth ring, the bust, tin.; sixth ring, the hips. 5in. Rings 1 and 2, 1 in. apart; all the other rings 2 in. apart. The rings are connected to each other by Lacings of finer wire, passing from top to bottom, the space between the lacings being 2 in. in the largest ring. The legs are made of calico stuffed with tow, and are attached to a piece of wire, 4 in, long, that has been driven through the centre of the wood just below the sixth ring. A frilled cap is placed on the head, and the dolls are otherwise dressed according to taste.

Hinges are used for fixing the dulls to their perches.