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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 34 | 18 LATEST MAGIC deal short of those of the actual table, will answer many of its purposes, apart from special merits of its own, and which has the further recommenda- tion of exceptional portability. It may be appro- priately entitled the Black Art Mat. It consists of a piece of Bristol board of size and shape suit- able to the purpose for which it is to be used, COV- ered on both sides with black velvet and edged with narrow ornamental braid or binding. The one FIG. 8 side has no speciality, but the other has a flat pocket across one or more of its corners; as indi- cated in Fig. 8. In the case of a mat of small size the pocket may extend diagonally from corner to corner as in Fig. 9. The edge of the pocket may be braided if preferred (the rest of the surface being ornamented to correspond) but if the mat be well made this is not necessary. The mouth of each pocket is made slightly "full," and is held open |