Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-24

benighted intellect that I might make
some Of these wonderful creations of
beauty, art, and utility; and was about
deciding on what to make when in the
last GRAPHIC, a letter from the Green
Mountains, up and dashed all my fond
hopes all tc smash. My widest anti
cipations Of future glory in the form o
homemade frames, wall pockets, pop
corr baskets, and SIGH are all busted
ike-like-cr-well, language is too
feeble to say just what it is like. Oh
Cordia Wyckof. How could you do
it! Had you but known the empti-
ness Of my little sheepskin purse, and
my anxious desire for pretty things,
you would never have squelched my
unutterable ardor by your letter.
Green Pea Ridge, indeed! Do green
peas grow wild in yankee land!
Howsumever, it takes more than one
rebuff to silence my longings after the
impossible, and as have a new house
Of course l want some pictures to
adorn the walls. Blu my other half
had exhausted all his available cash in
building, leaving me the cnviable task
of furnishing, on what is left of the
butter from one COW, after family of
nine satisfied their appet,tes. l also
have eight hens, and two boosters, but
as the latter are not available in the
egg business, have but few eggs to
sell.
Necessity is the mother of inven-
tion,' also Of homemade picture frames.
There was quite quantity of pine
moulding left from the house, and with
the aid of a saw fashioned the pieces
INTO frames Of suitable size to fit nv
pictures, Of which / had several-very
pretty chromos and steel engravings.
By close economy l had managed to
save four pounds of butter, and three
dozen eggs, which sold for $I.35, and
like a man, made straight for the drug
store. l did not buy "benzine;" but
invested in a varnish brush, some
damar varnish, two sheets of guilt pa
per, and some plaster-of-paris; cost
SIS cts. The $1.oo was paid for nice
unbleached muslin. The next day, |
made thin paste with the p,aster-of-
paris, and spread it smoothly on my
rames with a brush, three coats; clean
ed my blush and as soon as the coat
ing was set, stained it with some furni-
ture stain that was left from staining
the book shelves in the sitting room.
When this was dry, coat of varnish
was applied, and afterward an inch
wide strip of the gilt paper on the in
side edge. was fortunate in having
cord to hang them by, and as the
chromos were mounted on stiff paste
board, j few tacks fastened them to :
he frames; the engravings have glass
over them. and in all l have nine very
'retty pictu res for my sitting room, 6
which is curtained with the unbleached
muslin. A rag carpet, homemade T
ounge-for service, not for show--a c
Mirror. some we'll filled book shelves, t
nd a stand for newspapers,-also the /
seful and comfortable rocking chair, b
n which is a homemade cushion, and n
homemade tidy on the back. There g
) also an ottoman which is fashioned
y my own hands, and l certainly en- a
~ my sitting room, which is furnished L
y my own skill and labor, and made S,
n use, much better than l would an a
mpty room. enjoyed making these ii
,Ings, and as l have succeeded to my b
wn satisfaction, perhaps there are
Tiers who would like to do the same III
II themselves. n,
PRISCILLA Poole PoTrs. -