Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-10
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW A HouS=kEEP:R MADE NEW
FURNITURE OUT OF OLD.
Suggestions to Young Mon and Young
vomsn-Toilct. Fashion and Decorar
tive Notss-How Woman Is Max.
ing Her Way-Hsalth Binta.


tGood Houoekoeplng.i
For years there had stood in . kitchen
wot q coupe OF OLD W 'oien chaira The
legs had been sawel of at some remote
sriod They were suca comfortable chairs
too. broad, werl->lopsd lacks ani wide
rounded seats, slightly hallowsi out Be-
tween them stood An ancient wash-stsnl
about twenty-five inches square. with q
drawer six inches deep Tnere hal ones
been a sort Of railing CT tw' sides and IN
upright board at the back But the railing
had long since disapps,r, I. 50 al o had the
boarl. which. in its palmy DAYS. was shelf
on which the pitch, n r.po Ell when the bowl
Wa being u, s1 fr the toilet
The owner Of those articles was woman
who believed the best tor -eseeper was the
one possessing tho most utility. The neigh
bors were refurnisning their pariors. The
state OF her finances would not allow her to
do So yet new furniture she was deter mine
TO have IL il was ma lie from old. Those two
chairs wers ccverei vita strong unbleachel
muslin ami stuffed with good curlsi hair.
Casters were put into tho Lays. Which also
received two or three coats OF asphaltum
7arni>h. TIE be quality Of nonrareil
velveteen was purchase at Sl2j per yard
1t Wa broca led. not STAMPED. and it was
used 10 cover the back on both siieI A
roll a. the top confinsi apparently ty hand
some tasSals; the seat. ami a scant pleaiiny
fellow the seat, fiDisisi with very pretty
tall-frin-e with some silk in it. which cost
only % cents Pr yard Toe handsome
Ia sells wers ma lie from dress fringe. with a
Little chenille to heighten the effect: nal! a
yard of velvetesn made the ri low roll
One chair was Of myrtle gresn-ths other a
deep cardinal
An old cana-seated low rocker was revar-
nil ed ard a little walnut stain put into
the varnish concealed all scratches and
saved the harl work OF scraping tho old
varni h of. From the skirt of an cid broad.
cl1th Prince Albert coat. a good material
was found to make the top OF GU hion for
a seat, ard the covering Tor slumber-rol.
At a furnishing store there wero found
some lengthwise scrars OF cardinal mommis
cloth. A strip two inches wide was laid di.
agonally over tho pieces Of cloth designed
for the Gu ,hinn AMI roll. and button-holei
securely down with shaded green single
zephyr, and at intervals OF two inches dais-
les were worked in point russo stitch in
light shade of zephyr.
A dozen or so niorniag-giory shapsi
leaves were cut from SOM, geeen veiveteel
and gracefully dispose on either side OF the
cardinal strip. Two or three flowers were
cut from the cariinal cloth and grouped with
the leave. The leaves vera but;oa-ho!si
dowa with the shaded grs,n; tie flowers.
with sha lei cardinal. with stsmens OF
bright yellow silt z,piyr. Stems ws-s
put In where needed with lighter
green A puff OF the nonnis cloth tire.
inches deep finished tie Gu .hioa. and tn,
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AMI iini he'd with han isoms iassels. Thus,
st an exp,nss not exrestil, SD, tlree
pretty AMI useful Chairs wers aided to the
psrior
The wasi-s.a1l. b,.ore mentioned. was
furniShe with a shelf an al trace o. rail-
ing AMI back were ohiit.rateI Ii thea re-
ceIvei a coupls of c. at' OF asphaltum var
nish. and some drop-haniles were put into
the drawer. TIE top AMI shelf were c0verei
with green felt an around thres sides of
the irawer fringe was nailel with bras
beaded nails. The self held sma j,r.
which was once u ell for picks. 1t Wa o.
common CT ck.ry war;, varni ,hei with
asphaltum. AMI before the second cost was
dry package Of diamond dye-goll dust
was sprinklsl over and slightly pressed in
with the fin ,er>. produc.ny an eff .ct re.
sembling soli lacquer. a bani o, red vel.
vet paper was pissei diayonally upon the
jar AMI held there By the varnin.
When the varniSh was quite dry hor Ter
of gold int sixteenth Il an inch wids,
was put above shs rel paper. ana row OF
large tield daisies painted just above it. con.
ventional daisies without foliage A brill
iunt-husl butterfly was p,isel ab,ve them.
In t5e lower corner. risht-hand side, there
were thres blue flag, VITA their sharp
stiff leaves. Another pretty stani of oval
shape had a cover stretched over it tightly.
A handsome design OF leaves and fowers
Yves appliquei on one sids. and soma deep
ball-frings tackled around The expense
r the two stands with decorated Jar was
only about 81 So for the sum OF $l2-ths
price OF an or iinary wicker chair-shs par
lor was rrsttily furnished.