Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-01-05
PICTURES FROM PAPERS.


Now Illustrations FrOm Stories May H
Turned Into wall Decorations.
Select interesting and well-engraved
Illustrations, II possible q series-for
instance, Abby's ''She Stoops to Con-
qucr." Buy and have cut cardboards
Of uniform size, and on the center OF
each Of these paste carefully three or
Eve Of the pictures CLOSELY cut to the
margin), and frame them with o very
narrow band OF oak or cherry. Now,
arrange these along one or two sides
Of the room devoted to reading or
''lounging" purposes. II there are low
book-shelves, let them run along the
top. or they may be placed with
picturesque irregularity above tho
chimney piece, a narrow high frame in
closing three or four cuts at the side,
and long narrow frame across the
center. Text applying to such series
might bc prettily bound in soft covers
and hung by ribbon on the wall, SO
that the pictures have an additional in
terest when studied as illustrations"
Care must be taken, however, not to
mingle inharmonious decorations of
other kinds with such fixtures. Few.
but the simplest water colors look wolf
with them, but peacock feathers, dried
grasses. great sprays Of bittersweet.
and clematis, are effective against or
back Of the dainty works OF art and soft
toned framework.
Another novel way Of preserving first
class illustrations, is to cut them out
close to the edge and then paste them
smoothly on an artists stretchcr,
such rs can be purchased fer
from 40 cents to 81, the cheaper
paper looking the best, while the en-
craving or cut soon takes on mellow
lone very artistic in it's effects. The
wooden framework OF the stretcher
serves as a catch, so that these wall
decorations can be hung on nail with
out any hook. A charming portfolio
can be made p by having number of
pieces Of heavy but cheap cardboard
cut in various sizes. Two dollars will
purchase enough to keep you busy a
long time. Select from illustrated pa
pers the best work OF the best artist in
black and white. Cut the pictures
close to the margin and paste them in
the center Of a suitable-sized piece OF
cardboard, while, when it seems an inn
provement, q bit OF explanatory text
with the name Of the artist can go on
the reverse side. Portfolios to hold
these interesting pictures should be
made as follows, the method being de-
vised by a lady who had collected a
number of charming black and white
illustrations, in this fashion: Cover a
large piece of cardboard with silk or
plush-royal-purple, olive-green or OLD
gold is a suitable color, certain shades
Of brown also looking we'll. Next cover
two pieces of cardboard pointed at one
end, widening to two inches at the 9TH
Or, and on either side sew pieces OF silk
four inches wide. These, with the
pointed cardboard, should be gathered
into piece Of silk elastic at the pointed
end, and have a fold for running
string at the other. Join one side of the
silk to the large covered cardboard,
and the other to full piece OF sill.
which can be gathered in at the tor
with a silk running string, forming q
capacious bag portfolio, which b.
means OF ribbons Or cord and tassel can
be hung against the wall very effective
ly.-Harrcr'S Bazdr.