Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-15

This is put on top. while curtain falling to
the floor and somewhat fulled
Is tucked around it, the board
being covered with the same material Any
thing not transparent and that harmonizes in
color with the rest Of the room may be Sc
lected tassel fringe makes pretty heading
to the curtain. Ornaments or books may be
laid on the board az on a table and rather an
attractive object made Of it than otherwise.
The box which covers the top of the machine
makes the foundation Oh which to rest the
board. which should be thick enough not to tip
easily.
MINIATURE HOUSEHOLDS.
There are many ladies in Washington who
live in the independent fashion of light
housekeeping" having few rooms and man
aging household OH miniature scale. These
little establishments take the place of the flats
OF other cities and an ingenious capable
woman can get much more Of pleasure and
comfort out Of living in this way than by
boarding III an ordinary boarding house.
Often bare rooms without closets are the I'M
promising beginnings of what results in pretty
and convenient arrangements later ON. OF
course the prime object IN the furnishings is to
economic space and as such way Of living
implies limited means small expenditures
must obviously be the rule.
CABINET AND STORE ROOM
Here is a triumph i'll the way of china
cabinet and store room combined. 1t has
actually been done and found a COM
plete success. No carpenter even is needed.
tor the whole affair is made up OF soap
boxes set one on top OF another without
even mailing together. The boxes can be OBJ
tanned for trifie, probably, OF any grocer, and
after they are once in the room where they are
to be used woman's hands can accomplish the
rest. The fronts must be knocked out, then
pile them up as high wished-seven boxes
making good number, OF course the boards
are rough and must be covered before anything
presentable can be made of them. Take the
three upper compartments, say. for dishes. line
the inside with red single-faced Canton flannel
lacking it with gimp tacks. At the top put a
brass rod, and from this hang two short curtains
just long enough to hang over these three
upper shelves. These are to be pushed back to
show whatever pretty bits of china the shelves
contain. just below these curtains is another
rod and single curtain. which hangs plainly
across the lower shelves, concealing their con-
tents Here is where the groceries. the jar Of
pickles and pot of jam may be kept as well as
the dishes which are more useful than orna-
mental These shelves may be left plain
boards. with shelf paper laid on them.
COVERING THE SIDES.
The sides are now the only unseemly parts
remaining and they can be treated in several
ways. They may be covered plainly with the
same red canton flannel used on the inside of
the cabinet, lacking it Onwith brass nails. how
ever, for ornament. Large brass nails by the
way, are quite an item of expense, but the
brass nails with which the harnesses of dray
horses are often SO bedecked might be used
aid are much cheaper. These can be obtained
at harness and leather stores. am told. To
return to the cabinet. Another way to conceal
and decorate the sides is to cover them with
the mating which comes around tea chests
This is also to be found at the grocers and is
quite in demand among artistic spirits for
various purposes. There is fringe on the
edges which can be overlapped in this case
where the pieces join. Brass-headed nails
should be used for this also. it gives a pref
tier effect than an invisible joining. Still an
other suggestion for living in this way:
CoNCEALING THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT.
Often gas or oil stove is used for the cook
ing in the same room where the meals are
eaten 1t will add much to the attraction of
the dinner If a curtain is arranged so it can be
drawn and conceal the culinary department
from the banqueting hall. A rod can be fas-
tened across a corner or in straight line in
front of stove, &c, and when not needed the
curtain can be thrown up over the rod. thereby
keeping it out of harms way in the shape of
broom or grease spots.