The Virginia enterprise., 1895-03-01
DOORS MADE OF GLASS.
But They Have Every Appearance of
Hiehly-Polished Wood.

| But They Have Every Appearance of
Hiehly-Polished Wood.
Two Boston inventors have secured
patent for a process Of making glass We
neels which have many peculiar proper
! ties. This invention relates primarily to
the production of ornamental glass, which
may he either semi-transparent or Opaque,
and is made to represent hghly-polished
wood of any description. 1t is intended
to- be applicable for veneering wherever re-
| quired, and is particularly adapted for
vestibule and other doors, the exterior Of
the glass having the appearance of high
ly-polished wood, while in the interior of
the house it will appear semi Transparent
IN carrying the invention into practice, a
sheet of ground or plain glass is taken
of.any desired size and clouded the same
ON one side with a liquid dye of the proper
color to represent any desired wood which
dye is applied by means Of a'sponge for
to appear upon the surface of the glass.
The shading is softened by means of
badger brush. Photographers varnish is
then caused to flow on the glass, and
leaves the grain clear and fast without
the necessity of using any ge,atinous sub
stance which would render it liable to
crack and spoil the effect. To complete
the operation the glass is then slightly
heated, and the varied shades Of dyes
required for the particular wood to be
represented are caused to flow over it by
| means of Il syringe. The glass is heated
in order to prevent the shadings from
merging into each other. The whole is
then made semi-transparent by applying
another coat of photOgraphers' varnish,
50 as. to prevent the dyes from being ef-
faced. while the exterior surface presents
the appearance of Il highly-polished solid
wood finish.
Boys Clubs.
A contented and therefore fourishing
club of boys, whose spirits and tastes
were of the uhtutored kind, were interest
ed and tanned by giving them congenial
name with congenial work to do. AS the
Hunters club they studied the habits of
animals, drew pictures of them, and had
the best stories Of travel and adventure
either told or read to them, or, if they
preferred, they read the books containing
the tales themselves. An older class of
boys, almost men, was organized to study
science, and took great pleasure in per-
forming the simple experiments in chem
istry described in their elementary text
books. Another way of interesting class
of boys, who might otherwise have been
on the street at night, has been through
drill corps or through business clubs,
where they were instructed in the proper
way to call, organize and conduct business
meetings. Still other clubs in which
young boys have taken pride and interest
have been an "Anti-Cigarette Club" and
''Thc Clean City League" The last report
says that the favorite song of the mem
bers of the latter club is mo banana peels
we throw on the ground, ground, ground"
The boys of the same league, who are
from 10 to II years of age, have shown
their devotion to the cause they represent
by climbing to the top of one tall tene-
ment to another until every family
in 10 blocks had a leafet asking them
to cooperate. in the effort to make a
clean city.-New York Evening Post.