The morning times., 1897-02-07
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; Boxes for FireW0Od
! Need Not Be Ugly

tCopyright, 1897, by the Rache!Ier syu-
dicate.)
One of the useful pieces OF furuit,,ra
which is apt TO be forgotten by rbe aver-
age housewife is a place To mt fire vvoo,,
for the open CRATE SO dear to her heart
Every woman loves an open fire, ma rtIv for
It's cheery aspect and paruy for the man.
telpiece which it involves, Offering sncb
opportunities for Iambrequins and nrattv
bric-a-brac- 1t is no sufficient arour,e,t
against it that it makes a great ,iaaI or
DUST and requires constant rcnlenisbin1
sheis willing gso endaretheseinconveni
for the sake of her fire
An unobtrusive box to be used as "a
ceptacle for wood or camel coal viii oh
viate the latter difficulty to a great ex-
tent. Our grandfathers had the right idea
when they never allowed the monster box
OF pine knots to be empty But such a box
does not harmOnize with the dainty sur-
roundings Of the modern sitting room. and
has consequently been hanished
Instead Of trying to get along without
any, however, the useful and ornamental
may be combinedin one or the other OF the
following easily-made boxes:
In one of these the logs stand nm IN end
ing over. The other has the advantage of
LID which conceals the contents and viii
hold camel coal as well as wood.
The former is made to stand in a corner
whereit takes up very little space. Tomake
it six pieces of wood will be required. The
woman who is handy with tools can make
these in the required proportions: the one
who is not would do better 70 can in the
assistance 0f prro,ufrs, cor, - -
carpenter and order the boards sawed ac-
eording to the folio wing measurements:
The front piece is twent y-four inches high
by eighteen inches wide: the back pieces.
of which there are two. are fifteen
inches wide and thirty inches high az
the highest point in the back, from which
both boards slope in a graceful curve down
the other side, where it meets the side
pieces, and is twenty-four inches high the
two side pieces are each six inches wide.
and twenty-four inches high; the bottom
piece is twenty inches long in front. and is
straight on TIE sides for six inches. and
then runs TO = point, to conform 10 tho
shape OF the back pieces
The Two back pieces are first fastened
together ut right angle, and in turn the
sides are fastened TO them. The front ia
then fastened in place, after which the
bottOrn IS nailed securely in position The
entire surface OF the box, both inside and
out, should then receive several coats OF
paint in some desirable color, and when
thoroughly dry all the angles and edges
may be trimmed or bound with thin
strips OF sheet iron or tin, not more than an
inch III width on a side
For binding corner, however. the strip
of metal should be two inches wide so that,
when it is Tapped on an angle, an inch will
lie on each side. It is to be securely
fastened to the wood with large, oval,
upholStering tacks. These uacks serve to
ornament the box, and if any more deco
ration is wanted, q rosette may be cut
from the sheet metal and tackled on the
center OF the front, with small discs of the
same at each corner All the metal work,
as we'll as the nail heads, must be painted
black to make them effective, unless
brass is used, in which case it can be
kept bright by polishing with a preparation
for that purpose.
The other receptacle, for both wood and
coal, may be made out of an old box OF
about these proportions: Thirty-six inches
long, sixteen deep, and eighteen wide
To make feet that viii raise the box I'D a
little from the floor. screw the halves OF
croquet tails at each corner, driving the
screws from the inside of the bottom Of
the box The lid can be raised up and
down by means OF two stout hinges at
the back The entire box is finally painted
inside and out with several coats OF paint
prepared for interior use. The top and
sides may be decorated in a manner similar
to the corner box, or may be trimmed with