The Jersey City news., 1898-12-23
WOMAN'S WORLD.

nave lle piano I'll an upiiet'' cA-e< e7>'.i-e-
ing out in the room instead OF being
against the wall as of old, the question,
what to do with the back?" has exer-
cised many woman's mind
Here is a new suggestion which will ap-
peal to those who have to make usesof
every inch of room. especially in these
days of small apartments. 1t Is to make
q light framework Of bamboo. which can
be fastened at the back of the piano and
SO contrived as to hold fair proportion
sof the music. It would be a great boon
to most housewives to be able to keep
the music in some sort Of order, SO that
when a particular piece is required q
huge bundle of old music has not to be
looked through.
BY having the framework Of Bamboo
there is nothing to affect the sound or
spoil the tone of the instrument, for the
music Itself, standing upright and leans
ing outward, would not interfere with the
free egress of the sound.
Bamboo is SO easily worked that many
readers could contrive the frame work
for themselves.
For the sake of those who have not
worked in 10 bamboo can be purchased
at many stores in various thicknesses at
whole of the piano back would not cost
more than couple Of dollars
Three thieknesses are required-the
largest for the uprights, which have. TO
carry. the crossbars, the next size smaller
for these horizontal crossbars and a
smaller size stiii for the bottoms and
sides of the various divisions. The frame
work may be arranged TO take the music
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three or four pieces standing upright in
width and two rows in height. AS pi-
amos differ in size, it must be left to the
individual to decide this
The best way to put bamboo together
Is to make holes in the larger pieces and
let in the smaller ones, gluing them in
position. The holes can be made with
a s.centre Bit" using bits the sizes OF
the bamboo you are working.
Those who, cannot borrow "center
Bit can make the holes with redhot
iron. In doing this be careful not to make
them too large but rely upon shaping
them TO some extent with sharp pocket
knife. Be careful roo. to mark accurate
ly where the holes should be made with a
pair of dividers or compasses. If you get
out all four uprights at the same tinle,'
where the holes come without trouble ana
with great accuracy. In saving your
bamboo into lengths, use fine 'tenton"
saw This will cut clean and not split the
bamboo. For the sides only a few pieces
will be required, some three inches apart.
ana these VIII look better let in but they
may be tackled on from the inside with
very fine nails. For the bottoms Of the
1af a. fe.a-
crosspIeces. or tack them on as You DO
the side pieces, or you can tack over
thin piece of wood, such as is used for
backboards of frames.
The whole Of the work should be got
out and fitted together before you start
gluing. as the inner pieces must be glued
in before the crosspieces are glued into
the uprights, for it is plain that IL you
began with these latter you would not be
able to get at the inner pieces.
See that your glue is fresh and boiling
hot when you use it. Those who have
not glae-pot could melt little in
small jar by standing the same in a
saucepan Of boiling water and keeping it
boiling while the glue is being used. Put
the piece OF glue in enough water to COW
er it all right before boiling it. up.
Of the piano by putting fine screws
through the bamboo into the framework
OF the piano. See that the screws are
long enough, to go into the plano. Turned
knobs can be glued into the top Of the
bamboo upright as a finish, and small
brass plates with a hole to receive a
screw could be screwed on to the ends Of
the bamboo and into the wooden knobs.
and then screws through these plates into
the piano back.
Instead of letting the rack be seen some
thin pretty colored silk or other material
might be tackled on the front of each d.
vision, either plain or plated but these
and many other considerations can safely
be left to the individual.
Ho. for the Winter Girl She is up
to her plurns5 snowy neck just at the
present in the delicious occupation of buy
ing her fall and winter costumes. says
the Washington Post" You cam see her
at any time of any day In the ready
made department of any store in Wash
dngt1n The ready made girl is the girl
of the period After ALL you can scarcely
distinguish between her and the tailor
made girl:
1t Is quite trest to watch her try
ing on She stands SO patiently before
the long polished mirror while the tired
little seamstress pins, pulls and squeezess
tin her ten little fingers ache. Don't you
think er-er-a little padding here would
be an immense Improvement suggests
the ready made girl in fear and tren-
bling.
"Ola yes,s readily rejeins the store fit
ter, 1--WE always pad across. the shoulders,
in these days OF skin-tight Jackets. All
these perfect figures are not gifts of
God by any means Don't you think I'd
better let the waist out just a triae?
It.ii squeeze you awfully If / don't. Nc;
All right Walk off now, and let me see
about that length On, that trains just
toe graceful Amt it Katy?" and, of
course, Katy, the clerk. who is selling the
suit. assents with an assumed air of s4r-
dent admiration: and the suit Is sold. Then
the ready made girl walks back and
forth before the glass; cranes her neck
backward in vain endeavor to get a
full length view; ffrts her train about:
Studies out the best way to display her
s.lk drop skirt; and. hnally, with sigh
Of regret allows the tired little seam
stress to relieve her Of the garment and
tuck her once more into the shabby lit
tie Jacket ana last years skirt.
Ii was weary little clerk in the ready
made department who chewed her pencil
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