The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-26
RemOdeIsd Books.

A magazine recently contained an ar
ticle on the covering OF paper bound
hooks. and after reading n l determined
10 experiment a little on II. says a cor
respondent in the Housekeeper l have
never made a practice of buying paper
pound books. preferrng TO wait till
was able TO buy better ones, but some
times the waiting was so long that
got out u patience and bought what
could afford.
These 1 have taken care OF, but in
spite Of that they have become some
what worn To-day they are better than
new and the cost was so trifiing rs not
10 be worthy Of consideration. Prom
time 20 time bits OF silkoline and figured
cotton goods. or pieces Of wash silk, FOR
which have found no use. have been
saved TIL they might be needed. and the
time had come Besides these, I had
need Of a pot Of good glue-mucilage or
paste will not do-rather heavy paste
board boxes. and sheet Of Bristol
board completed the outfit
From the boards 1 cut pieces the size
of the part Of the cover that turns back.
The pasteboard I glued on the outside
OF the paper covers. being careful 70
have all the edges true: the book was
then placed between two boards and
heavy weight put on. and I proceeded
10 another They were left under the
weight till the next day.
The silkoline was cut into pieces an
inch larger each way than the book that
desired 10 cover. and folding II In the
middle cut two Sits at each end as far
apart as the back was wide. and down
towhere the top and bottom Of tho back
would come. and turned these pieces
inside and glued them there-just as we
used 20 cover school books. 1 glued the
s'lkOline TO the outside OF the book,
pressing IL carefully over che edge OF
the pasteboard. and again Z was sub
iected no the press. When dry the silko-
line was turned over the edges and
fastened there. and the Bristol board
glued TO the inside Of the cover. ard for
the last time the press did service. |
pasted the title OF the book on the
outside. Ny unslghtly paper-covered
books are no longer unsightly. but are a.
pretty addition TO the book case, besides
being good for many more years wear.
Last winter 7 bound a number more
deliberately for gifts. but they were most
! lv booklets the contents OF some being
of home manufacture. Having a num-
Der Of favorite poems copied on the type
writer on heavy linen paper. also sew
or1l booklets the covers Of which had
become soied or torn. ! made paste
, board covers the desired size, padded
them slightly on the outside and COW
cred them with white linen, on Whlch
embroidered the title and sometimes a
pretty couplet from the book using
Asiatic Mo floss IN a pretty shade.
Helen Hunt Jackson's Blind Spinner
was bound I'm gray linen having "A spider
web in one corner Of the front cover IN
white Asiatc flo. below a few scattered
rose petals ard tho stalk from which
they fell in the shades OF Asiatic hlo
for roses and stems. II was tied az the
back with pink and white baby ribbons.
but another time I should use a twisted
strand OF the pink and green Roman
| floss. as the ribbon soon trays.
Bryants Spring On Town has cover
| OF white linen decorated with violets. IN
Asiatic Mo. and the quotation:
The country ever has a tagging spring,
| Waiting for May 20 call IT'S violets forth
For the lettering thread OF pale pink
| rio was used. and the cover was one Of
| the daintiest imaginable.
I have a number OF others figured out
| In my head 20 be made for the birthdays
| that come throughout the year among
| them. from the same author, The Sum-
mer Wind" viii have 2 back Of brown
| linen decorated with clover in the clover
shades Of hlo.-EXchange.