Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
AN ARTISTIC CORNER.

The young bride of an artist in New
York constructed an inviting and COM
Portable corner seat last winter. without
aid from carpenter or upholsterer. saws
the New York Tribune. From the build
err of a block of houses that WAS heinz
erected in the street where she lived she
bought some smooth boards, and he gave
her a handful of nails. Then she bought
a saw, regarding it as a desirable per-
manent possession, and sawed the boards
in required lengths. The seat was de-
signed for a corner with a window. Two
benches We're made, one shorter than the
other; that was to allow the Joining at
the corner without making them UNEQUAL
in length. The boards THAT formed the
legs We're slightly less than the ordinary
chair in height and We're three in num-
Der, one being nailed at the corner angie.
These We're all covered with dark lining
cambria, that they might not look unin-
ished if accidentally revealed. -
The excelsior in which the pretty dishes
for housekeeping had been packed made
a good ~oundation for the two cushions.
Heavy silesia was cut into four pieces
the exact measurement OF the two
benches. The top and bottom for each
cushion were Joined by a firmly sewea
strip four inches wide. leaving one upper
edge free at the side. Through this OPEN
ing the first layer, of cheap cotton wad-
ding, was put smoothly in, then the excel
sior laid evenly over that, then several
more layers of the Wadding added. until
the four inches Of depth We're so com
pactly filled that when the open edges
were sewed together the cushion was as
firm as a mattress. It the lower edge OF
these cushions a double strip of silesia
two inches wide was strongly seWed. This
was to be tackled on the back of the seat
to prevent the cushions slipping off.
In just the same way covers of art
denim were made, the lower edge being
left open to permit the insertion of the
cushion, and then stitched securely. leav-
ing the strip of doubled silesia free. A
pleated ruffie of denim, deep enough to
reach the floor. was attached to the lower
edge of the cushions in one continuous
piece. An upholsterer's needle. threaded
with smooth, strong cord, was used for
tufting with upholstery buttons. the
silesia was tackled firmly to the back of
the seats, which We're pushed closely
against the wall. and that important part
of the corner was finished. A piece of the
denim just the length of the seats was
tackled on the wall beneath the window,
the lower edge hidden by the seat. The
upper edge was finished by a fancy
leather guinp, through which brass
headed tacks We're driven. This made a
decorative Datk 10 the seat ana greatly
increased the artistic effect.
The canopy was made of indian printed
cotton, draped on a spear. the spear"
being an ordinary wooden drapery pole,
with a papier mache lancehead screwed
on. This was hung by putting two large
brass screw hooks in the c%eiling-one. In
the corner, one as far out as the draperv
was desired to go-and by q slender brass
chain suspending the pole at the required
distance below the ceiling.
At least two widths Of the print. sewed
together, were necessary. The dra perry
was hung over the pole. and was long
enough TO fail on the floor several inches.
1t was then drawn back to the wall on
each side in graceful folds, and fastened
by a large rosette of the print. The dra-
perry was fastened also at the lancehead
to prevent it from slipping back on the
1 pole, which was about three feet in
A., length.
pillows galore were piled upon the
seats; a small table was placed in the
middle of the space, on which was a
favorite book or two, and the cosy corner
| was complete.