The Washington times., 1906-04-29

plan. or course. and box OF handker-
ohieis IN a square design would make
stunning set for a brides dressing
table or for a bureau, provided the ION
was large enough
Another pretty thing FOR rse e., "a
bedroom and one that would b, ev-
c'edingly practical for newly married
women rs shirt waist cabinet. for I'm
.Hey could pgt all their dainty lin
Eerle and sheer Iace-trimmed waists
MS cabinet is more difficult to make
Z imam almost any OF The other 1av.
pieces To begin with. it must have "a
frame OF solid boards with tb. foD-
posts built on slant so that The b,ss
/ ~ Woe. insuring a good firm bottom
I ana the top slauJinE up 20 make it
siiceiuI Four shelves about a foot
Z apart make the piece when lrisrr,-
about four feet six inches Gsgr 80 A.
I notion crcSSboard rests aln0sr ~ fE-
| HoCr The four boxes I'm which fIa
Htl'ls' etc. are put are each twenty
StEeh ihches long. fourteen wide and
-iEht inches deep. and are made of Thin
/ - -NelEhtrC wood exactly as the
/ COMB and brush box. etc was made.
~ li.tf1e and boxes are then covered
WI cIttonne ~ some bright pretty
S"-of- or a HanC-palnted linen. II thar
y more ot-SiFa Die The interiors OF The
DtNeS are EDed with a UercerfZed ma
teEidl IN a shade 10 match or an in
expensive silk would give a more effec-
tive nnlSh. on each box two tRfSred
handles Of silded wire are attached so
il.aL tItA can D. pulled on the shelves
without difficulty. On the ton OF rho
CABINET Is fiat shelf for n finish and
on this pretty candlestick. vase of
flowers. or one or TWO pretty picture
names make II decidedly Orua mental
on much smaller scale a handzer-
chief and glove cabinet can be made in
exactly the same way. and VIII be most
serviceabl FOR Iaccs. wells. Ties. and The
many little accessories thar must be-
kept in some convenient place.
Coffee Strainer Cushion.
There Is always something new in pin
cushions, and as they are always in de-
mand the newest ones, provided thsy-
are dainty and pretty, are most accept
able \ novelty for use this spring is
one made out Of a coffee strajner. \
good sizeG one, that Is. a deep straiuer
with WIDE surface makes a practical
cushion for bedroom use. 4 pretty fig
ured silk or hand-painted linen cover.
stuffed wei with hair or cotton batting
should be made 10 TT the Strainer with
sim cardboard back which IS seved
TO the wire edges Around this edge
really the top OF the straine-. but used
as the back OF the pin cushion-a pretty
CClored satin ribbon a bout an inch and
half in width is ruffed on in q circle
The wire handle is carefully wound with
the same ribbon and at the end of the
handle smart bow with Two loops and
two ends is tied
For soiied handkerchiefs dainty rr-1a
oaSS oi pretty cretOnne. made on lines
thaI are similar 10 the average oDe-s
paS- with udrTOW top and wide bO.-
TOM are drawn together with a heavy
cotton cord and tasSeI. with Just enough
heading above the draw string TO make
il neat.
Waste baskets that are aDpropriate for
use IN any room in the new house are
made on mighty artistic lines this sen
son Instead OF being round or square.
lhey are SiN-Sided. two broad ones and
TOUR narrow, giving sort of Oriental
appearance. Covered with JaDeStrY-lile
eicth outside and a mercerized material
inside, they ave decidedly ornamental
They Sre made on a light wood frame.
so that they viii not be inconvenient 10
handle IN moving from one part OF a
room 10 another
On a SteboardFfOundatiOn all sorts OF
pretty frames for photograph and mini
atures, In round. ohlOng. square. and
Scalloped shapes can be made. and Gov
cred with hand-painted linen. pretty
silks. bright colored cretonues that will
give an artistic touch THAI Is ALWAYS
most desirable in Il living room because
II gives an individuality that beSpeahs s /
the feminine hand at once.