The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-29
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Az .3blAl5l. III I. n " ~ Z sl, h,.,~a
i ri own own a dover chest has become
tliossa1mbition Of the modern young wo'
sI ID whether she be engaged or no. no.
This d liz revival Of the good old custom
so i getting q girls linen and lingerie
together leisurely and even II the sl!l
4 never happens to possess q husband
4 4ahe VIII always find the chest an az
4 sfe win always find the chest an I'D
4 .tlIta chests nowadays are nothing
4 , ynt,re than store boxes provided with
hinges 81 and d tray ana covered with
sb,,,rlap or ct:retonne. II possible. how
ever s,lel tie girl SECURES a more srbstaa
\ tasl chest which will be IN ornament
! Il; Il tie 4 ne, home when Its troussean
4 mission As past.
Often the dover chest is Of mahos-
4ony Of FkRish oak ricniy carved ana
narked with the full ~aame Of the
/ trdde.to:be on a silver or gold plate.
K sometimes the monogram Is elaboF-
| Stely carved on the Id Of the chest as
ss rule In a scroll or ~reah OF the
owners iavorite flower, exqulsi'Ss
carved.
while these CHESTS can be bought,
Eths average girl prefers to have hers
made to order II she can afford 1t. But
Y tbepe is the rub. A good looking dow
I "a chest Is so costly as to be practlc-
any prohiblhye unless money Is easy.
n The problem was solved, however.
SbyB the mother Of a recent bride in a
manner, that may prove suggestive TO
others. The daughter had looked long
Eingly at various boxes md chests In
which ito store her rapidly growing
5trousssar, but with the slender meals
Slt her disposal ownership seemed I'm
possible. Meanwhile. the mother RIM
tnlaglng in the storage room had, come
across the top OF an old cherry book
ease, one OF the high ones. with closed
wooden doors and not an inch OF ven.
!esr about 1t. Tho lower part had long
disappeared. Consulting a carpenter,
the mother found, us she suspected.
that the cupboard was made OF wool
{of! an unusually fine grain, such us It
would 5ba difficult to get nowadays.
From this valuable old material the
cabinet maker evolved chest which
IL bought would have cost three times
its actual cost.
\ The chest when finished measured
-four feet long and two wide and was
two feet high without the castors.
sSunken panels were set ut each tnl
and two In front. while the connecting
strip was finished in h graceful de-
Sign Of hand carving. The corners
5wenA rounded, which added to the up
speaEance and prevented bad bruises.
The lid was beveled and moulding
was used 10 finish the bottom. The en-.
stlr. chest was lined with cedar to
keep out moths. While for greater con-
Svenience In packing tray was added.
I'm making such chest the price de.
ponds largely on thel cost OF labor and
the amount Of extra wood the carpen-
ter has to supply. The cedar lining, OF
course, is extra and the price may be
SiDcreassd by tn amount OF hand cary.
Ing. But all things considered u cnes,
ofithls kind Is most to be desired as
besides being mnde Of we'll seasoned
wood. It has the additional value Of
family associations and the brldc.:o-nr
doubly treasures her handsome bit OF
furniture for that reason.