Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

TT is sometimes quite a problem how to
dispose of post card collection so
that it may easily be looked at fire.
quently without spelling the cards. A
post card screen affords a novel and
charming means Of displaying ones most
interesting cards, where they form "A
neyer-failing source of enjoyment not
only to the owner, but to all who enter
the room. Such a screen is most appro-
pirate to a den or living room, and should
| match the woodwork of the room, with
small panels across the top of each sec
ton for the cards.
Other pretty screens may be made at
small cost by having cabinetmaker
| construct a frame one inch wide Of the
kind Of wood desired and then filling this
frame with burlap of a rich dark green,
with panels for three rows Of cards
across the top. Finish the edges of the
screen with upholstery braid to match
AS rule, the scenes on the cards intro
duce many different colors, brought out
by a plain dark background. It is usu-
ally best to group post cards of related
ideas.
One mother with three children has
| madeSRn attractive three-winged nursery
screen and each child has a wing This
screen is made of green burlap tightly
drawn over a frame. Strips Of elastic,
pink for one child, red for another and
I yellow for the third, are fastened at the
top and stretched taut to the bottom The
strips are the length of a post card apart.
The elastic Is sewn to the burlap at in
tervals just the width of the card, and in
this way holds the cards perfectly.
A clever girl has made new and very
ornamental decoration for her room by
the use of some of the highly colored
cards which have been sent her She
took lengths of fancy crepe paper of
Japanese design, with Japanese figures
umbrellas, ETC.. and this she stretched on
the walls Of her room, as frieze and as
wall panels, fastening thereupon. hit or
miss fashion, the post cards. The result
is at once striking, unique and interest
ing, besides being decorative in the ex-
treme and giving pleasing note of col
or. The possibilities of this scheme for
den decorations will at once suggest
themselves.
a frieze may be made for a boys room
by putting two strips of very narrow
black picture molding around the room
about three feet from the floor, with the
inner edges so arranged that they hold
the cards. A boy will get lots OF fun out
OF arranging and rearrang1ng such a
| frieze.
| The principal difficulty in decorating
boxes with post cards is to find ready
made boxes that the cards will fit without
cutting To avoid having to cut the cards
to make them fit. boxes must be made to
| fit the cards. This is easily done. There
are many uses for postcard decorated
box. They can be made to hold hand
kerchiefs, gloves, stationery, fancy work.
| candy, jewels. letters. and. in fact, any
/ thing that goes in small boxes. A friend
| who is shut in would appreciate pretty
| box decorated with post cards and. filled
with post cards. A box of post card puz-
| zles would be greatly enjoyed by child
| Get half dozen animal post cards and
1 cut them into irregular bits. Mix well
| and put into postcard decorated box
and the child will have many hours OF in
| structive amusement.