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RUSTIC BASKETS. 



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framework hazel rods with the bark on, of the 

 same kind as those used for the rustic summer- 

 houses. In situations where there is a fine 

 prospect on two sides, the back of the seats may- 

 be made to turn on a pivot, so as to face either 

 way at pleasure, as is the case on the ramparts 

 at Geneva and other places on the Continent. 



Rustic Baskets. — There are, perhaps, few 

 things over which the alchemy of taste has 

 more power, than the apparently worthless 

 materials of which these elegant ornaments are 

 constructed. An old cask, a few pine cones, 

 and a few pieces of rope, combined by skilful 

 hands, will produce an almost magical effect. 

 The baskets at Dropmore were all constructed 

 in this manner from designs by Lady Grenville. 

 As an example of what may be done with the 



FIG. 23. RUSTIC BASKET. 



