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ome 
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burs. The bottom of mu old bandbox, that had done 
good service iu the family, was found to be just the 
thing we wanted. We laid our chromo on it, and cut 
the centre, just large enough to lit it. It is now a nice 
I! oval, just large enough for an eight by 
jlijll ten inch glass to lit nicely. The cones 
I j were broken apart, and commencing 
■| [ I | at the outside edge, three rows were 
I liJl I sewed on thickly; then commencing on 
j ItS the e dg e > tyro rows were sewed 
'!| I j! I IJJ on; the middle row was made of whole 
,j || | II, I il l II burs. Near the top a small pine cone, 
M l l l !||lj 1 1^.inches long, was sewed. These 
MW I. I I i were the side pieces. The upper and 
DECORATION OF BEDROOMS 
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Bed Canopy and Lambrequin. 
BEDSTEAD AND CURTAINS. W-M 
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The second illustration on this 
page is a bed, which is really ele- 
gant, but not as costly as it seems. 
The bedstead can be made 
by any cabinet maker, of native la p| fl 
colored woods, with inlaid panels Nil] 
and veneers. The corner scroll- p ■? C 
work, and artificial ornaments at 
the top of the posts, can be had at Wm\ BllKBIgi 
little expense. 9|| 
On the wall, over the bed, nail jl|||||l^ IllllilllHliMj 
two brackets, three feet apart, and 
upon these nail a board four feet ■B££||MgS9kij 
long and three feet wide, with the BS§jgjjg|ppiSs5 
■corners sawed ('If; cover this with ^ W 
neat tinted paper. • Artificial carv- 
ing may be fastened around the 
board to match that of the bedstead. 
Now fasten around this, hangings |B|jjjMljgg|g3||j 
of Swiss, edged with embroidery 
and lace ; or with a border in ap¬ 
plication of lace and bobinet; or tucks may appear 
neat and pretty, and spray work will be found to make 
a charming finish. 
These hangings must be sufficiently long and full to 
A HOME-MADE CARPET. 
An Eastern lady says: Have any 
of you a spare bed-chamber, sel¬ 
dom used, which you would like to 
carpet at little expense? Go to 
the paper-hanger’s and select a 
paper looking as much like carpet 
as you can find. Having taken it 
home, first paper the floor of your 
bed-room with brown paper ; then 
over this put down your wall-paper. 
A good way to do this will be to 
put a good coat of paste upon the 
width of the roll of paper and the 
length of the room, and then lay 
the paper, unrolling and smooth¬ 
ing at the same time. When the 
floor is all covered, then size and 
varnish, only dark glue and com¬ 
mon furniture varnish being used, 
Bedstead and Curtains. 
FANCY FRAMES. 
Several have inquired how to make fancy frames 
and ornaments. First, I will tell you about some 
picture frames that are made of arbor vital cones, or 
