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if it is wide enough, if not the two pieces 
are joined to make a rectangular piece 
of the required size. 
Larger trays, possibly ten inches wide 
and twenty-five inches long, are made of 
the wide embroidery that finishes the 
lower edges of a coat. The front and 
back of the garment are exactly the same 
width, but as it opens in front there are 
necessarily two front pieces which are 
joined almost invisibly, and then the two 
Chafing-dish cabinets with space for all the 
“mixin’s” may be had in various woods to 
match your dining-room or den furniture 
widths are put together for the tray. 
Mounted on wood and placed under 
glass the embroidery seems to show to 
even better advantage than when used in 
any other way. The trays range in price 
from fifteen to thirty dollars each, and 
vary in design from the piece embroidered 
in rich colorings with heavy silks, the reg¬ 
ulation Chinese embroidery, to patterns 
in which so much gold thread is used that 
they look like magnificent pieces of cloth 
of gold. The bottoms of the trays are 
covered with velvet to prevent their 
scratching, and with the glass tops which 
can be easily kept clean they are as use¬ 
ful as they are effective. 
Hand-Painted Door Knobs 
HE newest — or perhaps one should 
say the oldest — thing in doorknobs, 
is the hand-painted porcelain knob. In 
England collectors for some time past 
have gone quietly from house to house in 
the old sections, picking up handsome 
specimens which have survived from the 
times of Louis XVI, and many of these 
have been reproduced for distinctive Eng¬ 
lish homes. The American designs are 
copies of the old English ones, although 
it would be possible to have any desired 
design transferred to the porcelain knob, 
if one is willing to pay the price. Copies 
of the old English designs can be had as 
low as $65 a dozen, and as high as $8 a 
piece. With wrought or cast brass or 
bronze “rose” (the little circular piece 
which makes the knob stand out from the 
door) instead of porcelain rose, the price 
is less. In a period room, the old Eng¬ 
lish pattern should be followed. In a 
room which belongs to no period the 
knobs may be painted any desired de¬ 
sign. In a bedroom where the prevailing 
tone is blue, the doorknobs as well as 
other smaller knobs which may be neces¬ 
sary for drawers, or shutters or cup¬ 
boards, might have a blue Delft de¬ 
sign. A clever artist who understands 
working with porcelain can decorate the 
knobs, or the work may be arranged 
through a dealer. 
For Chafing Dish Users 
HE chafing dish cabinet is bound to 
appeal strongly to the masculine 
mind as well as to the feminine. Every¬ 
thing in one place to facilitate the making 
of the late Welsh rarebit or the Sunday 
supper, is a strong recommendation to 
those who have the “work end” to attend 
to. The cabinet may be ordered in any 
wood to match other furniture, mahog¬ 
any, as usual, being satisfactory. The 
wooden tray which rests upon the top 
of the case has a glass base over wood, 
and is separate from the cabinet so the 
dishes may be removed upon it. The little 
drawer provides a place for the silver, 
napkins and other such requisites; while 
half of the top section is devoted to condi¬ 
ments and half to dishes. 
Hand Painted Wood Trays 
OODEN table-trays or tea-trays are 
now made to match any period of 
furniture. The most attractive of these 
are made from white or red mahogany, or 
satinwood, in oval shape and daintily dec¬ 
orated with wreaths of flowers and rib¬ 
bons hand painted on the wood. Over 
this decoration is a glass top to protect the 
wood and painting from heat and possible 
stains. These trays belong primarily to 
the Adam period of dainty decorated fur¬ 
niture, and are made oblong and round 
as well as oval, and in enameled as well 
as natural woods — the most beautiful ones 
costing upwards of $25. Plainer trays 
may be had at a lesser price. 
Another scheme of decorating the serving- 
tray is the painting of dainty flower and 
ribbon designs upon the mahogany or 
satinwood 
The 
Colonial 
Reading 
Stand 
F OR the 
person 
who has ac¬ 
quired the bad 
habit of read¬ 
ing in bed, a 
luxury which 
most of us 
have desired 
from our early 
youth, theCo- 
1 o n i a 1 bed 
candelabrum 
is a boon, as 
well as an ad¬ 
dition to the 
f u r n ishings 
of the room. 
The candela¬ 
brum is made 
for elec trie 
c o n n e ction 
only, and can 
be move d 
from place to 
place as de- 
si r e d. The 
stand itself is 
about 4 ft. 
6 in. high, the 
candelabrum 
increasing its 
height by 
about six 
inches. The 
stand is mod¬ 
eled on strict 
Colonial 
lines, and is 
an ornament 
as well as a 
very useful 
piece -of fur¬ 
niture, at a 
all. 
A reading-light stand for 
those who may enjoy 
the luxury of reading in 
bed, or for the invalid 
price within the reach of 
A Guest Room Suggestion 
A N attraction in the guest-room is a 
small lacquered tray containing ar¬ 
ticles to whiten and polish the nails, also 
several creams and lotions for the skin. 
A box serves the purpose better as it hides 
the labels which should be preserved for 
the user. 
Rubber Mats Prevent Wear 
PERFORATED drainboard mats of 
A fine white rubber can be had to fit 
any shape or size drainboard. They les¬ 
sen the danger of chipping the dishes. 
Very pretty white rubber mats to place 
underneath a flower pot, water pitcher or 
teapot will prevent any injury to the pol¬ 
ished surface underneath. They are heat¬ 
proof and can be kept perfectly clean. 
They are obtainable in various sizes and 
shapes, in beautiful designs, from 15 cents 
upwards. 
