THE LADIES ' 1 FLORAL CABINET. 
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Thermometer and Watch-case. 
Method for Enlarging Designs. 
A very easy way to enlarge designs, and one which 
any person who understands even a very little about 
drawing can understand and apply, is to enclose what¬ 
ever form or design you wish to enlarge within a square 
or oblong figure according to the space the pattern may 
cover on the paper. If it covers a circular or triangular 
space, enclose it all the same in a square-sided figure, as 
such an oue is best, that you may have the sides to 
measure on. 
Take a ruler and mark off as many eighths of an inch 
as each side will contain: then draw lines connecting 
the opposite points of division, thus dividing the large 
figure into so many small squares; number these in 
order 1, 2, 3, and so on along two sides of the figure, as 
shown in the illustration. You will readily see that the 
form and pattern are traceable crossing certain portions 
of the squares; the direction of the most delicate lines 
may be determined in this way. 
To enlarge to twice the original size, draw, on a large 
sheet of paper, a square measuring twice the length and 
width of the first; divide it into the same number of 
squares of one-quarter of an inch in diameter, as the 
original drawing has of one-eiglitli of an inch. Number 
these squares to correspond with those in the original. 
Sketch the design carefully, following it through the 
squares on your large sheet to correspond with the 
original. With a little practice this will become easy. 
If you get perplexed as to the squares you are tracing 
through, look at the number of the square you are work¬ 
ing on, then refer to the same number on the original, 
and you will see at once where your mistake occurs. 
The design can be enlarged to four times the size by 
making one-half-inch squares on your copy, or even 
larger if desired. 
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Diagram Showing Method op Enlarging. 
The reproduction of very elaborate designs may be 
greatly'simplified by this method, which is similar to 
that used in most art schools, and I hope it will prove 
