Salt Lake Herald | 1891-04-05 | Page 14 | A Pretty Fancy

A PRETTY FANCY riorcnco E j Tyng Describes a Tasteful Holder for Periodicals and Papers Excellent provision may be made for loose papers and magazines in this way Invest a dollar in a simple bamboo rack 1 1 and in the popular fashion of the day paint it with brilliant scarlet or deep yellow Japan paint Only rich full colors are well adapted to the black and white of ordinary literature gotten np in haste and too apt to deposit a slight black dust on white or delicate tints The joints of the bamboo may be touched with gilding or with colored bronze yielding an effect worthy extra I 0 j lJ je I I j1 J f i i t I I I I I NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE HACK I I pains and caretaking A rich bow of scarlet or yellow ribbon to match the paint tied at one side or both of the I i little rack adds greatly to its appearance I A unique idea is to purchase several dozen tiny bells in various colors to be bought for a few cents a dozen at any fancy goods shop string these on a small silken cord to match the ribbon and twist the cord about the several rods which form the rack or it may be put about the lower rod only making a row of jingling bright bells like fringe at the I bottom What if they do suggest The fair Ophelia Sweet bells jingled out of tune or a gushing brooklet babbling as perhaps may some of the loose sheets among the well kept contents of the little rack FLORENCE E TYNQ I