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Show - I-IOW.Tq IIOW.Tq I IOW.Tq IOWTq HOWro - . . : . y , , . SEW c c1r ifr 1r Ruth Wyeth Spears c cA A - Q IIF\\Va IIF Va \ ) ) II _ _ _ _ _ \ _ _ _ _ E ' 2 ei t - , o O a a s f a o c- c cO cs - e 4 j , C ru rus s j 4 + jEms Ems ' F Flllltlrllflr l/llltlrllflr l llltlrllflr / + ll llG llMake G Make This Attractl\ Attractl Attractle Attractis \ e a ottoman . , GLT ET a wooden bo box " from the gro- gro grocer grocer - - cer It should be about as aslong aslong along long as the width of the chair wIth wIthWhICh withwhich witwhich WhICh the ottoman is to be usedThe used usedThe usedThe The depth of the sides should befour be befour befour four inches mches as shown here at A . The legs should be made of two twoby twoby twcby by two's twos ' or you may have a set o of ofmcely ofnicely : nicely mcely turned legs from an old ta'ble table ta- ta table table - - ' ble or other piece of furmture furniture furmturethat furniturethat furniturethat that may be cut down to the rIght rIghtlength rightlength rightlength length . Fasten m In place with lonscrews long longscrews longscrews { screws through the corners of the thebox thebox thebox box as shown here at B . About half hall a bat of cotton wilbe wIll wIllbe willbe be needed Put five or SPC sic SI " layenof layers layersof layersof of the cotton on the top , cuttmg cutting cuttmgthe cuttingthe cuttingthe the first layer about four mches inches mchessmaller inchessmaller inchessmaller smaller all around than the toiof top topof topof of the box . Place it in m the centerCut center . Cut the next nett layer a little bIgger bIggerand biggerand biggeiand and the others still bigger untIl untilthe untithe the last one is the same size a as asthe asthe ; the top . Now , cut a layer of cottonto cotton cottonto cottonto to go over the top and down over ove ] the ends as at C and another to togo togo togo go over the top and down the sIdes sIdesas sidesas sidesas as at D . , Cut a piece of heavy muslin muslm to tofasten tofasten to.fasten tofasten . fasten tightly over the cotton . . Cutl Cutf Cutlthe Cutfthe Cut ; the corners of the muslin muslm as at atE atE atE E . Sew with heavy thread as at atF atF atF F and then tack as at G . To make the co\er co er corer co \ . er , , stretch the thetop thetop thetop top tightly over the muslin muslm and sew sewIt sewit sewit It along the sides through the mus mus- muslIn mus- mus mushn muslin - - lin hn , then make a straight four-mch four mch four-inch inch fourmchband fourinchband four-inchband four inchband - band to go all around and add the theruffle theruffle theruffle ruffle to it . . Every Homemaker should have havea a copy of Mrs . Spears ' new book bookSEWING , SEWING Forty-eight Forty eight - pages of ofstepby ofstepby ofstep-by ofstep by step-by step by - - - step directions for makmg making makmgshpcovers makingslipcovers makingslipcovers shpcovers slipcovers and dressing dressmg tables ; restoring restormg and upholstering upholstermg chaIrs chairscouches , , couches , , making makmg curtains curtams for ev- ev every every ev every - - ery type of room and purpose purpose.Making purposeMaking . . Makmg Making lampshades , rugs , otto oHo- oHo otto- oHomans ottomans ottomans - mans and other useful articles for forthe forthe forthe the home . . Readers wishing wlshmg a copy copyshould copyshould copyshould should send name and address addressenclosing , , enclosmg enclosing 25 cents , to Mrs Spears Spears,210 Spears210 , 210 South Desplames St , ChIcago ChicagoIllinois , , IlImOIS Illinois . . A ' " |