Show 1 handicraft FOR BOYS AND GUU GIRLS A NEELY HALL end and DOROTHY 5 by A doely hall A HOMEMADE HOME MADE CHEST WEIGHT the objection to the common form of chest cheat weight exerciser because it cannot be fastened to a wall without marring the plaster Is eliminated in n the set shown below by reason of r D its being attached to the edge of a door the cross board A to which the pulleys are attached fig 1 should be prepared first cut this about 6 5 inches wide and 18 inches long get clet a pair of clothesline clothes line pulleys not screw pulleys but the kind with eyes that fasten with staples attach these pulleys to the cross board one inch from the ends and the same distance down from the top edge fasten a pair of strips 8 inches long to the back of board A D B fig 2 placing them in the center of the length of the board one inch above what will be the lower edge of the board and spacing them two inches apart or lust just far enough to allow the door to slip between strips 13 are provided to rest upon tho the door knobs tor support of the cross board fasten ca C B B A qa Q fl J 3 them with nails driven through board A into their ends drive a nail into each of uie the strips near tho the outer ends C rig fig 8 2 and tie the end and of a six foot length of clothes line to one of these nails fig 1 to attach the chest cheat weight to a door it Is necessary to rest the bottom edge of board A upon the door hatch and strips B upon the door then run the rope attached to one of tho the nails 0 around the face of the door around the hinged edge be the lower hinge back to the second natt nail and then tie securely to the nail to prevent board A from scratching the edge of the door tack a piece of heavy cloth over the brick back the weights are made of tin cans filled with mind band or earth preferably L sand cans with covers that fit down into the tops are the tha best kind to use UBO pierce two holes through each tin n locating them directly opposite one another and near the top and run through them a wire long enough to extend up over ever the top and be hent bent into a loop figs 3 and 4 the handles tor for the chest cheat weights jare are made from a pair of package car crying handles fig G with the hooked booked removed and Y V shaped wire loops laser ted in their mend brig 6 FOR FOH A SAINT valentines DAY PARTY ask each ono one invited to your st 81 valentines day party to bring a valentino valentine for or bonding bending through cupids cupida post office tho the names of uio the boys and girls must bo be placed upon tho the back of their valentines and the iho valentines dropped into cupids cupida mall mail box immediately upon entering your home cupids cupida mall box Is easily constructed e out of a cardboard box cut a piece from rom tho the cover equal to ono one third of its ita length and with a strip of 0 cloth hinge together tho the two parts A and D B rig fig 2 aud and saw BOW the rim of part D B to the sides eldea of tho the b box df m C CITE I 1 Z 0 2 D part A is hinged to provide for the removal of mall in the end of the box at C cut a slot for tho the letter drop the arched top of the box Is made by fastening the pieces of cardboard D figs 2 and 3 8 to each end of tho the box and then attaching a bent piece of cardboard to the tops of at these slash iash the curved edge of pieces D and turn them down for laps flaps to glue the curved piece B E to have your little brother or some small boy friend play tho the part of dan cupids cupida postman fig 5 6 A schoolbag tor for a mall sack a pair of at cardboard wings fig 6 a cardboard bow ibi W A 7 and arrow rig fig 7 and a post mans cap fig 8 are needed make blake the cardboard band A of tho the cap to fit the boys head and cut tabs taba on the edge ot 0 the top piece B to turn down and glue to the inside inalda ol of the band also cut tabs on the upper edge of 0 and glue them to the inside edge of band A make blake the heart R P of red paper letter cupids cupida Cup ids mall mail upon it and glue it to band A the postman should collect the mall mail previous to the serving of refreshments fresh ments and sort it over placing in one pile the valentines posted by girls and in another pile those post ed by boys then taking tho the girls valentines in his bag he bo should distribute them among the boys each boys supper partner will be the girl whose name Is written upon his valen aa 61 0 tine when the partners have been selected elected in this way the postman should hould deliver the boys valentines to the girl partners ot at the boys whose names are written upon tho the backs A heart hunt to Is a jolly game tor for beginning the fun at the valentine party there should bo be large hearts small email hearts half ball hearts and quarter hearts and these should be concealed in eye every ry accessible hiding biding place prior to tho the i guests arrival arrit al count one point for or each heart recovered make blake heart beart shaped candy boxes like that shown in fig 9 for each place at the supper table cut the top and bottom out ot of heavy red paper making them heart shaped by a pattern folded and cut as ae indicated in fig 10 cut little tabs upon the edge of the bottom piece rig fig 11 bead up these tabs and paste a strip ot at pol pa per to them to form the aidem of the box fig 12 |