Show I I BUREAU FITTINGS fIE girl irl who JQ has a TITE T any nn bureau hureau has often oCten much trouble to keep its top from being injured by my bywater water or scratched by some of o the Innumerable merable II 11 things linings that arc mud laid on a n abin bureau bin rca u The Tine difficulty is the same whether the bureau is one of o the tho charming old ones that belonged to her grandmother or Clr or a modern mo ern one with witha a It fine finc piece of or mahogany maho for the tine top In either case ease it soon 80 11 loses hoses its smooth and annd perfect finis by b use This minis be prevented by covering it With a n piece of clear glass Ilas and still tho tine beautiful grain of tIne the wood is plainly seen Tine The 1 he glass should be he cut the exact shape of the thc bureau hureau and nn it have a tiny frame framl of o mahogany fastened on it which fits over oer the edge cd c of o tho tIne bureau Or On instead of the tine wooden woollen frame a 0 girl sirl earn can finish the edge herself by b gluing on onn ona n a 1 binding Lin io of heavy h a Y narrow ribbon just justas as ns passe framing is done One edge e of the ribbon is glued on one ono side of ot the tine glass and then it is turned over oer the edge cd of the tine glass and anal glued down on onn the he theother other oilier tide side ille Great Gren t care must be he taken to have the tine edge etl e of the tine glass Ilass come conne exactly in ill tine the middle of the tine ribbon nod nud nt at the tile corners the tine ribbon must inmost be carefully mitred null Glass G lass can cain be used in much the tIne same for uso manner to mako m ka charming boxes dressing table A on ou ones onos bureau or square box for handkerchiefs a long longono Ion ono nile for gloves arc a great reat convenience L I iu I ou on any amy dressing tame mule Lue tm t wants to make these boxes must fir t III C careful measurements fr fe the tine exact size she he wants mind and have luave a t glazier Iu ier cut cutI for her two to pieces exactly alike e for the tine I bottom and cover coer and aud four pieces for the sides silles In tine the t case of oC a 11 square boc box tho tine sides ate nil all alike but hint with a n glove box two are much longer than thau tho the others Each piece of Q f glass is i entirely bound boull with rib ribbon bonn bon Tine The ribbon may be glued gluc to the glass hut it il is not lIeC lQ If the tine ribbon is Into a fold in inthe inthe intine the tine middle ml dl ninth ami the th mitred are arc arcery very ery tightly t sewed line binding L vill hold bold holdIn boldIn In iii plaice auth never mover slip off When heu the tine glass is all nil bound boun with wit II rib ribbon bon tine the four our sides are sewed to tho tine bot hot bottom bottom tom loin and to ono one another making n a firm jirm box hox Then Thea the tine cover coer is it cither sewed across the lie back or tacked at tine the two back corner Connors A little iii tie loop 1011 of ribbon is sewed to tine tho cover coor in inn tine the he middle of the th front by b which to raise it and amid a 1 bow Low may be put al Ill each ench corner cornier of oC tho cover coer A flat lint sachet of silk of the lie same sarno color colorus co r rus us as tine the ribbon may bo be laid haiti In tine the bottom J of 0 the box or it Il cat cau II be left leCt with tine the I bottom bOLlOm 1 |