Show A convenience for smokers A box to hold burned marchesand matches matche and sand cigar ashes is a great convenience to those who smoke such receptacles are not always alvi a s ornamental in a room but hero here is is ono that is 13 it is designed to bo be hung on tho the will wall and tho the foundation is 13 a board as wide or a trifle wider than a cigar bos box and twice as long this is is covered with lough rough drawing paper tacked on after being dampened N with ith a sponge and water it shrinks slightly in drying dr y ing and so dries perfectly smooth over the board somewhat below the center of tho the board a bhelt shelf of thin wood is is placed painted black and set on to two fancy black iron brackets this shelf is is a little wider than tho the width of a cigar bos box which is is to bo be sot set on it tho tile bos box is covered inside and out with a coat of asphalt varnish v T inch is is black beford tho the outside dries sprinkle t th the bides sides with wiLh bird gravel let it dry on then put another coat of the varnish on oil the shelf above tho the bos box a water v ater color scene is is painted on oil tho tile paper and the rest of it down to tile bottom of the board is glided A few dashes of black t I 1 lilt J paint a suggestion of a branch and leaves on either bide side of the painting paintings will bellove relio 0 tho the plain gold and flip tho front and bides sides of tho black varnished bos box aro are elm similarly simil aily dashed with a few streaks of gold under the bos box a little square of black emery paper id is tacked against the gold background to scratch matches on if desired tho the bo bos may bo be partitioned off into several places one to hold cigars ono for good matches and one for the ashes and burned matches this last may contain a i tray with to lift it out eily easily when it needs to be emptied A amic ISABEL WILLIS |