Show y for handu bous DODS and girls to make and do X 4 KM copyright copy rient by A neely ilau hall by A NEELY HALL A PORTABLE WRITING DESK every boy needs a writing desk and the plans below show chow an entirely now new idea tor for a desk it lins has no legs but la Is made to stand upon a table the front drops down to write upon lust just like a drop leaf of any desk when the front Is closed and hooked the desk Is in a compact form a and nd it may be lifted from the table by means of the handle attached to the top and stood in some out of the way corner until wanted tor for uso use again A A grocery box together with its cover or some additional box boards is needed tor for working material after ren recalling alling any boards that may bo be loose cut the board A of a length equal to the inside length of tho the box and of a width equal to tho the inside depth of the box fig 4 and the piece B D of 0 equal width and 2 inches high fasten piece B D across the center of board A with nails driven through A into the edge of 13 then fasten tho the nailed together pieces in THE PORTABLE WRITING DESK CLOSED I 1 tho the upper part of the box as shown in an fig 3 to form pigeonholes pigeon holes nall nail through the ends odthe of abo box into the ends of board A and down through the top into the edge of board B D to hold the pieces in place strip C fig 5 forms forma tho the front to a rack for stationery and loose papers figs 2 and 3 and has four screw hooks books screwed into it fig 6 5 for pen and pencil racks cut this strip of i a length equal to the inside length of i the box and about 2 alde aad fasten it between aitha the ends of the box about I 1 inch out from the box bottom by driving nails through thebon the box ends into its ends the box cover boards should be fastened together with two strips placed across them near the ends as shown in fig 1 tor for the fro front t drop leaf either nail or screw these cross pieces to the boards using nails or screws short enough so they will not IMI I 1 ati desat OPEN go all the way through the two of wood hinge the drop leaf to the inside of the desk bottom with a pair of 2 inch hinges binges as shown in fig 2 fasten a i small hook to td each end of the desk and screw a small screw eye into each end of the drop leaf in I 1 the proper position for it to hook into as a means for hooking the drop leaf when closed A parcel handle will make a satisfactory handle for carrying the desk by fig 7 it would not be safe to keep an ink bottle in your portable desk without fastening it thero would be too many chances of upsetting it A good way ot of securing it to is that shown in fig 6 get a lo 10 long u g heavy rubber band or a piece 0 of f elastic and tack 41 parcelia PAR CLliA pa C R FW F W FY F Y E B C AV c iv I 1 3 fa ben ACK e C 5 L its ends to the inside of one desk end as indicated in fig 3 this will ovill form a pocket into which tho the bottle may be slipped with safety as aa the rubber will hold bold the bottle tight against the desk end fig 2 by DOROTHY perkina A DANCING DOLL tho the little dancing doll in abo illustration will dance as aa gracefully as ab a 6 fairy and keep perfect time to any musto you may furnish all the materials required to make it are a piece of thin white cardboard a coarse 17 A A 3 C 2 iya thread and needle some pink batot color paint or a pink crayon pencil four broom straws and a piece oi 0 tissue assue paper the first thing to do Is to prepare the different parts of the doll and as those these are shown natural size elza in r alga digs 4 6 5 6 and 7 they can be cut right out of this page only one arm and one leg la Is shown however and you will have to uso use these parts acif aa patterns for or marking out the second arm and leg paste the paper parta lupon lightweight cardboard to give them stiffness to fasten the parts together pierce holes through them with a 14 I 1 4 pencil point or a hatpin hat bat pin at the points A B D and 0 figs 4 15 6 and 7 and join the correspondingly lettered holes with thread tying a knot on each end of each thread enough larger than the holes to keep the parts from slip ping oft off figure 2 shows the doll assembled complete the circular piece with the con center ter cut out of it shown in mg fig 3 fits down over the dolls dollo body resting upon its hips a aa 11 shown in fig 2 it Is cut through 0 on one side to make it easier to slip it over the dolls body this piece forms the top of the standard which supports the doll while dancing pierce four holes through it near the outer edge and at equal distances apart qa 4 5 insert a broom straw in each hole bendever ben bend dover over the top and glue it to the cardboard so BO it will not slip out cut cut oft off the lower ends enda ot of the straws straat BO 60 they will extend just a trifle below the dolls feet beet when the doll Is stood upon its standard to dress the doll cut a strip of tissue paper three and one halt half inches wide and 25 inches long pleat leat or gather it and sew it around the dolls waist for a skirt skirl then make a waist out of the same material and sew it in place cut a pretty head bead of the right size from a magazine and paste it to the dolls head when the doll la Is finished place her on n t piece of cardboard with the end of the cardboard extending over the edge of the table tap the cardboard with your fingers and you will be die lighted upon discovering how ow grac fully she can dandl dancil |