Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1916 — FOOT-REST ALWAYS HANDY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOOT-REST ALWAYS HANDY

Two or Three of Them in the Living Rooms Are Now Considered Almost Indispensable. The foot-rest shown In the accompanying sketch can be made by the amateur without fear of failure, at a

cost, at the most, of less than a dollar, should all the materials for it have to be purchased, which is scarcely likely to be the case. To make it: in the first place procure a strong packing case, with a lid well hinged on, measuring about 18 eighteen inches each way and the same measurement in height. Line the inside of the box with brown paper, as it will prove useful for storing all kinds of odds and ends, and underneath the box, at each corner-, screw on casters. Cover the sides with some pretty cretonne; this can be done by turning the material over at the edges and underneath, and fastening it on with tacks. . « The edges of the lid are ffexl finished off with ornamental braid and

brass-headed nails driven in close together. A cushion is fastened upon the top of-the box; a cheap cushion covered with cretonne and of the size required can be purchased for a small sum, and may be secured in place with tiny black tacks run through at each corner, and at the sides and into the lid of the box. To facilitate moving it about, brass handles can be screwed on at the sides of the box it desired.

Useful Foot-Rest.