Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1917 — FOR THE DRESSING TABLE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE DRESSING TABLE

Combined Pincushion, Watchstand and Hairpin Tray Is Found to Be Useful Article. This Is a useful article for the dressing table in the shape of a combined pincushion, watchstand and ’hairpin tray. It can be made from a large cigar box of the shape indicated in diagram A, on the left of the illustration. One end of the box is removed cut down and fastened across the center of the box in the position marked by the cross, with tiny nails run through from outside. The portions of box Indicated by the dotted lines are cut away, and the lid is nailed on in an upright position at the opposite end. The wood is next neatly covered with cream colored watered silk, the material being turned over at the edges

and fastened on just Inside and underneath with a strong adhesive. The portion of the box that forms the pincushion is filled iwith bran (or sawdust), and covered in at the top with velvet, and the whole thing is edges throughout with a pale pink silk cord. For suspending the watch a small brass hook of the nature shown In diagram B is screwed in in the center, near the top at the back. This little article would be useful also upon the writing table, and the tray In front could then be used for holding odds and ends instead of hairpins.

Useful Article for Dressing Table.