Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1919 — TO MAKE NEWSPAPER HOLDER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TO MAKE NEWSPAPER HOLDER

Remnant of Narrow Stair Carpet May Be Easily Made Into Decora- x tive Article. The sketch shows a gooduSe to which a remnant of narrow stair-car-pet may he put, in the way of making a newspaper holder with it for hanging upon the wall. If possible, the carpet should be selected of a color to match or harmonize with the wallpaper upon which it is to hang. The edges* where the carpet has been, cut are bound with colored braid,

and at each corner a ring is sewn on in the manner shown in sketch B. Then nails are driven into the wall at a distance apart Corresponding with the width of the carpet, and they should slant slightly upwards in the way illustrated in-diagram A. f | nn il.q so that the carpet hangs downwards and forms a large loop, into which the. papers may be slipped from either side. All tidy housewives like a place to papers in, so that they do not litter the room, and this is just the thing needed, as it is strong and practical. i

An Easily-Made Newspaper Holder.