. What shall we do now? A book of suggestions for children's games and employments;. fascy table (see above). part of a thin penholder firmly into it. On the top of it gum around piece of cork, on which a lamp-shade, made of one of thelittle red paper caps that chemists put on bottles, can be placed. 188 What Shall We Do Now? Bedroom FurnitureYou will need—Two large wooden corks of different sizes. Some pieces of chintz, of cotton material, flannel, linen, American cloth,and a little empty walnut shell. Several wooden matches with the heads taken of
. What shall we do now? A book of suggestions for children's games and employments;. fascy table (see above). part of a thin penholder firmly into it. On the top of it gum around piece of cork, on which a lamp-shade, made of one of thelittle red paper caps that chemists put on bottles, can be placed. 188 What Shall We Do Now? Bedroom FurnitureYou will need—Two large wooden corks of different sizes. Some pieces of chintz, of cotton material, flannel, linen, American cloth,and a little empty walnut shell. Several wooden matches with the heads taken of different sizes. Wool, silk or tinsel, for the backs of the tube of seccotine or some very strong gum. To make a bed, take the inside of a match-box and cut awaythe bottom of it. Then take two matches and gum them to thetwo corners at the head of the bed so that a portion sticks out. MATCH-BOX BEDSTEAD. below the bed for legs and above the bed for a railing. Cut twomore matches to the same length as these others, less the part ofthem that serves for legs, and fasten these at equal distances fromeach other and from the two others already gummed in the top of these place another match for a rail, and thehead of the bed is done. For the foot of the bed repeat these What Shall We Do Now? 189 operations exactly, except that all the upright matches must bea little shorter. Then cut off one end of the bottom of the boxand fit it in to form the part of the bed that takes the can be fastened in with stamp-paper. The bedstead, whenmade, should be like the one in the accompanying picture. Alittle mattress must now be made to fit the bed exactly ; it canbe stuffed with cotton-wool or bran. A pillow, blankets, sheets,and a fancy coverlet may also be made, and a very thin and tinyfrill should be put right round the bed to hide the box.
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