. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. lligently know about. Assuming a chimney jamb closet has a depth only sufficientto hang up garments of daily wear, time soon develops the ne-cessity of a place for extra garments, suits or dresses; the sit-uation is relieved by making a clothes chest. Should the roombe of ample size such a chest may be after the old fashionedproportions; in other words, about the size and pattern of yourgrandfathers tool chest or the chest of some seafaring chests are coming into vogue, not only as the chest for thebrides tro
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. lligently know about. Assuming a chimney jamb closet has a depth only sufficientto hang up garments of daily wear, time soon develops the ne-cessity of a place for extra garments, suits or dresses; the sit-uation is relieved by making a clothes chest. Should the roombe of ample size such a chest may be after the old fashionedproportions; in other words, about the size and pattern of yourgrandfathers tool chest or the chest of some seafaring chests are coming into vogue, not only as the chest for thebrides trousseau, but they have a satisfying amplitude whichno chiffonier ever possessed. The drawing. Fig. 237, illustratesthe construction. Three or four easy fitting tills, Fig. 238, giveready access to the contents and relieve the pressure from suchdresses and clothing that may have been put away ironed orpressed. BEDROOM FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 235 The unit system so much in use in modern office fixtures isbeing applied to the development of present-day wardrobe fur-. FlG. 237.—General View of Clothes Chest. niture, the predominant idea being that the outer casing or pro-tection is necessary, but the immediate accessibility of all partswithin is of greater necessity. The objects sought are accom-plished by dividing the interior space with light removable tillsor partitions, permitting garments of a certain kind or weight tooccupy a certain till. There is no proof obtainable that redcedar repels moths or insects, but from its beauty and lightweight it is to be recommended, as the same size of chest of oakor other hardwood becomes an unwieldly article to move aboutor transport from one place to another.
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