Our homes; how to beautify them. One hundred and fifty engravings (1888)
[Martin, George A.] d. 1904 · New York, O. Judd co. · leaf 165
lbunch. The wire must be cut into pieces about fiveniches long, and should be the fine kind used for wiring 162 OUR HOMES; HOW TO BEAUTIFY THEM. cut flowers. Peas and beans, softened by boiling, can beput on wire in the same manner, and given a scarlet coatby dipping in sealing-wax dissolved in… … FIG. 139.—MANTEL DECORATIONS. board, or barrel-hoops, cut the right length and securelytied. Ropings are made by tying small bits of evergreento rope with fine cord. For some places, laths coveredwith evergreen are more useful and more easily managedthan the limber roping. Over the mantel in the…
Fancy work · Interior decoration
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