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Evening Star, Issue 22975, 4 June 1938, Page 8

rhings to Do and Make By Handicraft COMFORT AND UTILITY IN THE HOME GIFTS THAT WILL HELP MOTHER Mother's Day has passed, but its spirit remains with us the year around. So the giving of gifts to Mother need not—should not—be confined to one day in the calendar, but every child, junior or adult, should attempt to keep its purpose alive always. THIS can be achieved by a kindly wish, a helpful action, or a little gift, and:— FOOTSTOOL.—With the approach of winter, you could make nothing better for mother than a small, comfortable footstool. The one illustrated In Pig. 4 Is easy to make from a few materials that you will be able to find at home. Make the end pieces (Fig. X) and the front and back portions of the framework THICK £ 0 END WtCL. STRIPS WOOD HOLES FOR SCREWS 0 M FRAMEWORK. from jj-inch wood. Pig. 2 shows how they should be assembled, and how four strips of 3-inch by jf-lnch wood are nailed to the Inside and flush with the top of the framework, so that the upholstered top can subsequently be screwed securely In postiion. It is advisable to drill holes In the strips of wood, and to lit them before the framework is nailed together. The foundation for the upholstered top Is a piece of wood, which measures Min, by 9ln. by gin. A piece of tapestry leather, velvet, or old carpet will be ideal as a covering, but almost any material can be used. The covering should measure at least IGin. by llin. Use large-headed tacks to fasten one long edge of the covering to the underneath side of the top (Fig. 3), turn it over, and carefully arrange a little horsehair, kapok, or filling of some kind between the wood and the covering to make a slightly convex but smooth surface. Then the covering can be pulled tight and tacked around the edges of the underneath side of the top. It Is an easy matter to fix the upTOP PIECE. (UNDERNEATH SIDQ LARGE HEADED TACKS 14-"* 9"*^’ Leather, or tapestrt covering' METHOD Of FIXING COVERING bolstered top to the framework by means of lin. screws that are driven up through the strips of wood on the framework. If necessary, the heads of the screws can be countersunk. The woodwork should be stained or UPHOLSTERED TOP 0 UPWOISTLRLD FOOTSTOOL lacquered m the colour you desire, and then the stool will be ready for presentation on the day. CLOTHES DRIER.—The clothes drier shown in Fig. 6 is most useful, especially in winter time.. because it can be hung in a variety of convenient places such as in front of a window or the back of a chair where clothes can be dried rapidly. Make the wooden block from |ln. wood in the form of a 4in, triangle. Drill holes as shown In Fig. 5 to take the galvanised wire arms. The arms should be about 9in. long, with a short piece turned up on one end of each to prevent articles sliding ofl. The other ends should be forced Into the holes in the block that have been drilled for the purpose. Three screw-eyes are driven Into each corn'"- of the block on which to attach HOW MANY CUBES ARE THERE? HOLES FOR WIRE. ARMS THICK' HOLES!" DEEP’ ® BLOCK FOR. DRi9L three stiff wire supports that terminate with a hook shape. Finally, the block and the wires should be lacquered. Especially if the wire arms are not galvanised, it is necessary to paint them in order to prevent rust damaging fabrics placed on them STIFF WIRE, SUPPORTS WIRE, ARMS 9" LONG. j SCREW tjL WOOD/ BLOCK (D CLOTHES DRIEJL T OOK carefully at this Illustration ■*- for a few seconds and then say how many cubes you see—five or seven? Now look again and you will see seven or five. ‘OLD MAID’ IS GOOD ENTERTAINMENT OAVE you ever played "Old Maid"? If you haven’t, try It next time you have three or four friends for a party or an evening. It Is learned In a few minutes, and any number of players can play it. Before the game begins one of the queens Is taken out of the pack. The rest of the pack is then dealt round to the players, all the cards being dealt out. Each player tries to make pairs, e.g„ two jacks, two threes, &o„ and whenever he makes a pair he throws them Into the middle of the table face upwards. After each player has thus disposed of any pairs the deal may have given him the player or the dealer’s left pulls any card from the dealer’s hand (which Is held out face downwards), and If that card lets him make a pair he throws In the pair. He now holds his hand face downwards to the player on his left, who pulls (and discards If be can), and so on round and round the table. Gradually all the pairs will be removed unless for the odd queen. The one who is left with her is, of course, “the old maid.” Some Physical Feats Stepping the Stick. Hold a walking stick in front of you so that it is in a horizontal position. Now lift one leg over the other. Having done this, step backwards over it. Jumping the Stick. Hold a walking stick in the same position as In the previous “feat.” and then jump over it, feet together. Be careful, however, not to damage the floor with your nose. NEW JAPANESE STAMP ANEW stamp, Issued by Japan. Is illustrated here. It depicts a primitive Japanese trading vessel, and it is interesting to note the peculiar arrangement of $ k the sails. Note also the Japanese flag flying* at tire stern of tiie ship. mu "1