WORK COLUMN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XVI, 19 October 1895, Page 502

WORK COLUMN.

A PLACE FOR MUSIC. The neat bestowal of music is frequently a cause of dissension between the musical and non-musical in the honse. The fact is that what one person regards as so much litter is among the most treasured possessions of another, and if we wonld live well at peace with our fellow beings this fact is worthy of consideration. I came across a music portfolio the other day that not only fulfilled all useful purposes, but was remarkably decorative into the bargain. It would not be at all difficult to make, merely requiring a strong easel of white common wood and a very ordinary portfolio, one side of which should be securely nailed or glued to the easel, on the other side, that in fact facing the room, is a gold harp of very nearly the same size as the portfolio it-

self. This is not difficult to make, being merely cut out of pasteboard, covered with canvas, and then glued with that' useful little solution which is to be obtained in fat, stone bottles. Brass picture wires are then strung across the frame-work at the back of it, to which is fastened three or four inch-deep corks. These in their turn are gilded and then securely fastened to the portfolio, thus making the harp stand out in relief ; that part of the portfolio which comes exactly behind the strings is then cut away, its place being taken by soft Pongee silk of the palest blue tint, gathered very fully. The easel is either gilded or enamelled, according to the rest of the decorations in the room.