THE FAN CHAIR.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue III, 18 January 1896, Page 77

THE FAN CHAIR.

HERE is quite a craze for little basket corner chairs upholstered like a fan, and as these make charming garden seats at this time of the year, I have caused one to be sketched for the benefit of my readers, who will find it very easy to cover one themselves. Cretonne, with a plain coloured background covered not too closely with a Japanese design, will be the best to choose, as it is more easily made into the semblance of a fan. The seat cushions and one side of the back is upholstered in the ordinary way, but the lower part is decorated with three fans, pleated up with cretonne, previously lined, arranged much as one would make an impromptu paper fan. It is then sewn very strongly at one end, a chou of coloured silk is placed over the fasten-

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ing, and the fan spread out, the two ends being tacked to the seat, as will be seen in the sketch. On the other side of the back there is another fan, which requires more careful manipulation to keep it in its place. It must be almost flat at its extreme outer edge, going into folds towards the centre, the slats being assimilated by half inch wide ribbon, drawn into a corner of the seat and then spread out, after the fashion of a half-open fan.

' Mary, how is it that the chairs are all covered with dust ?’ ‘ Why, ma’am, no one has been sitting on them so far to-day.’ ‘Throw up your situation ?’ ‘Certainly, as I am about to marry.’ •Do you propose to live on love ?’ ‘No ; on my love's father.’ Visitor (to wife) : ‘ Is your husband as regular as he used to be?’ Wife: ‘Not quite so regular, because he was twice sober last week.’ Late hours tell on a man. but he doesn't seem to care so long as they don’t tell his wife.