A coat of lacquer or enamel, and a bright cushion to cover the round hardwood seat will not disguise the lines of these chairs, but rather, by calling attention to their commercial origin, will accentuate an amusing reversion to a bygone era. A group of these chairs around a roundtopped, barrelsupported table in the rumpus room, will withstand considerable punishment, and if the cushions are 420 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK finished in waterproof material, they are excellent weather resisters on porch or terrace. mirror magic Many old fashioned bureaus, dressers, washstands, and dressing tables have mirrors fastened to upright arms by means of metal pivots. If the silvering on the back is in good condition, it is a simple matter to unscrew the pivoting device, fill up the screw holes or miter with crack filler, paint, enamel, or lacquer the frame, and attach it to the wall by suitable fastenings. A majority of these old mirrors consists of a good quality of plate glass, with beveled edges. If the shape of the frame is not suitable for blending into the general treatment of the room it can be removed, and the mirror fastened directly to the wall with bent angle irons, or other modern wall fasteners. Provided the edges are not beveled, a glazier can cut the mirror to fit into desirable wall spaces, such as the narrow section between twin windows, bathroom wall or cabinet spaces, backing for a builtin niche, or to fit inside closet doors and as tops for small vanities. Coffee or Cocktail Table. With modern occasional tables often going in for clear, colored, or mirrored glass tops, an oval, round, or roundedcorner mirror and frame are just the things for the top of a modern coffee table. Since the backing of most mirrors is too fragile and insecurely fastened to their rabbets to hold the glass up under the horizontal strain to which a table top is subjected, it will first be necessary to substitute a suitable plywood back. Unless the rabbet is wide enough and deep enough to support the screws that will be required to fasten the new back, it must be screwed to the underside of the frame itself. By cutting the backing % in. scant all around, its edge will be recessed out of sight in a table 18 to 20 in. high. If the silvering is in poor condition, it can be scraped off with varnish remover, then thoroughly cleaned with concentrated ammonia and wiped with a wet chamois skin. The glass can be used as a clearglass table top, with a plywood backing that has one side finished in grained hardwood. Interesting flat objects can be glued in the space between glass and the back, including preserved butterflies. An optional method of decoration is to use ordinary plywood either stenciled, peasantpainted, or covered with a piece of leftover chintz or pillow covering. The same procedure can be followed with suitably shaped picture frames, provided their faces are not coated with imitation plaster carvings, which will chip off under normal use as a table top.