"They are often made to fit into a recess, but the general custom is to make them from 5 1/2 to 7 feet long, 3 feet high, and 28 to 32 inches wide."

He also gives designs for "sideboards without drawers; the ornaments to the front of which may be carved, painted, or inlaid with various coloured woods." This kind is merely the old sideboard table.

Of pedestals he writes:

"Pedestals and vases are much used in spacious dining-rooms, where the last-described kind of sideboards are chosen; at each end of which they are placed. One pedestal serves as a plate-warmer, being provided with racks and a stand for a heater; and is lined with a strong tin; the other pedestal is used as a pot cupboard.

"The vases may be used to hold water for the use of the butter, or iced water for drinking, which is inclosed in an inner partition, the ice surrounding it; or it may be used as knife-cases, in which case they are made of wood, or of copper japanned. The height of the pedestal is the same as the sideboard and 16 or 18 inches square; the height of the vase about 2 feet, 3 inches."

Of the knife-case, he says:

"The universality of this piece of furniture renders a particular description not necessary. It may be made of mahogany inlaid, or of satin or other wood at pleasure."

Four designs of vase knife cases are given. "They are usually made of satin, or other light-coloured wood, and may be placed at each end on the sideboards, or on a pedestal; the knives, etc., fall into the body of the vase, the top of which is kept up by a small spring which is fixed to the stem, which supports the top; may be made of copper, painted and japanned."

One of these is shown on Plate LV., No. 4.

"Cellerets," he tells us, "called also gardes de vin, are generally made of mahogany, and hooped with brass hoops lacquered; the inner part is divided with partitions, and lined with lead for bottles; may be made of any shape. These are of general use where sideboards are without drawers."

Plate LIII. shows all of these articles except the cel-leret. The sideboard is similar to that on Plate LIV. and upon it stand knife boxes and a lustre. Pedestals supporting the vases described above stand on either side. Above is an ornate mirror.

"Candlestands are very useful in large suits of apartments, as the light may be placed in any part at pleasure - in drawing-rooms, in halls and on large stair-cases, they are frequently used. These designs may be executed in mahogany or wood japanned." A very graceful example appears as No. 6 on Plate LV. It has five branches, three of which only are shown in the sketch here. This is to be made in mahogany or japanned wood and the branches are lacquered brass.

No. 1 on Plate LIV. represents a little urn-stand " to set the tea-pot on." This is about 26 inches high and can be painted or varnished or inlaid with various coloured woods.

The "Pole fire screen," a specimen of which is shown on Plate LV., No. 5, "may be ornamented variously, with maps, Chinese figures, needlework, etc. The screen is suspended on the pole by means of a spring in the eye, through which the pole goes." These articles are made of mahogany or japanned wood.

The Horse fire-screen is supported by uprights standing on feet. The screen slides up and down in grooves in these uprights. The framework is usually of mahogany and the screen is covered with green silk needlework, etc. Heppelwhite's lamps are often ornamented with brass work. He gives, however, a square one to be made in mahogany. Of great importance are his mirrors with sconce arms, which he calls "Girandoles," and remarks: "This kind of ornament admits of great variety in pattern and elegance; they are usually executed of the best carved work, - gilt and burnished in parts. They may be carved and coloured suitable to the room. A very graceful example is shown as No. 3 on Plate LV. The mirror fills the entire oval. Girandoles also hang on the walls of the room shown as Plate LIII.

Pier-glass frames are "almost invariably of good carved work, gilt and burnished." The square shape is most fashionable, Heppelwhite says, and directs that "they should be made nearly to fill the pier. They must be fixed very low, and the panels of the sides are frequently made of various coloured glass." What he means by this will be understood by referring to the large mirror over the sofa in Plate LIII.

Pier tables "are made to fit the pier and rise level with, or above the dado of the room, nearly touching the ornaments of the glass."

"Tables in general," we learn, "are made of the best mahogany. Their size is various but their height should not exceed 28 inches."

"Card-tables may be either square, circular or oval: the inner part is lined with green cloth; the fronts may be enriched with inlaid or painted ornaments; the tops also admit of great elegance."

Specimen card-tables are shown on Plate LIV., Nos. 2 and 3. Pembroke tables are the most useful of this species of furniture; they may be of various shapes. The long, square and oval are the most fashionable. These articles admit of the greatest elegance in the workmanship and ornaments. The tops "are inlaid, painted or varnished." A beautiful example is shown on Plate LV. This table is supplied with a drawer below the top, the leaves of which fall at the two sides of the drawer.

Heppelwhite made a great variety of other tables, such as "tambour writing tables," "night-tables" shaving-tables, and dressing-tables of all kinds. His dressing-tables were the result of much thought. In them we see the convenient mechanical and folding arrangements that Sheraton carried so far in his various devices. In one of Heppelwhite'sdressing-tables,the drawer is divided into compartments for pins, combs, essences, etc., and the looking-glass rises from the drawer on hinges, or it can be made to lie flat. "Rudd's Dressing Table" also appears, which Heppelwhite says is "the most complete dressing-table ever made, possessing every convenience which can be wanted; or mechanism, or ingenuity supply. It derives its name from a once popular character, for whom it was reported it was invented." Here the drawers can be made to swing around in any desired position, and the looking-glasses also swing on pins after they are elevated.