You will want a suitable box in which to keep your gloves; the one shown here will be beautiful as well as useful. This box can be made equally well out of thin wood (plywood pre-ferred) or heavy cardboard, such as book binders board.

The following dimensions will be found to be very satisfactory for a box of this kind—12" long, 8" wide and 4" deep. The cover is made as a separate unit, to fit over the outside of the box part, so you must allow a little for a free and easy fit.

Method Of Procedure

Step No. 1: Cut out the various pieces to the correct sizes and with square ends. The two ends and the partition pieces are all the same length. The box is so constructed that the front and back pieces are fastened to the ends and partition pieces.

Step No. 2: Glue and nail the front and back pieces to the ends and partition pieces.

Step No. 3: Glue and nail the bottom to the edges of the ends and partition pieces. For all this nailing, use brads (nails with small heads).

Step No. 4: Make the cover just as you did the box part—that is, by gluing and nailing the front and back pieces to the ends and then fasten the top in place.

Step No. 5: Finish this box with a small figured wallpaper. First sandpaper the entire box so as to be sure that all parts are smooth and clean. Next apply a thin coat of white shellac to the entire box, both inside and outside. Cut the wallpaper to fold up over the sides and neatly overlap at the corners. Glue the paper to the box, allowing the paper to come up over the top edge. Apply the paper to the cover in like manner.

Step No. 6: Line the inside of the box with some soft tint of plain paper. Glue the paper to the sides first and then the bottom.

Step No. 7: Allow at least eight hours to dry and then follow with two coats of white shellac to both exterior and interior surfaces. The first coat should be a rather thin one (thin with alcohol), and the second coat should be somewhat heavier. The shellac will give a good wearing surface to the box and at the same time a very pleasing antique effect is obtained.

If you prefer, the box can be lined and covered with some silk or other suitable material; should you decide to line it in this manner, pad the box first with cotton.