separate classification.

$Chippendale.--1754 to 1800.$ The greatest English cabinet style.
Based on the Queen Anne, but drawing largely from the Rococo,
Chinese and Gothic, he produced three distinct types, viz.: French
Chippendale, Chinese Chippendale and Gothic Chippendale. The last
is a negligible quantity.

$Louis XV.--1715 to 1774.$ The Rococo period. The result of the
efforts of French designers to enliven the Louis XIV, and to evolve
a new style out of one that had reached its logical climax.

$Hepplewhite.--1775 to 1800.$ Succeeded Chippendale as the popular
English cabinetmaker. By many he is considered his superior. His
work is notable for a charming delicacy of line and design.

$Louis XVI.--1774 to 1793.$ The French style based on a revival of
Greek forms, and influenced by the discovery of the ruins of
Pompeii.

$Sheraton.--1775 to 1800.$ A fellow cabinetmaker, working at same
time as Hepplewhite. One of the Colonial styles (Georgian).

$R. & J. Adam.--1762 to 1800.$ Fathers of an English classic
revival. Much like the French Louis XVI and Empire styles in many
respects.

$Empire.--1804 to 1814.$ The style created during the Empire of
Napoleon I. Derived from classic Roman suggestions, with some Greek
and Egyptian influences.

$New Arts.--1900 to date.$ These are various worthy attempts by the
designers of various nations to create a new style. Some of the
results are good, and they are apt to be like the "little girl who
had a little curl that hung in the middle of her forehead," in that
"when they are good they are very, very good, but when they are bad
they are horrid."

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HOW TO MAKE A PIANO BENCH

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All the material used in the making of this piano bench is 1 in. thick,
excepting the two rails, which are 7/8 in. thick. The bench can be made
from any of the furniture woods, but the case may demand one made from
mahogany. If so, this wood can be purchased from a piano factory. The
following stock list of materials may be ordered from a mill, planed and
sandpapered:

1 top, 1 by 16 by 36-1/2 in.
2 ends, 1 by 14 by 18 in.
1 stretcher, 1 by 4 by 31-1/2 in.
2 side rails, 7/8 by 4 by 29-1/2 in.
2 keys, 1 by 1 by 3-1/2 in.
6 cleats, 1 by 1 by 4 in.

The dimensions given, with th