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 GRECIAN AND MODERN VILLA FURNITURE. 104-5 place ; in which a spirit-level is fixed, and which contains screws for adjusting it to a perfect level ; and large billiard tables are not unfrequently made of cast iron, the top being in one piece, which is planed smooth by machinery-. In general they are made of mahogany, and covered with green cloth. 2082. Tables for other Games, such as bagatelle, trou madame, &c., which are kept in the hall, library, or other rooms, we have not thought it worth while to describe or figure ; considering the billiard table to be the only desirable piece of furniture of this description, as contributing to the health of sedentary persons. SuBSECT. 3. Grecian and Modern Furniture for the Parlour and Dining- Rooms. 2083. Sideboards. Fig. 1868, to a scale of half an inch to a foot, is a pedestal side- board ; there is a drawer in the centre, which pulls out by means of the lower part of the front projecting downwards, thus rendering a knob unnecessary. In the right-hand pedestal there is another drawer, partitioned into divisions for holding decanters, and lined with lead, to hold ice round each bottle. The left-hand pedestal may have a drawer for plate, with tray shelves below it. The locks are fixed to the inside ends of the pedestals ; and. therefore, are not seen in front. The linings to the keyholes are of wood, or brass bronzed. Fig. 1869 is a handsome but rather expensive sideboard. The expense may, however be reduced without materially injuring the eflfect, by omitting the carved foliage attached 1869 to the drawers. There may be a panel of looking-glass introduced in the back-bjard. A design of this kind will' be spoiled, if the carving be not executed with skill and laste