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 lOSi COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. doors are made to project ; and the fronts of the drawers are made to recede, and to have a moulding raised upon them. Fig. 1989 shows the interior of this wardrobe. In one 1989 wing there is a rail with pegs, for hanging dresses, which folds out in the centre, so as to enable a greater quantity of articles to be hung upon it. There is a shelf above the rail, for holding shots, &c. In the other wing are four shelves, for bonnets; and below is a locker, for dirty linen, the front of which folds down, and, when closed, fastens by a catch. The centre part contains five tray shelves and four drawers. Fig. 1988 shows a portion of the interior of a wardrobe, containing a horizontal brass rod, on which is hooked another article of brass, having two arms, or cross-pieces, to put into the arm-holes of ladies' dresses ; a number of which by this means may be hooked on to the rod, and slid backwards and forwards on it, so as to be examined, or taken ofl", at pleasure. This is found by far the most convenient and eco- nomical mode of hanging up ladies' dresses, without in the slightest degree creasing or otherwise injuring them. The other part of this wardrobe contains seven press shelves, and a deep drawer for hold- ing bonnets. Sec, as described in § 626. Presses are often made four feet six inches, and even seven feet, wide, for the sole purpose of holding dresses, with a horizontal rod, as in the figure, and with a number