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��A Handy Shoe Cabinet for the Whole Family

A GERM AN woman who claims to have gained her idea from practical experience has designed and ]5atented a shoe closet which may appeal to the "cliff dwellers" of large cities or in fact to an\- persons with whom space in the home is at a premium. Fashions demand a staggering variety of footwear, and the favorite custom of stowing them neatly away under the bed or in the corner of a closet where they may gather dust is not only inefficient but

��At right, the shoe cabinet for the family. This one isomamental enough but it is not at all costly

��Below, the cabi- net reduced to a size for keeping the shoes of one person. The four shelves are each adjustable

����costly. Inefficient because the shoes wanted usualK' evade t lie eye of the wearer, and costly because sIkk's do not imjirove with dust. The shoe cupboard de- signed by the German lad>- would in appearance if nothing else, improve al- most any home. It is com- pact and shapely with nicely enamelled sides and

swinging doors. Neat little racks arc provided to hang the shoes on, and ventilators in the back wall insure proper cooling. The slioe wardrobe can be attached to the wall, pi.iced upon the lloor or ujjon a small stand or table, as conxi'iiient. If desired, it can be built in a clothes-closet which affords ample room for its construction, or it niay be u.sed as a storage closet in tiu' uKiid's or children's room.

��A cabinet of simple design for the family. It is polished and finished in white enamel

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