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$Louis XV.--1715 to 1774.$ 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