Fig 58
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The cotton forming the ceiling is first attached to the centrepiece and stretched to the outer edges, one or two men handling each end of the goods so that it can be stretched without showing gaps between. Where there is much overhead work, time is saved by constructing an upright trestle after the manner of Figure [54], which is mounted on large casters, and can be moved about from place to place in the room without the workmen descending. We have used trestles of this kind thirty-five feet high, eight feet square at the base and three feet square at the top, which could be moved about quite easily.
Immediately below the ceiling is a painted frieze, representing primitive and modern methods of navigation, the figures sketched on white cotton and heavily shadowed to give a relief effect. Separating the figures are shields bearing the principal dates and events in the club’s history.
The space between the bottom of the frieze and the edge of the gallery ceiling is covered with white, over which are suspended banners bearing the club emblem and the names of the different yachts, and in addition to these a double festooning of large white cotton rope, with anchor pendants.
The pillars are pleated from floor to frieze with white cotton, which spreads fan-shape above the electric light bracket; a short board is fastened across the post, just above the bracket, and another of equal length at its base; the cotton is tacked first to the upper block and drawn up to the frieze and tacked there. Then commencing at the upper block again it is drawn to the lower block and secured. It can be done in one piece, but is more easily accomplished by using one piece for the fan and another for the straight lower part.
The spaces between the pillars above and below the gallery are draped with large tri-color banners, gathered as dotted lines, Figures [55] and 55 A, and require about two feet of material to each foot of space. The banners on the faces of the pillars are suspended from boat-hooks, the whole thought being to give things nautical particular prominence.
The drapery on the front of the stage platform, with Figure [56], illustrates another method of manipulating a scarf drapery to secure the necessary fullness for the bottom edge, and take up the excess of the top edge, by forming a double pleat at the top and gathering the material from the bottom. This method is equally applicable to any purpose where the fringe is all on one edge of the material, and not reversed, and will be found particularly useful with narrow material. The back and sides of the stage may either be pleated in with white or covered with marine scenery.