Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-01
About Papering, Painting, Etc.

Select paper with quiet tints, as being
in better taste than gaudy colors. Some
paper the ceilings also. For this white
or nearly white or watered paper should be
used, with broad and delicately colored
border.
Side walls can be pspcred by women.
Trim the imprinted edge from one side Of
the paper, cut into strips the right length,
matching the figure ~ you cut, then lay
one strip at time on a long table, and
with II good whitewash brush, or even a
clothes brush, spread on the pasts-com-
mon boiled -four paste, made rather thin,
and perfectly smooth-thcn with your as
sistant, lift the strip to its place, and with
cloths in your hand pat it thoroughly from
the t,p downwards, and from the mid.
die outwards. In putting on the second
piece, lap its trimmed edge over the un.
trimmed edge Of the first, and match the
| figure.
Do not begin in corner for these are
seldom straight, but begin by door, so
that when you come around to the place
Of beginning. there will not BE- stri p Of
broken figure to close up with. In pa
perng the corners Of room. always cut
the paper instead of turning the corner
whole, and then lap little, so that the
paper will go in smoothly to any Irregular
tiles in the corner. and not bridge across.
as it will do if put on whole.
| II your house is nice, and you wish to
rcpant within DOORS do not fail to get the
zine paint for the last coat. 1t costs more,
but is vastly more durable, has beautiful
polish, and is very easily cleaned without
soap But if you are building a nice
house. by all means have the wood work
Vanished, and dispense with paint entire.
". Almost any wood is prcttier vanished
than any paint can make it, and a simple
damp cloth will remove all dirt.
All the old vanished furniture, bed
stcads. chairs. tables, etc, can be made to
look almost like new. if we'll rubbed with
turpcntine and OIL If past such rcme-
dy, buy cup of varnish, get the loan Of
a brush. and varnish the furniture your.
self. \ nicely vanished table is hand.
somcr to my taste without spread than
with ono.
IL new curtains are wanted for any
part of the house. get buff chintz. and cut
the size of the windows. run fiat rod in
to the lower hem, and nail the upper edge
to a round rod such as you can get at the
stores, arranged to draw up by cord at
the sides; or il YOU cannot do better. put
a round rod at the bottom aud roll up.
tying with a cord and tassal thrown over
the top. White curtains can be added, il
wanted.
Carpets should he taken ur at least
once a year, thoroughly beaten with plant
whips, and all common onos should be
turned the other side up. Good straw,
evenly laid down. is the hest to keep dust
from wearing carpets. Carpets that arc to
be stretched much should be bound all
around, and oil cloths should also be bound
with carpet binding.
In purchasing carpet, remember that
large patterns are only suited to large
rooms, and that carpet with small fly
urc. covering nearly the whole surface,
will last longest, especially if the carpet is
threeply
Let there be harmony Of colors be-
tween the carpet and wall paper. Select
substantial colors a. well rs substantial
cloth. Don't get green carpet and then
keep the room dark to protect it, but get
one that loves the light. Cotton carpets
or even linen arc poor economy, but for
honest wear give us the old-fashioned rag.
carpet.
~ What shall that boy do! Who
will tell The hoy who reads this, what
will he do? When he becomes man will
he do manly thing? Will he read and SO
be intelligent! Will he bring the powers
Of mind and body into exercise, and 80 be
useful and hcalthful and strong! Will he
write, aud SO be graceful in speech, ready
in communication, and of strong inau-
cuce? Say, my boy, what are you going