Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-31

ready, on which you can stand and reach
to the top of the wall. Then take your
nrst piece of paper, lay it On the table
and apply the paste, not too thickly, being
particular to touch the edges and top and
bottom well. Then take the sheet by the
top, raise it off of the table and support
it by one arm ION the right or dry side, of
course), and put it up to the wall. Keep
it entirely clear of the wall until you fas-
ten the head of the sheet, but previous to
this, run your eye down and see if it
hangs square with the door-frame. If it
does, have clean towel or cloth ready,
and move it ho7asOntdly in wavy strokes
over the sheet until the bottom is reach
ed, but do not in any case rub up and
down or draw the paper in folds; if you
do, there will be ridges and win
kles in it, which destroy the ap-
pearance and can never be got out. Hang
the sheet properly a. first and then follow
1t down from the top, rubbing across it;
and there will not be wrinkle in it. APP
ply the second sheet in the same way,
ana De careful that you match the figures
properly. Success depends on this, for
nothing looks worse than to see the con-
tlnulty broken off or white seam shown
between the pattern, VI and down the
wall where the sheets do not meet. When
the corner Is reached, if the sheet does
not come evenly to the opposite wall, it is
better to cut it lengthwise and paste it on;
then take the fellow to the piece and ap-
ply 1t also, matching the figures of. course.
Ii you endeavor to make the sheet reach
round, you will make bad job of it.
Always clean well the table where you
paste, so that no paste will get on the pat
tern; If it does, the colors will run or
with delicate lavender grounds require
great care in this respect, as the least spot
shows badly. This is all there is to be
observed in hanging paper, and there is
nothing that any one cannot do with lit
tie practice. ...-. .
Some care or discretion must be taken
in selecting papers for the purposes they
are intended to be put in. Rectangular
geometrical patterns do not look well in
a bed room or a sitting room, as they i'm
part severe and formal appearance that
is especially wearisome after few weeks.
Neither is paper with dark stripes at
frequent intervals desirable; the stripes
give the effect of battens nailed over
boards or rough carpenters work, and
divide room off with hard lines that
tire the eye whenever it rests upon them.
All paper ought to impart a clean, cheer
full aspect to room, adding to the home
like appearance and bearing evidence
of the taste of the occupants.
Never put bordering on the bottom of
walls, as it takes from the height and
makes boundary for the eye to rest
upon where none is desirable. Dark
grounds in papers render rooms not fully
lighted darker still, and give a somber
effect which is very depressing; while
open chambers with white hangings have
a cold and chilly aspect which is equally
desirable to avoid. No rules can be
given for selecting papers; what seems
desirable in one case or to one person is
Objectionable to others, and every one
will of course suit themselves in this
respect. Scientific american.