Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-06
WINDOW ORMAMEHEAEIoE.


windows may be treated In variety ofway;.
If you have not the surplus daylight to ventur.
upon heavy, deep tinted Titianesque subjects,
the plain broad panes OF window glass may be
neIlted by outline designs In single color,
which are certainly better than nothing. and
which in no wise interfere with the ''Yiew,n
chimneys- One mode OF doing this is SO easy
and Objectionable that 1t might be practised by
anybody.a child almost; and, like braiding, It
ones own window panes of whatever glass
composed, ground or clear. may become at once
a point OF interest; for the effect is often very
pretty, both by daylight and gaslight, OF win
method in detail for the benefit Of those who
are fond OF artistic occupations.
should draw or get drawn for you upon paper
whether it be subject or simple head or
monogram, procure from an artists colorman
a pot OF prepared paint which win lie on pol
1shed glass In color 1t may be matched to your
sktrtiDg board or the main wall tint, or to the
window sash. Amber yellow goes with nearly
window frames and saShes, and the effect is very
good. The best brush to use is a small pointed
Gamers hair, or very small hogs briStie, such
as are sold for oil painting; the hair should be
elastic, but not too limp, as the paint should be
carried as much as possible on the point The
consistency of the paint must be about that Of
thick cream. Put little out with a knife upon
saucer, which makes very good palette,
and the substance can be improved, as
well as Its drying power, by the addition
when dry, gloss similar to enamel If the
paint dries too FAST or skins over In the saucer,
little turpentine Trims and economies tt-in
Having thus prepared pre- the u materials, prepare
the glass. The window must of course be quite
clean and dry. Then take piece OF thin paper
design is outlined DIN IN thick black lines. Gum
the paper by the four corners to the pane out
side the window, taking care to have it straight
" seen from within. Shut the window, and
trace every line with your paint steadily, keep.
Ing the lines Of equal thickness throughout and
by wiping out with turpentine, but proven
ton is better than cure AS soon as all
the lines have been traced from the paper,
removed as until it is, there IS dif1iculty
In seeing where the lines are faulty
on the glass. When the full light strikes
places and generally ap defective, however care
1ul you have been. All the lines must be of an
equal width and opaqueness, otherwise the
color VIII be altered and the effect smeary; and I'd
the paper, you must go over the lines second
time when the paint Is dry. The lines should
always be kept as slender as possible, because
not be made narrower, but can always be made
thicker. The effect of a good pattern thus trans
ferred to Wnd1W glass Is sngaary g9od and
dow against rainy gray sky, without exclu-
ding the view at all, and the paint when dry
bears wiping or washing perfectly well, unless
might break away. My own windows are
cleaned with soft cloth periodically without
injury.
ornament they are many, but must be confined
to certain class. Shading is not success;
the outlines should be quite simple. Carefully
always good placed in the center of small panes;
for instance, medallion of seven inches in
diameter is suited to pane about eighteen
lions edge to the frame. transverse lines, two
inches apart, or crossed lines in diaper-hke lat
tice or even spots may be introduced to form
kind of groundwork to the medallion, which 1t
rather requires as support; otherwise, the
medallion seems to hang in space, like Ma.
hornets coffin, rather uncomfortably. Or, If
preferred, a single thick horizontal line, from
the medallion to the frame on either side, and
one perpendicular line top and bottom look
For Ia" large panes no doubt more elaborate
design is preferable. Mr.. Walter Cranes
books present capital subjects, and such as
will dispense with color and shading. The
arebac in fo9 Widow
tion should be treated in very fiat and simple
style, with very little background, and not
TO- amy J IS se Bs69s o dgn
lined in yellow. brown, or any monotint,
would look charming; or birds, butterflies
and tall grasses, sketched with precision and
ranged on level would have good effect in
the lower panes of a window; they should
be worked up with short lines suggestive of
plumage. to contrast with a plain or nearly
plain ground. Heraldic devices also have a
good effect, when well arranged. A procession
such as the Canterbury pilgrims would. be ex-
tremely effective on a large window, provided
the figures were placed In single file; any at
tempt at redupicafion of figures is apt to pro-
duce confusion in SO very simple form of art
a crowded battle scene, for instance, would be
nearly unfntellipible. BUT yerV little eXne-
rience teaches where the lines are best sup
ported by other lines, or what spaces-such as
ladys gown when contrasted with her face
Matching, ETC., for the sake of the distant
effect.
or course, the step from single color to
well filled in will suggest itself to many enter
prising readers; but the merits of the above
method are its ease, speed and general inoffen-
SiveneSS.-LO1ldO1l Queen.