Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-09
Decorations.

Native talent is TO be displayed In a
house now being erected in New York.
The ceiling will Ibe divided by heavy
moulding, into three compartments,
the centre one an octagon, and the
others, at either side, oblong. Tie
large centre panel will have lile.siZe
figure of the Goddess of the Dawn, robed
in white and pink, reclining on mass
of morning glorie5 and other early
opening flowers. A crowd of Cupids
flutter about her, and all are surrounded
by gray clouds and tlue sky. In the
right-hand oblong panel a female figure,
looking as though she were borne up by
her dlstended drapery, is letting fall
pleasant dreams in the guise of more
Cupids, while in the left-hand division,
another young lady. with breast-plate
and morton on, is driving away bad
dreams. typi6ed by Youngsters of less
engaging aspect. The room, of which
these charming compositions will be the
crowning glory, is to have all its wood
work carved in Renaissance designs,
and colored white and gold, and its
walls covered with cherTy-colored
satin,
In Gobeln tapestry, threads We're ar
ranged vertically in a frame. and tie
workman stood behind the frame with
his pattern by his side for reference.
He had number of wooden needles
threaded with wool and silk of the
colors required, and these were passed
through the upright threads and
brought back so that each thread be-
came covered with the necessary color.
And II was done SO nicely and with
such delIcacy and multiplicity of shades
of color, that but little difference could
be detected between the tapestry pic
ture and the painting from which 1t
was copied. The Oldest piece IN eXis-
tence is that in the public library at
Baye TX, France. 1t represents the in
vasion and conquest of England by the
Normans, and is supposed to have been
the work of Matilda, the wife of Will
liam, the conqueror. 1t is believed that
she stitched the whole of it with her
own hands, or at least with the help of
her maids. 1t is over two hundred feet
long and contains more than thousand
figures. That rather outshines modern
needle-work. Probably Matilda spent
less time in planning and making
dresses than the ladies of the present
day.
A new pdpier mache process for COW
ering floors is described as follows: The
floor is thoroughly cleaned. The holes
and cracks are then filled with paper
putty, made by soaking newspapers III
paste made of one pound of flour,
three quarts OF water and tablespoon
full of ground slum. The floor is coated
with this paste, and then thickness of
MANILA or hardware paper is put on.
This is allowed TO dry thoroughly. The
MANILA paper is then covered with
paste, and layer of wall paper of any
style or design desired is put on. After
allowing this to dry thoroughly it is
covered with two or more coats of siz-
ing made fly dIssolving half pound of
white glue in two quarts of hot water.
After this it is allowed to dry the sur
face is given one coat of "hard oil tin
ished varnish," which can be bought
already prepared. This is allowed o
dry thoroughly, when the floor is ready
for use. The process is represented as
durable and cheap; and, besides taking
the place of mating, carpet, oil cloths
or like covering, makes the floor air
tight, and permits Its being washed.