The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
Chats With Young Housekeepsrs
I-WALL.PkpKRs.

Paper-hanglng Is quite . modern IN
ventiou as regards its western use,
though in the east wall papers have
been known from time immemorial.
One must be guided, in purchasing,
by the size and character Of each room,
and the amount of sunshine and shadow
that the room will have.
Thus the dining room, above all oth.
ers, requires q paper of rich, warm TINT
-crimsons, golden browns, old Pom.
peian reds and blues.
When the apartment is sunny, the
paper should display more OF lesso Of
these colors arranged in small, geomet-
ric designs of squares, wheels and bars,
upon a quiet neutral ground if the room
is dark, however, the background mus!
be oil some warmer hue-cream ,ashes-oi-
roses, or corn-color-and q touch Of
gilt included in tho pattern.
Papers for the sitting-room and
bedroom are also to be selected
with reference to the light and
shade of the room It is we'll.
known that reds, dark blues and yiolets
absorb heat; so, for chilly rooms on
the north side of the house choose the
summer hues Of roses, clear heliOtrops
tints, deep, pure blues with slender
~traceries of pearl and gilt, and IN bright,
southern chambers use cool, delicate
colors Just off from white-sage-gray
tender blues, sea-foam greens.
Papers bearing quaint little ngnres
Of pink, yellow, maroon and roDin,s.egg
blue. mingled upon a gray ground 80
as to present a soft, notified appear
ance, are especially pretty and deslra.
BILE for small rooms, while the Divine
papers-embracing every shade oil olive,
from the falntest to the deepest, 10
close, graceful patterns Of ~araDesqles'
leaves and grasses, sprinkled with Tiny
fower-clusters or nodding wheat-sprays
ARE taste fully appropriate tor apart
ments ordinarily light, and OF Medium
size.
A parlor wallpaper should be o
lovely as ones purse can afford, ana az
ways of pale, exquisite tints, since tney
impart an air Of dainty elegance wnicD
is the chief and essential charm q
q room devoted to fesitivity and ENJOY
ment. So.
During the last few years competltloo
has lowered the prices of wallpaper.
until they are now within the reach q
the most moderate circumstances, rang
ing from twonty to ninety cents per
roll, with freezes ana dados (Which may
be further defined as borders aru
lower borders) costing respectively from
five to fifteen, and twelve to thirty GEMS
q yard. J.
Heavy gilt and velvet papers conas t0
two dollars a roll and upwards, but are
less popular than the cheaper decors.
tive styles. When much expense y 9
be avoided, common six-cent papers
turned wrong side out make . uniform
French-gray surface that is both fresn
and tasteful, bordered with q brllian'
frieze one can fashion at home, by cus.
ting roll of plain paper into lengtnwlss
strips four or five inches wide.
There are many refined, helpful WON
en- who not only make their own friezes
but paper their wallis as well, ane
for those who are thus fortunaV:
and independent, we give 9 standare
recipe for paste. with the caution tnor
onghly to cleanse the walls Of all oie
paper and paste before applying 20
new.
Take four pounds of good white-fou'
(sifted) and enough cold water to max
a stiff paste; beat until it is smooth an
light, then add two ounces Of pulyerlzee
alum and one-eighth of a pound g
common-glue. Stir this mixture graau
ally into five gallons Of boiling wats
and continue to stir until the mass sven
and ASSUMES q white. startch-like ap
pearance, when it is ready for use.
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