The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
Instructions for These Who De
Their Own Paper Hanging



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49, 4 sskrsackr for doing Such flsznzs
a.. xov1d cot ADVISE say ore else %
nv III can vsry ssos heroine szxissflsflf~
ixexrpft 70 paper from nsesiy. In
sstect4sx a paper, txo Pstits Hith re
1888 ~ quality shoas8 ~ kept ID
mad 1. IL - much more dEftaeilif 20
banv a very thin or very thsck PAPER
thafl ore IL rsae4inm weight II one l.
golrz 10 put il on himself. il y better
e. r,ev 4 ses cents . roll more. and b
content with . little iess than the best.
,f,er rgu the risk 81 making bad I0b
al a. 2. special care should Be taken
b. avoid pareia.ing paper Sith ar
aengraI eaI0rs. II i 3 mistake 70 sup
rose that green paper alone contains
s-ssr,fe Other coaors fsay hAye u.
art srsrnieal wall papers, IN spite %
81 rroteSts Il doctors and sanisar-
ssns are stlgl largely sold, ~ the So
SOFA s.etysuaent os.those Eho are Goa
S,r-a In the same room With them.
TIE following directions are gwen
q, ~ StseEsaaa for the benelsto u those
mo desire % do their ozp papersng.
presalsIng that the old paper. u there
!. aay. should he entirely removed
from lie waIis. for sanitary reasons.
IL says "a, =
fine old paper can ezsfiy be re
moved b. taking g common Shlte-
wash trm.h and bHeket OF water
Wash the wail all over. and the paper
can he torn of and the wall made per
feetty clean again; ts'ss - flot done
there viii BE- ridges whereFeT the pa
uer i left on, that sill sb9E badly
with your rev paper especially II itis
q light ground. .
Care ard discretion should be taken
IN selecting papers for uie tiaces theS
are intenaed to be pat. Light bed
,e,osns wlth white hangings have q
chilly aspect, which should be avoided :
aiso dark ground paper VIII give
Rooms that are not fuiiy lighted q sofsi-
her effect which i depressing. FoT
whatever part ~ the hosise u = IN.
tende II should give that cheerful
and home-iike appearance, heafing
.vl,isuce 81 the taste of the occupants.
Having your ODD paper removed ana
xn4,r nea selecfed. sou are ready 70
begin pafuering Take roll OF the
.,af.ag md having trimmed the right
,ias III Il hold Il up 70 the wall. ar
raogiug ID so that she pattern VIII
show evenly at the top and bottom.
and then eat of length. and use this
length a. q guide. ard matrh all the
re.t III IL IN cutting the lengths be
careful 10 have them cot perfectly
soaare across. or Il will look badly
wnete Il meets the wash board.
You nos have your paper trimmed
and cut ready u apply. Have ready
A whitewash brush. \ table or board
lon. enough 10 take the whole piece in
one length, and the siepladder on
xhseh yos can stand and reach the
tor OF the vail Make a paste Of
wheat -four, quite thin not thicker
than nlolazSes. and as smooth as pos
riile. Apply the paste 20 the piece OF
pater. being very particular 20 have II
Touch the edges, the top and bottom
well. Take the piece by the top, raise
Il off the table and support II with one
arm, and put il up to the
wall, keeping lt entirely clear
OF the wall until you fssteu
The head Of the sheet and see that II
hangs square Hang IL properly al
FIRST. and then follow ID down frsn the
tor. rubbing across Il with . clean
cloth. 80 there will be no wrinkles
whatever in Il. Apply the next piece
IN the same way, being careful =
match the figures % a. not
h. have white seaiu show
ing between the patterns. IL
H. best 60 cat the paper iengihwi-e
whea yon reach corner, matching
the figures. Of course II you DO not
wish To fske from the heigbt OF . room
do not put the bordering On The bottom
OF the wall
begin preparing in the least SNOWY
eoruer, az the side OF mantsl or some
place rot muc8 seen, - when Finished
H Il aues not exactly match IL viii he
little seen. This IS al there Is O. be
obsefvcd 90 haHgieE paper. and there
Il nothing that anyone cannot do With
q little patience and Praetlre.
lustead OK cutting lengths 50 that
thew wiii fuxs reach the suTbasc. Il i
much Better % eui them 4 iitt,e Longer
than nece ary then. after putting on
the pIste. turn the loEer end over
eighteen 81 twenty iachel. - that
when lsii aEain the wall it viii not
s.ica a. tla BOTTOM tili the UPPER part
K pfoueTis hung When that Is ne.
compiishsd. rau the Turned uP parl
down, msfk Il al0ne thc top 81 The
saYbase with the shears and cat il Oh
ct tha marked Hire. BY tbis method
inequality In the height oi the room 81
IN tle haae board Is allowed for, and
the paper always ats neatly along ths
base board
A very pretty ciiccl Is produced b.
using roll paper for bonner instead 81
the Fceulat bordering. II zoo wide ipl
the htiehf ui thc room it luay De cut
in tW0. or. II the figure sdmiti az g. III
three strips, fui hing where the tT,
papers join With narrow eiging Ihi'
l. a uitie oid-ta-hloned. but It ths
rapar haTuuuifes With thut ob ths
walls 10 gives "a very pleasing elect
AMI Il much cheaper than an equally