Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-13
DECORATIONS N WHITE AND oolo.


DECORATIONS IN WHITE AND oolo.
There IL an Increasing fancy for deco
rstions In white and gold, aud though
one NAV not h. an adept In the art of
painting, n is not q difficult matter to
transform cid ar inexpensive furniture
Into object. IL beauty.
A cane-.sste,i chair. ar q willow rock
~ darken~i BY u.e, may b. made quite
PRETTY by tile following processi The
framew otk ~ the chair, which shoaid ~
smooth, L. given q printing 81 white
paint, thlnncl somewhat With turpen-
tine, and put on ss evenly az possible.
when this "a perfectly dry, IL sboald ~
c.l,r coat 81 .ome good make ~ car
Rage CLOS. paint, such ne lucs.' imperi-
al carriage gic.s, aud II an Ivory tone IL
desired. a little burnt sienna may h. add
"a to the white. This, after telng al
ios ssi Ia dry. should b. rubbed down
With emery paper. and another cost ~
the glos. paint applied, thinning u With
turp~u,ine 80 neccsssry.
lines In gold can ~ added With but
little troubl.., aud when cushions 10 pa
cock blue plush srr attached Ia the back
snd seat With .llk cord aud tss-els, ar
ribt.on. o. match, the result IL quite
charming.
4 few ple,.. ~ dainty furniture serve
"a tighten up q rpom wonderfully.
In q similar manner, q small standing
cabinet. With q frame made ~ pine. can
d. decorated. The .lic. ~ the cabinet
may h. hllci With .hlrrc'i I.ougr" In old
pink. The frame. = very simple affair,
u made With four uprighi., With top
and ho,iom shelf. The latter s~yursSi II
height ~ eighteen lncbe. from ~"
ioof. and th~ top one cighiccn iDchr.
above thl.. Zach shelf nav b. fourtc"n
inches square. Tho front panel ~ pon.
grc .houh nIn uton small brass rpi,
that Il may o. cssily drawn ,.hir.
III. framework. u q more elaborate
elect u dcslf,l. may D. covered hy .
moLling ~ tihcrusts. Which u bcsutiful
picked CA" In gold. Tits NAV D. sc-
compll.h-,i Nv substituting gold fnt tho
.~,uni cost ~ bite paint. III. thlri
coat should T. ~ the white as before ~.
r,ste,l. ani While .tlil moist, " should
~ removed from the prominent portion.
II %. design With . soft linen cloth.
Int. leave. "a. gold h-ncaih o. .hos
az gruuni work. \ aot.l plcs- 81
furniture IL thus made. which u con-
,ruicni pN-ptaclc fof articles ~ ocs,s-
.ional use 90 fof fancy work, Ia the
drawing rUom.
4 lovely mirror frame NAV D. made
hv the application ~ gold htonl. "a an
Old frame that has l-c-u laid aside ~ usT-
lee. n .hould frst - painted In ivory.
4 siiffhru.h charged u iih IA. goli should
thru D. held perpendicular, aud dab
i-o,i' uIon N. frame, giving . moiilc'i
rf-ci ~ gold uton an IVORY ground.
prat- with tsrra-s,s,ta I'ong--, and N"u
y 100 D.. surpfiss.l a. fiud yoa have mssi-
~fn hlt &c d~,oration whl,h c"s' bat little
and required bat . sm,ll amount 20
tine ani .kill o. srrsngr
\ low. brad ssat rinuing sfvand tls
has winiov, Nhsu pr,ttily upholstered,
0. a charming addition 60 The drawing
fpom.
Beautiful effects ma, D. obtained hy
cutting out fowrrs, vines, leaves AMI
cun,ruiionaiif-i patterns Ia relief from
iinrru.ia. Ani sitsching to an ohi~Ct Ca
- Decorated, then col"ring ~ fancy may
dirfatr.
\ Digit or.walious painted upon the
chimney atS,r the msnisl In the dining
f,-om. l. pleasing i"cotaiion vhefr IN"
wallis sr- plsiuly tlni~i. Dor ,hls oil
colnrs .hauh o. uss,l.
\ bat rirk. vhich ~ill D. f"an,l q 600
Vvnirncr whrfr hall spscv Ia limited,
NAV o. made a hnms nv covering a
large .hisld chapel form Nth plush - q
suitable c'iior. for the foundation. f..-
ten the plu.h securely "u thu back II ~"
iaafi With tasks. Nlong The cigr.
place n roe - brass beaded nails AZ an
~qual distance apar. >iN or eight large
hooks ar o. =. SERVED in. snd u l. thru
fvady a. hang uIoH thu vail. lids.ifc'i
u ma, D. i~corsicd mar the top With q
,in. IN autumn ccloring don" Va h'nslug.
tnn painting.