Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

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PAINTING ON SILK. SATIN AND LACE.
Painting on siik. satin. or other ma
lterial OF q smooth. even surface IL not
so difficult as the novice may suppose.
Heavy plain silk I. the hest material
for BEGINNER Ia practice ON. THIS
should 10 tackled smoothly over a draw
ing hoard; then With q line cainers hair
brush the de.ien may b. traced on the
.ilk IN the color. 10 be- u.ed In painting.
Many use lead pencil In tracing, bat
thl. |. not good. az II !. difficult to Grad
Ica,e az cover NJ the pencil marks alter
ward.
n water colors ARE used In preference
Ito oil. the.. should he moistsnci With
gum water ar some other medium. Ia
Ipvycui the paint from spreading on the
iIk.
| m IA. material L. ~ a DARK color, after
Itraring the pattern. Chinese white should
IL thlcsiy laid ON, a. form a smooth,
.olli grouui before painting the Hover.
aud leaves. HI. viii prevent the colof
in the silk from spreading snd running
into the dclIsat. color. ~ IN. flower.
AMI spelling the cfeci.
Tie materials necessary Tor beginner
are as fnllows: one ounce guln-irahlc
dissolved Ia half pint ~ warm wafer,
AMI bo,ile,i Tor future use; cam-l's hair
brushes, assorted sires. Que hottle 81
Chlue.e white, Que tube each II the fol.
lowing colors; Crimson lake, Carmine.
Il m
burni umler. chrum. yellow, ivory
black. new blur, olive lake, Indigo blue,
ssd one stick ~ India lux.
IN preparing colors, variety ~ shade.
NAV H. made hy the jldicIous mixing ~
a.. colors mentioned. above. Tor IN
.tance. crimson LAKE, dafkrne'i With
livery black, will make the light ani
darn shade. IL Jacqucinlno, roses snd
bai.. Crimson lake. nlNri With chimes"
white, viii form q variety ~ shades
from the deep blush rose o. the most
delicate plnk. and a variety ~ shades ln
ctfmine NAV D. rfvaic,i Ia tho sans way.
Tot hranrh.s AMI stems. where different
shades ~ brown arr required, burnt
Iumluer. With a tribe ~ black. Nill form
the dark brown II the pine, of the bark
IL the apple trvc. \ little 'hlnr.e Wilt.
In place of the black. With umlrr, viii
lrrvste q lighter shade. and q dash 20
lshr,mr ,ciiow, With umter, Will give
thc rich brown of the climbing rcsc and
Vuo,lhlng.
By carvmil, observing The color. ~
iowsr. ilc artist Cau attain gfvai"r
d,gr,y Of scarscy In preparing .h'l"'
than II dependent on rolurs IN Chfumo'
and pfints. Nsiar, Ia thl. rrsp~ct isihs
bat teacher. II l. al.a Nell to rrmcin-
ll--f that too much brightness 90 giaf.
ing color either Ia fosvr. 80 foliage Nil
destroy IL. c.thstic elect ~ sn ether
vl.c hns painting.
satin sni other twillr,l ishrics may D.
pslni.i th~ same as silk, "NorH ihhi
sf.dst rafv u n-Cvssary la applying
culofs. AMI les moisture u"cr..afy To-
mlung.
N tho hrush D. made .O VT that IL
cpluf rnllr,t. In bad ~ drop a. uIr
col, Il sill Invariably spread ani blur
Sstln Nith linen hack, 80 any "ihTf
material than In, vii caass tn mp'i
brilliant water colors a. lock dull snl
fi,iei iilcr-forr. the gupis a. =" palnis'i
.hauld D. Cstvfuily s"l"st~i.
Wh.u tie dlnrfvut colofs arc prepared
toe u.s u will D. we'll to tssi thru "n o
picr, - waste latin t-fufr sppl, ing
thrm a. the pl,turv: thus \ d"gtvv ~
acIuncy NAV D. arrived ~ without boz.
~ time ani material Gum water, ht
standing. frequently h-yomes thi,k sni
.trinr, thi, may D. rrm-llvl by adj
lns clear wafer. shaking veil and strain
log through muslin.
| IL The material to D. paiut~i u Shits,
, brush tNo sire. larger than that use'i
in tracing sill b. rvtuiF'- a. hy on tn
ar.t wash. This u 20 delicate shade
20 M. color rcguir,i. lust turned ffum
shiie. and should D. pot ou sm"uihlt
,ni sith grvat care. \ frw minute.
tul, arr Repaired fur drying; then thr
.hsding msy - commenced.
This l. perhaps thr mosi difficult part
- ~. work \ single psialm r~iuirv
.hading FROM the d~li,ats PINK I" 10"
ls.I-rsi r~i-ti,- gtr-n ~ lrsf d-ri~n-
"a gradually o. ru..si brown, ani The
hnght ,cllow folitg- o. flame color an'i
the scsflst hu~s ~ autumn.
Thrsr shade. can D. efi,vi-i only By
going over thsm Nith bui.h, carefully.
many time.
Th~ bru,h for shading in~ .b"ali -
one .lf. larger than the tracing bunsh,
ani ~ .oti, pliahic tcNiuv. this shoali
~ moi.ienc,l very lightly With The color
r,iuiry,i, nni each shade lsii to Try On
thT material t~forr adilng another.
Ry practics aud close observation ~
nataral tone and color tli- acme NAV D.
rachel al last. Thru will the I.erseyef-
lu. student flnd that with f~S stroke.
q the @wsli.laisn brush" shr can pro-
luc. 90. spray ~ ioNers az thu foliage
.hr IA. lah0rvl on 80 long and arduous.
liy. Water color. DO not prove durable
ga articir. ~ wearing apparel, hat iherr
!. q hrighin~.. ani transparency aiuui
thru particularly pleasing and desirable
Ia ar dsyoration. Pans, hand anil FIR
.cr-.n., msnisl ismbr~quins, aud such
articles a. ary not exposed o. fficiion
may - safely painted In water color..
Very effective trimming Tor scarf,
lamhf-quius, cushions, hsndkrrhisi
.achst., ETC., !. made by painting lace
-lging In waller colofs. The Lace Co D.
Ipainiei .hould h. ala ~iglng II an at
taril,c drsign, such q. h,c-leaNci
rp.s. q daisy or an asi.r. The drawing
boarl should - covered With white
lJanton flannel. of several thiCkn-ssss 81
muslin, and the clgiug carefully strst,h-
81 and pinned on the cloth. The paint.
should H. prepared the same as IN silk
paintlug. cNcvp, that morr molsiur, anil
larger brush are needed. \ sitter
bru.h may b. used With efficacy, ani
the WORK rapidly accomplished. \ def
haul ~ painting may nui.h from .lx to
light yaris If elglng IN DAY.
,srnins and lake arr the color. Tor
ross-. New blue, llghtrn-'i With ,hine."
shiir, make. mu.t delicate color Tor
the blue dai.y, and blue anil l,ke any de-
.ircd shade 81 purple for th~ astcr.
Chrome yellov ani burnt umier. pat on
alih a small ramsl's hair brush, should
make the c,n,er ~ the Hover.
y .oon a. the flr.t length ~ oiging l.
lry. Il csn b. carefully moved AMI fold-
Ell: thi. should b. continued a. ~.
painting progresses. IL Nill prevent It.
.iTctrhing aud drawing out of shape.
The gum water u.ed In the palni gi,e- Il
. proper degrve 81 Stiffness, aud keep.
the lac. from soiling.
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR Tre
HOUSEHOLD.
To sorTIN suors.-i,ub With castor
oil.
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