New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
HOUSEHOLD TALK.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN.

More detailed information has been asked for In
regard to stains suggestions for which were published
in last sundays Tribune Tell me- says cor
respondent about brushes, wher; 10 buy them, ana
what to buy how to mix the coors and how TO
apply them when mixed, in short he y Il { OF
house-stalnng.S Let fancy, o, reader, that yon
have Just built new cottage in of the many pretty
suburbs of NcwYor Ii Is wee nest, but fresh IN
its pretty ncwncss. Small rs 1t Is, however there
il great deal Of work to do with brush ana
needle before it be homelike and comfortable.
painter at SO the day will take great deal of money
and O woman who needs that money for other Things
easily do her painting. especially If she mas
moderately intelligent man of al work to assist her
In the first place. to brushes, you can purchase at
any paint shop what IS necessary. DO not get ihem
too heavy, rs they will tire y0u: a medium round
brush a Nat brush about six inches wide small
liner" to mark the edges and Into corners ana you
have enough. Aftcr You have bought them SOAK
them In water for half day to swell the WOOD ana
prevent the falling ont Of the briscs and they are
then rpadv for use Lard cans are most useful for
mixing your stains. but If you buy that article III
more economical fashion tin vegetable cans VIII w
II the top il cut entirely Out.
To begin with the hall, | shoud recommend II
yon are undecided about the color raw sienna rather
than darker STAN. doe" not show dis' OF lo''
MARKS, and II harmonizes with any rug Inc hal VI
pound can of prepared paint mixed with En Oh
quite u large room.
Now take your small brush and paint line aronhu
tho ciCD Of your floor to prevent your large bush H"
smirclIlng the walls. Then with the round paint
brush paint the lengths Of board with the gram o ,lo
wood when stopping your work always comple~ tl"
hoard On, which YOU are working; thus the STAN VIII
look equal and even. Take low chair by all means
as You can then paint your lengths Of boards WI" very
little fatime merely moving the chair when desired
This is certainly not professional. but u HIS poo"
tested and found most satisfactory.
The fat brush is for the hard oil hhsh "fl'h So"
cop ann,v ~ soon A. the stain is dry to the touch
Then leave it for twenty four hours. at least beioIo
placing any furniture upon it. In the last paper wax
was recommended a. the neatc,t, clcancst and most
attractive way to keep floor after IT has been
vanished.
Nov for the floors Of the drawing and dining rooms
For the first if YOU do not mind a little trouble 'N
a border It la, a very pretty effect and Is not mu'H
work With a piece of chalk draw strHI" mo
about a foot and a half from the wall then WIN inc
small brush paint over il broad nat line and anothcr
line If canal width against the wall. Now draw a
reor,c,rical drurc-ary figure viii do-On brown paper
nearly A. large A, the width Of border Cnt ou'
and with your CHALK draw lines around II AZ "iH III
lance, from each other and connect your hSFe' WIN
lines curved or straight As you Hkc-thc gconctrcal
figures 10 be filed in soldy with stain. This border
NAV be put on after the entire floor has been stained
OF course the border may be made elaborate a. one
wishes one floor which done IN tn- way
Wa very successful. The parquct t~cf wa stained
with raw SIENNA and the figure on the border done
in Pyn.sian blue II YOU like browns, try IA" umpcf
for your dining room 1t Will DE sure 20 please YOU
hrt u must be well dluedOnc gill of turp"tihc 10
third # pound 81 tie umber II you WISH IL
darker add more OF tho color