New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26

stencil, and painting first the upper and ten the lower
lines On this waved line, which may be used as stem
of vne the vine-leaves may be separately stenceu
such wave line may give the motif" Tor much Deu-
tful decoration. After experimenting niue very
MANY different effects may be produced with the same
stencil by simply changing the position. wave lines
with crabs Holsters and fishes would make pretty
border for seaside cottage diningroom. Leafy ell
fects are charming; few leaves may be put in different
positions and introduced into groups so thau very lew
would observe that the image was repeated ana
a picture of LEAKAGE may be covered with repeuuoh
from the same stencil in such manner as simply to
render the LEAKAGE dense spray of leaves with
a few extra stencils of other leaves may be so man
aged that it will have the effect Of thick foliage, the
first leaves are stenced in dark green the next set in
sage green and the third setn very light green the po
sion of the stencils being constantly changed. The
groundwO for such effect should be done In the
lightest of yellow greens. single stencil is always
used for a single color
II might interest the chdrento DO their own nursery
walls in the following manner:
Paint band Of about three feet OF any color pre-
ferTed as background; incose this in two lines, top
and bottom, from to two inches in width OF any
contrasting color Now from the nursery books let
the children copy gotesque figures they choose ON
the stencil paper-Kate Greenaway figures, birds. but
terfes frogs anything that has clear cut-out line
and let them stencil them where they please on the
colored border in black paint, only being taken
not TO overlap each others figures. Otherwise they
may be as close as they like These silhouetes have
very amusing effect
To cut stencil first draw the pattern thin paper
and then lay your cardboard you can get regular
stencillng paper If you prefer then with Fabers
IHIlH pencil draw over the pattern. This will cause
II to be distinctly marked on the board. Having
drawn over the pattern carefully with softer pencil,
lay It on wooden board and cut il out with very
sharp penhnfe. Certain rules, however must be
carefully observed for all intricate work. and here, TO
make the directions clearer, will quote from an ex
ceent manual on the subject in ans design wherever
a leaf, q band or an arm line OF picture crosses
another there will be naturally shadow both sides
cast from the upper band or line upon the lower.
Now is Just on either side Of such crossing or inter
section that the stays ties must generally be cut
with the result that the bit Of ground color which they
leave looks like intended shadow. In fact, there
few designs however elaborate, in which every tic
cannot be 50 placed to produce good bit Of shadow
The point at which the stem OF leaf or fruit is dis
connected with It's burden and the blank spaces around
every grape for instance in bunch. all initiate real
shadows. In this iudcious arrangement Of ties" or
stays" consists the art Of sencillng and ii may
be carried 80 any extent But for simple work such
ntricacies not necessary ono easily sec. for
example, how, with using single stencil Of conven
tionazed form and putting IL above and below waved