The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-08-04
70 BRIGHTEN ROOMS,

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70 BRIGHTEN ROOMS,
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+ must NOT be forgotten, in fitting
mp rooms, that the color and texture 81
the wall finish or paper has.very much
to do with the results. The soft-sur-
faced papers, in. the various shades OF
terra Gotta most affected BY artists, are
simply dung like when used in rooms
IN which the light is defective. 4 light
colored, rather glossy surface should
therefore be selected, and care should
be taken to consider whether the. room
i large or small, as upon this, depends
the size Of the figure and the, general
results Of the finished job ~. 5r,s,#.s ..
Very light paper with hits, of gold,
while not rs desirable rs q; background
for pictures and the like, is much more
satisfactory in q dull.,light. provided
one has anything to do but idle. The
dim religiouss,a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
industrious. It belongs. solely to art
exhibitions and quiet, contemplation.
OF course, it IS restful, bpt, that is not
by any means all of life. White and
gold are the most cheerful: colors. for
ordinary rooms, nand gold. finished pa
pers, it carefully bought, are but little
more expensive than some Of the hideous
ones we sometimes see. Where persons
can have rooms expressly for leisure,
and IN which they may arrange the art
treasures Of the household, they may
revel in terra Gotta. to their hearts con
tent: In this case a narrow picture
moldfing Of gold, or, as some prefer, OF
ebony. will be the preferred wall finish.
A new and rather taking style of hall
decoration is paper which, when ar:
ranged on the WALL, shows enormous
patterns -life-size hun ting scenes, land
scapes with animals, and the like.
There are rivals of the o1d-fashioned
cottages and pagodas, with fountains
and trees, similar to the patterns on
very old china. These are shown in
life-size, and are, of course. suitable
only for large. wall spaces.
The mistake of putting large figures
into small houses must not be made. 1t
suggests too close quarters to be pleas
ant or comfortable
T There are very pretty Japanese pa
pers, with, figures, fountains, and the
quaint characters with. which we are
familiar. Some of these designs require
two widths of paper to give them in
their completeness, bat are not large
and aggressive, like those previously
mentioned. . Indeed, conventionalized
Japanese, is rarely obtrusive, but is
quaint and restful, as we'll as illustra.
tive of the artistic and painstakine
peculiarities of this curious people.
There is a great deal of attention just
now given to wall-stenciling. This is
very pretty as well as very simple.
A kalsomine or soft coat, about the
consistency of the last finish of wall
plaster, is put on, and instead of being
made smooth, as is usually the case, is
laid on rough, and, if desired, may be
patted with a trowel or stiff brush tc
give it still more roughness. When this
is dry or nearly SO, the figures may be
! laid on with brush and stencil die
A set of stencils may be obtained at any
large color. shop They come in various
figures, and are useful for different pur.
poses; or one may, after examining a
single pattern, cut stencils after ones
own fancy. A wreath, figure, flower
| or any design may be chosen, and tbs
cutting done on the same principle as
will be observed in the purchased de.
sign. This is very simple, and one OF
two experiments will enable the anna.
teur to produce fairly good results. OF
course, practice makes perfect in this
as in everything else; but for an ordi
nary wall, with ordinary material, there
is no difficulty whatever in the work.
A very light gray ground, with blue
or gold ficur-de-lis, will make a pretty
wall. A dado, extending up from the
Dashboard about two or two and a hall
feet, may be put in in slightly darke,
gray. An edge of overlapping leaves
as a band, next to the main field of the
wall, will make neat finish.
The frieze should be about eight te
sixteen inches from the ceiling dowr
the wall, depending on the height Of
the room. A very high ceiling will per
NIT much wider frieze than low one
1t should always be borne in mine
that the lower portion of the wal
should be in darker shade that the
upper portion; that is, if there is any
difference at all. Otherwise the room
will have an upside-down look, which
is very difficult, if not impossible, t.
manage in an artistic fashion.-N. Y
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