The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-09-04
POKER M GLASS.
No Reference to the Game Of Pairs, but
to . Form of Art.

NC Reference 20 tne Game OF xo1r0p OuS
to . Form of Art.
For a long time poker work, or
Typography, has been a fashionable
art, but until recently it has been
generally applied to wood only.
Now, however, glass typography is
being taken up, and thus quito q
now field is being opened in this fas.
cinating branch of decorative work.
In the newer form of typography tho
burning process is exactly the same
as in the old poker work on wood.
which is now so we'll known, only
the platinum point is made many
degrees hotter for the glass-indeed
it can scarcely be too hot to accom-
plish the desired result, and there
fore it needs to be of special hard
ness. This being tho case, art deal
ers now sell points made on purpose
for glass typography.
The glass used is the ordinary
plate, and through it the design can
readily be traced with the hot point
by those who have not the skill to
draw offhand, which saves all trou-
bic of transferring the pattern. An
other advantage which glass has
over wood is that it has no grain,
and therefore the lines Of the novice
arc not marked by that unevennt IS
which characterizes the work of a
tyre in the art of wood burning.
Glass typography may be adapted
to the decoration of mirrors, screens,
panels, etc., and if carefully done
will be found an excellent imitation
of engraved work of the finest kind,
and the effect, if a good design bo
chosen, will be most delicate and
beautiful. Just a white frosted de-
sign ON the clear glass looks very
we'll, but the worker will soon be
ambitious of better things.
A pretty piece Of the work shows
a loose bunch of oxeye daisies and
field grasses burned into ordinary
clear plate glass. The design when
first executed had a frosted appear
ance, but this was removed by care
fully scraping off all roughness with
a sharp knife, thus leaving the
daisies and grasses in clear outline.
Tho work in that state was beauti.
full, but it was made more so in the
; following manner: A layer of gold
paint was carried entirely over part
of the design, all the etched lines
being filed with it.
To effect this a pad of soft cloth
was used damped with turpentine
to remov all the gold on the fiat
surface between the lines. An ordi.
nary paper stump with rag over il
was used to clean off the rest. This
left merelya fine gold traoery on the
glass, and on turning the plate il
seemed to stand in relief on its sur.
face, though it actually only showed
through from tho other side. A
thick coat of ivory enamel was then
laid OH, great care being taken not
to drag up the gold from the lines
This gave the effect of ivory an6
gold from the other side and rem
dored the glass opaque.
Any other lustra OF metallic pain
may be used instead of gold, and thu
color of the enamel may be chosen
to suit the fancy. In working in re
member that the point must be KEEP
at almost white heat, that it mus
DO perfectly clean, and that it mus
not be used for wood s%corching
Should the point be insufficient,
heated no amount Of forco will affec
the glass, but it will injure the poin
itself. The pressure on the poin
must be- firm and steady, but no
hard. It is not we'll to work too Ion,
upon one spot, for the heat SHOULD
be distributed as much as possible
The special point for glass pyroe
raphy is furnished with an lime
mechanism for generating heat, and
though the work may be done wit
an ordinary point heated to almos
white heat, still the process is ted;
Gus and the tool will soon be to
much damaged for further use.-
Buffalo Express.
I "Widows' Row"
The half square on Berks stree
between Twentieth and Woodstoc
8 streets is known to all who are a
9 quainted with the neighborhood ,
the "Widows' Row." This is due
, the fact that no less than II berea'
ed wives reside within its confine
3 All of these are said to be handson
3 and thrifty. Five of them r g
] gagged in business for themselve
and II have very comfortable j
comes. Two years ago there we
D % widows in the row, but four ha'
made nev ventures on the matt
. monial sea since that time, and tv
have joined their husbands in a
other land. 1t would be q breach
confidence to mention the numb
who will be remarked before t
. close of the year, but it is safe