The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

This 6raaon.
The knowledge Of the use OF stains
and varnsshes and how TO polish and
clean furniture is invaluable % an
economical housekeeper. who can
easily. with the help Of an intelligent
maid. keep her house clean and bright
and ireahen Il up when need be. with
out calling IN the aid OF an expensive
workman. Formerly stains we're con-
fined 10 the c0lors nearly resembling
natural woods. but OF late al colors are
used-grecns. blues. reds and yellow
which partake In no sense Of the nE.
ture Of the paint. but stains pure and
simple, showing the grain OF the wood
The most fashionable stain at pres
ent for cottage furniture IL green. not
sage green. but a good. old-fashioned
regular green, which when rubbed we'll
into the pores OF the wood and then
polished Is really beautiful. The two
transparent colors. Prussian blue and
raw sienna. make. when mixed to-
gether, an excellent green, OF II a
brighter tint ls desired. gamboge and
Prusslan blue. A very little OF the
latter goes a great way. az Il Is alto
gether the mos. powerful color kn0wn
and completely overcomes any othei
pigment n mixed IN equal proportions
In staining. Il should be borne In mind
that II IL not paint. but stain. and thai
a very little should BE- used. a pound
being sufficient 10 stain a whole sci
o; furniture.
To get a good color the wood must b,
light Oak, yellow or white pine. ma,
pie. any Of these are suitable. and thl
more grained the better. the molr,
effect Of birds'-eye maple, the heayl
markings Of oak and the picturesque
knot 30 often seen In yellow pine al
coming out particularly well through
the translucent color.
The best way 10 apply stain am
bring out the grain Of the wood IL 4
put Il on quite thick and rub II OF
with a linen or cotton rag. aud Il 4
absolutely necessary that the WOO
should be IN rs natural condition with
out paint or varnish BY sending
special order 20 the manufacturers
Is easy TO get sets Of furniture with
out either; but n II Is an ola plec
that is 10 be renovated 1t mus, b
thoroughly scraped After staining.
coat OF hard oil finish may be apple
as a filler, and then. after Il "a drj
Il should be rubbed all over with n
prepared becswax that comes In can
for floors. and then rubbed with
flannel cloth until II Is quite shin
and bright. After the WAX Is rubbe
on Il should be allowed 70 harden b
fore polishing H. Prussian blue alon
makes very pretty peacock blu
stain, raw sienna a yellow or oranE
according 70 the amount OF color use,
crimson lake lovely red. burnt siet
ma an almost exact imitation Of ne
mahogany. All these are what al
called transparent colors. and ar
therefore. especially adapted for stain
but even opaque oolors. II put on thi
enough 10 show the grain Of the WOO
produce sometimes very pretty effect
White on certain woods has a milk
opalesque colorinS that Is very Ia
monious with delicate ehlntzes. Ligl
blue, canary yellow. apple green az
pink all may be used on woodwork
stains II applied In the way that hou
painters call printing that Is. OF
coat Of paint put on 20 thin that
shows the markings OF the wood b
meath. Georgia pine looks partlcula
iy well when treated In this way.