The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
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!, sive when done right with whatever rugs
can be afforded. To stain a floor thor
| oughlv. however. requires much patience.
If The housewife attempts the work
herself, she will find these suggestions
useful:-First, carefully wash the floor,
| then fill the cracks with putty A paint
er first carries a brush of paint over a
few cracks at a time, pressing the putty
along these to make sure Of its sticking
in the cracks. Scrape away spots along
the boards before either painting or
staining. The stain should be put on with
a hat brush and with the grain Of the
wood, going over only a small space az
a time. when paint is used 1t usually
takes forty-eight hours for the pant 70
dry hard, and ii is better to keep the
room closed during that time. Two coats
of good paint once a year should Keep
a floor looking well. Th second coat may
have a little varnish mixed with II. 10
keep a painted or stained f1oor LOOKING
| mid il should be cleaned frequently with
4 flannel rag and crude oil. the anna
teur will find it difficult to wax floors, as
! this requires more experience ana
, strength than the average housewife mas.
Enamel paints, the same as those useo
on metal bedsteads, have been tried with
good results in artistic rooms winch Wsrs
not subject to hard usage. Thus q very
pretty and dressy room has white Wooa-
work, blue denim wainscoting and plue
enamel floor covering. One lngeHloVs
h-omemaker has even ventured on enamel
white for the floor border, but this can
hardly be recommended. Hare Wocu
floors owing to their costliness, are mn
possible for people living in rented houses
and small apartments Old ana greasy
| floors should be scrubbed with soap ana
SAND before r~epainting.
A stylish effect is produced in a recep-
ton room by covering the floor with a
plain velvet filing Of some color TO mar
monte with the scheme of the room ana
then placing over this a few rugs OF GOOD
quality and dull colors. A plain mating
may be used at less expense with oae or
two Oriental rugs. A point worth rerneln-
bering is that a breath of royal Wilton IS
wider than the regular bordering. Mat
tings in small conventional designs ana
all over patterns wear better than SOFIA
colors. but are not nearly such gpod BACK
grounds for rugs. A well lined mating
also wears much better than one put up
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ssat a Stone If rich dark blue or purple.
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novel buttons cost sl.20 each. and are
asnec;allv effective when worn with dark
shades If ve1vet
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oh,a tbara i room for one more. ii is for
an organization which would bring to-
gethar esneciaIlv on. Christmas. those
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