New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.


The photograph frame in the accompanying cut
is French in style. The background is stained rose
wood The most Of the scroll is sattnwood win
touches OF green The flowers are mahogany req.
Green is used for all the leaves. and the fruit Is
russell hue The basket is stai0ed green ana sd'in'
wood.
The work is now ready for French polishing BUY
a few cents worth of white shellac. Break one
ounce into small pieces put into clean bottle and
pour over It two and half ounces Of methyiated
sniritg Cork TO prevent evaporation. Snake oc-
caslonaly and 1t ought TO be ready for polishing
I'm about twenty-four hours
Provide yourself with cotton wadding. old nneh
and Old sandpaper The first process Is 'iaddifs
I'm" or "bodying up" The object is to get very
thin film OF sheliac evenly o'cl '''0 '
OF the wood. , 4,
Mako a pad Of waddng. Some people make "
by covering a penny with wadding 10 se' a. ~,
fat surface below. but most people rely upo. 80
waddlng alone. Sprinkle small quantity Vi '"e
noI,sh upon the waddlng, and then incase III
covering OF old linen. See that 1t is without 'i.a
or wrinkle and that when you hold II IN !ou' re-"
hand all corners and edges are drawn UP Vo"aiu
,he palm Press the linen surface with '.e 'e
hand 10 get It evenly moistened Dy the p"'' o."
commence at the left hand top corner 10 i"' ~ %
gently. moving your hand round ana ohNS.u
until you reach the right hama Top co'ne are
work back again to the left hand side des sr
lover down Continue this round ana rouhG h boii
ward rubbing until you have gone over ,, e min.
surface Leave the wood for AT least smS' IN re-
utes the longer the better 10 get Dry anu ,t v ma
peat the process. When you Wlsn ~ anG moisien
rubber remove the linen rag from II aau ag The
the wadding never put the polish on me rag forfb
wood may require to have 1hlIu onnIeta but YOU
rubbing before the fading IN Is coinpeb nn,fing
must never try 20 hurry the pro process ~ mill the
thick coats Of it. o PH, y bard "G' yoa can leave
tll the following day so much me pettet' s,a,nina
the FIRST coat Of fs9 dnS less IS pSeRP6a condition.
before the fading IN drop OF water iallins lp 70
would be disastrous 80 a. Is posS5e between the
attaining and the fading in. should the, me n nns
become soiled with stain l :u taHe i'eS
that tne The fadng in has become thoroughly hard
take piece a 2f GlG s and lightly Yog
have only to level the shelac. so pe very ,edinus
pToct 80 to get high polish and requires frea
pa ence Provide yourself with little spr,ts
raw iinseed oil. and have some methylated sPii's
M AK your rubber exactly you did before but
urnn of raw nnseed oil OH the forehnger OF your
left hand and rub T. over I Inc en be applied TO
NE waddine never to the linen, but the tiny drop
o. Of must be put on Tine 4en Now apply the
rubber just before. rubbing so gey en Una" !, ths
pad gets dry little more pressure may oe Iad
but no sound of rubbing should be heard ha arc
rSb5%s mould 3oS Sn Would F be Obliged sadpaper
away your work and begin ever again. Son,nue os ~
d dRpyE before fo@' aS Si RRrSH put .,
few coats decrease tne qutltIty u
oil untu AZ the end you use none at all The polish
oso should be more scantily used as you progress.
n much oil Is used, the polish becomes u N.Y., 60
few days although II may LOOK brlght Whet y. III
applied. couple OF hints that aSe useaa ~, al
member are that II you not using sufiicent OH
no wood feels sticky under the rubber, II you arc
using too much the rag becomes black ana sniittt
II vou are working in too cold room me Po,nsn.
any room in which Is comfortable heat 70 SIT I'm ~
viii be sufficiently warm, provided you Keep 'o0'
work out of a draught
"sPIRITING OFF"
"sp,riting off, is a process used as finale %
many professional poshers, but 1t Is one tha' anna
tours should avoid until they have immense eAp .
,oo ord have thoroughly mastered the pusihess'
"a n badly done it quite ruins the worh ina ..a
gone before and you have to go oaeh y ~" 80 60
ming again To spirit off you take ires ppnrnkie
,ta'e enoos,en the wadding with sisnt i,nen
20 ,nss,hrated spirits. Cover the pau VIZ, cnvar
r Oh is 81 shows wet through pu. on ~, ,Sobtlv
which should be bareI Role surface Of your work
ana quvhS s,,cb safer plan for an amateur 70 IA
q, "a mSsten the pad with polish , az on the linen
a small dash OF Spills rnedng coat use smaller pro.
cover. ~ nniish but at time apply me sP'i ~
POI W" IN ali these last coats the co'e' '
merely DAMP mo the subject of polishing IT VIII 10
Be1ore 10 a,,n once more the necessary Oh "a.n
Wen 70 ,tontv ti one coat OF polish Is pe,t i sIi
b5ope putting another IL tm me, is applied il
soft IN tne 20 , srd give a ragged and unsighty ap
VII that nothing but sanapapef"s "
PEI beeinning again VIII remesay, ,a 10 carefully
'els nsmber 10 polish the margin quiee o oxerook
Rem nontre beginners are liable 10 onet ~ =
az thg no not be afraid 10 examine your ME 4, ysrv
. trong light from time TO tiIns, etaachar n you
sssarrhing but 1t is an exeeheh' 's~
really wish to learn.