The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-04
Shadow Painting Said to Be a
Growing Fad With the
Ladies'.
COST is ONLY MEDIUM
rs a Good Plan to Experiment on
Something Cheap Before At
tempting to Decorate Ex-
pensive Materials.

Washington Star: Hand palnted
gowns and dress accessories decorated
In a similar n are considered
quite exclusive. and will be fashionable
Tor summer wear. Not only silks, but
Inexpensive muslins, lawns and or
candies are transformed into beautiful
fabrics by this simple means. AS the
method is within the reach of any one,
the deft-tingered woman can obtain
surprising results.
An exquisite party gown recently
seen was worn by a young girl, who
whispered into the ears of an admiring
friend that the costume cost less than
t15. This statement was explained
satisfactorily by the informant, who
said that she had decorated the cos
tune herself.
The dress was a soft white diapha-
nous affair. made of organdy, and with
row after row of billowy flounces. The
entire gown was sprinkled with violets,
tichu of lace hung in long loops in
'front.', and at the end of each one was
suspended a bunch of violets made Of
ribbon, II tied with violet %louisine
silk bows. Violets were also painted
On the White kid slippers worn with
lets were painted on the white fan
This effect was obtained by the use
of violet dye, which was applied with
q brush, after the flowers were out
lined on the fabric. Blotting p
was placed underneath the cloth while
painting 1t, to absorb all moisture n
TO prevent the dye from spreading. The
material vas then left to dry, and aft
erward another coat OF a lighter violet
was put on the blossoms to shade
them. A green leaf here and there
udded to the artistic effect of the gown.
1t is a good plan to experiment first
On cheap muslin before attempting
more elaborate. There nay be some
trouble at first with the dye or water
color paints spreading, but with a lit
tie care this difficulty can be over
come.
One of the prettiest gowns seen dec
grated with this shadow painting was q
white silk painted with wild roses. The
White ;nousseline boa, edged with a
ruching, had q wild rose dotted here
and there on the edge. A white silk
head scarf, edged with a three-inch
chiffon f%lounce, was also decorated
with roses. . "
One Way to Do 1t.
Another clever idea for painting on
fabrics Is to take a daintily colored pic
ture of the desired size and design and
lay it upon the cloth. Prick holes in the
picture with a needle, following the out
ille Closely. liner take a Small bag
filled with lampblack or fine crayon and
rub over the perforated outlines. When
the paper is removed the design will be
found outlined IN the material. OF
curse, there should be a contrast be-
tween the fabric and the powder used
in outlining.
For this mode, before beginning to
paint, Stretch the silk or fabric upon a
board on the table. Paint with a fine
pointed brush, being careful that the
outlines are exactly followed, and that
the colors match the design. Lay the
water color paint upon the fabric light
ly at first, for, If it is too thick, 1t may
crack and ruin the picture.
Before using the paint should be
thoroughly mixed with gold size or
opaque mixture. Should the work look
dull when finished it can be brought out
by using sicatif lightly upon the sur
face. Another good plan is to place
the colors on blotting paper two or
three days before using, SO that all the
oil will be absorbed.
This latter mode Of decorating is more
appropriate for soft pillows, pin cush-
ions, portieres and such articles thar
for dresses and furbelows.