Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-10-26
A Pretty and Attractive Nursery.

There are always mothers who. Ike
love. can lind the way" to do what ought
to be done And this Is a way that one
mother found TO furnish a nursery pref
tily and without a large outlay. but with
not yard OF stuff In II that could not
so to the laundry as often as necessary.
The first attention was given 70 the
walls. II was imagined that when pic
ture papers were produced. the question
of nursery walls was answered. But the
doctors declared this paper was injurious
on account OF the large quantity Of ar
senic used In the colors, and that the pa
per poisoned the air OF the nursery. So
the wallpaper was entirely done away
with, and the unbleached muslin hung In
Its place.
This muslin makes perhaps the cheap
est covering Of any, but there are great
number Of washable cotton stu1s that
make excellent wall coverings. all 10 be
had FOR n few cents a yard IL colored
wall is desired. soft pink. or bun. or
blue chambray is the thing. Unbleached
canvas is good: awning canvas and tick
ing are also good. II they have not too
pronounced a stripe or too brilliant colors-
A damask In an unbleached linen shade.
with a twilled and a satin stripe alter
mating makes the prettiest kind OF wall
hanging.
In hanging the cloth It Is not advisable
TO sew the stripes together. II is extreme
ly difficult to hang the cloth smoothly II II
Is in a very large piece. Better hang II
one strip at a time. lacking 1t rather close
ly with brass headed lacks Another way
Is 10 bring the two edges together and
tack them with occasional small tacks
to fasten them in place. then run strip
along the seam to conceal the selvedge.
A better effect, though II may prove
somewhat more expensive, Is gained by
covering the strips with half-inch wood
en- molding. which may be purchased at
any wallpaper shop at about four cents
foot and painted 90 match the eolOring
Of the cloth.
Is n Fascinating tnsk. IL you can draw
the designs yourself. you can save the
small cost OF one. and moreover have
something Individual II you cannot.
have n design made for strip OF closh
about eighteen inches deep by three feet
wide. Or II you prefer. take one Of the
paper panels now so much used for
childrens' rooms. and trace or the de-
sign on thin paper. The stiff outline Is
all You need. Then retrace from this on
n heavy paper and with Il manicure scis-
~
stencil. Re careful not TO make the open
Ing more than scant eighth Of an
inch. SO that no more than tie outlin"
OF the figures is transferred.
No matter what material was used for
the main part of the wall. the unbleached
muslin Is the best for the border. Lay
the stencil in the strip, pinning II to keep
In place while you work. and trace with
black paint the outline cut In the stencil.
Common house paint, thinned 10 the
proper consistency with turpentine. is the
best to till Ia the outlines. using a small
artists brush. This paint costs about
fifteen cents n can. and when thlnned
properly Is trebled In quantity. An even
more artistic effect can be produced with
n wax crayon. Many of these are war
ranted to wash. though II is better TO
make sure by washing a small sample
first.
Once the black outlines are on. the rest
is child's work. Just fill in all the spaces
with fat color. now pink - blue for
child's frock. now brown or black for a
boys trousers. 1t Is advisable to leave
quite a little OF the white ground IN
touched. as for stockings. an occasional
dress, sunbonnets. sailor collars. etc.