The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-15

trouble in keeping the paper from be-
ing daubed with paste. OF course, the
oack edge of the strip which is being
pasted lies on the reverse side of the
next strip This will not harm the
next strip.
The paste should be boiled and
cooled and free from Jumps. Apply
the paste with a soft brush, not toe
thickly, but evenly being sure that
every part of the paper has been
touched. Lay down the brush, wipe
paste off the fingers, clutch the right
end of the strip and with a quick
movement turn it over making fold
about thirty inches long. When fold
eu. the edges should be even. A lit
tie practice will enable one to drop 1t
into position very easily. Now draw
he strip to the right, letting it hang
over right end of board, if necessary
to bring balance of strip onto the past
ing board with the left end even with
the end of board; then paste the re-
mainder of the strip and fold it over
until left end almost touches the other
end.
Now you are ready to hang this
strip. Have your scaffold board ar
ranged just high enough so that you
can reach the ceiling easily. Tuck
soft cloth into your belt to wipe your
hands on if they become sticky, and
ii you do not have smoothing brushes
you will have to use new cloths fol-
smoothing the paper. Climb up with
your strip of paper, loosen the shorter
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trimmed edge even with your chalk
line, pressing the paper gently to the
ceiling. When the other folded end is
reached loosen it and let it hang down
over your hands; keep on going, al
ways keeping the paper just touching
the chalk line; then go over the strip
smoothing it from center to outer
edges, working out all the wrinkles
and pressing it down firmly. The
trimmed edge will extend about two
inches down the wall, and should have
from four to five inches drop at each
end. Proceed with the next strip in
the same manner and SO on until the
entire ceiling is covered.
Then cut the paper for the walls. Be
sure to allow good length, for it is
better to overrun a little than to gel
it too short. If your walls are not
straight, the paper will have to be
lined up occasionally. Begin papering
the walls where it will be least seen
as it may not match perfectly where
it meets. At the side of the chimney
is a good place.
Never try to turn a strip of paper
around a corner, as the corner viii
sure be rounded if this is done. Cut
the strip in two, allowing a half-incf
for tapping. If the strips extend over
the Dashboard at bottom, tap dowr
closely against the Dashboard and draw
a line with pencil or shears. Their
loosen the paper cut off along the line
anu brush back to place. If you have
no seam roller, be careful in brushing
your paper down along the seams an(
around the castings. This will not be
difficult if the edges have been care
fully pasted.
Next cut the border. The edges
of the border must not be trimmed un
til after it is pasted. And if 1t is 6
double band border it must not be GU
until after it is pasted. Paste and folt
as you did the other paper, being very
careful to keep the edges even. Their
trim OH the edges and, if double banG
border, cut apart along the center line
Begin putting the border in some cor
ner least seen, as you did the wall
18th ordinary care and patience any
one may do successful paperhanging