The broad ax., 1915-06-12
PAINT AND PAINT BRUSH.
Now Is the Time When Bright Sunlight
Shows All the Dingy Places.

Now Is the Time When Bright Sunlight
Shows All the Dingy Places.
Paint and paint brush should be as
close friends Of the housewife as are
needle and thread. Perhaps it Is the
unconscious psychology exercised on
women by good paint advertising or
perhaps. it is because they are skillful
at it that they enjoy odd bits Of paint
ing about the house. The can Of ready
mixed covers a multitude Of sins Of
commission from heels, hands, knocks,
scrapings and rough treatment gener-
ally.
There is the baby buggy Of wicker,
stained and dirty from long use A
small can of stain and a couple OF
coats Of black on the springs and
wheels will make il Withstand the still
harder test Of spring showers. Then,
baby's iron crib looks as though ii has
incipient measles where baby has dent
ed or the enamel with the stock Of its
toy gun. Two coats, or, better, three,
Of white paint and enamel will cover
up the bIisters and make the crib as
sanitary and pleasing as when new.
On close inspection the gas stove
and its pills. appear rustily dingy and
down-in-the-mOuth, as it were. All, just
the thing! A small can Of special stove
paint In black will make the stove
CLEAN happily again and remove its
unkempt air. Perhaps, too. the radia-
tors are spotted and shineless- 1t Is
only the work Of a half hour TO paint
them with special silver or gold radia-
tor paint
The kitchen is an important field for
the use Of paint brush and paint Ere
quently unsightly plumbing can, as
suggested. be made attractive by the
various lacquer paints. The pantry
shelves need never be hard to clean
If they are treated to one or two coats
Of white enamel Table drawers also
can be painted, which will prevent
them from absorbing grease and get
ting so dirty. The legs and front OF
the ordinary kitchen table will look
better and stay cleaner longer If given
a coat Of paint harmOniZing with the
other colors In the room Wooden salt
boxes, strips on which to hang uten-
sis, the space between shelves in many
closets, can all be made brighter and
more sanitary by a liberal use Of paint.
Under the head Of paint must be in
Guided the great variety Of stains COM
bined with varnish or various other
wood finishes. These are particularly
useful In touching up" floors, wood
work, certain pieces Of furniture, and
in staining sOiled wicker and basket
work. Perhaps 1t is a favorite rocker
which has been kicked and knocked
until the finish is spoiled. It Is not
very difficult to touch it up or to re-
finish it entirely. first sandpapering it
to remove the old varnish and then
handling it as II it were an entirely
new piece. Taborets, small tables,
stools, all these can be made TO wear
longer and appear Ike new If treated
to the magic Of the paint brush
All woods with exposed pores absorb
moisture and grease Water enters the
pores, causes them to swell and thus
become disfgured- The more imper-
vious the wood surface can be made
the easier il Is to keep It clean and
the longer the wood win last Paint
varnish and stain. whose base should
always be the best Iinseed oil, ill the
pores Of the wood, coating and render
ing 1t impervious. And paint Is not
hard to clean II is the open, untreat-
ed woodwork which looks dingy, alb
serbs grease and Is hard to care for.