Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-04-08

| harmonizing better with grass and fol-
iage.
White is attractive for certain types
of homes. notably the old farm house
and the colonial style. White paint is
less durable than light tint, according
to chemists of the department Of agri-
culture. They advise adding a little
cream or buff, or a tinge Of gray to add
to the life Of the coat.
| Some houses of the bungalow type
look we'll in two colors, one for the lower
part and another color, or different
shade of the same color, for the upper
half. This effect needs careful plan
ming. 1t is often abused, SO that instead
of harmonizing. the two colors contrast
vividM and the house seems divided
against itself.
Materials for painting should be of
good quality. as cheap grades. grades 90 not a last
Whether the wall to be covered is out
side or within, the surface should be
carefully prepared before printing. If
the old coat is in fairly good condition,
and not too thick it may not be neces-
sary to scrape it off, but rough places
where the paint has cracked or peeled
must be scraped and and-papered.
The surface to be coated should be
absolutely dry, free from dust, and
smooth. Outdoor painting cannot be done
we'll on a windy or showery day. Wind
drives dust, insects, straw and papers
against the wet paint, while rain streaks
it and spoils the smoothness. Even for
indoor work, dry weather is preferable.
| The first coat of paint is more import
ant than the outer coat. a. it fills the
pores Of the wood or plaster and pre-
vents moisture from getting in. This
printing is best applied thin and smooth,
with special notice taken to leave no
pores OF the surface material untitled.
1t takes week or more for the printing
to dry properly. To add the surface
coat to damp priminS is to make cracks
and peeling certain, as the under coat
will continue to contract until it is dry,
and the resulting tension will be over
come BY the paint cracking.
Inside painting follows practically the
same rules as outside work. The main
thing to remember is to put a thin,
smooth coat on a dry, smooth surface.
A thick coat Of paint does not, as might
be supposed, have extra wearing prop
critics. The reason is that the tensile
strength of a thick layer is so strong
that it does not contract and expand
with the wood, and when the wood ex-
strain. In apparent contradiction to
this is the fact that three or four coats
are more lasting than two.
I Colors are as important inside the
house as out. A scientist who made ex-
periments to test the effect Of certain
colors on school children reported that
red caused temporary stimulation, fol-
lowed by reaction and Z headache. The
effect Of blue was calmness and serious
ness; green. increased vitality and hap
piness; yellow, amiability; and black,
melanchOlia.
As rule, pale ints are most appro-
pirate for coloring plaster walls. Cream,
blue, green, soft yellow and pink are
tints most used. Pink and yellow, warm
colors, are best in darker rooms, and
the cooler colors, the blues and green's
for. sunny walls.
In painting several rooms it 10 usually
best to complete one room at time, ~
this results in a minimum of disturbance
The order Of procedure. if walls aud