The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-11
i HOME-MAK1NG HELPS Here Is c Loue[y
 Sanitary Way to
 Decorate Walls
By WANDA BARTON

T1HE fad for painted walls is grew
 ing every day. In less enlightea.ga'
 years. only the walls of cabins 3f tenements and institutions of correctina were painSed- Cheapness in maintsi2 ance was the reSson.
 Thea hospitals began to insist upon perfectfY~sealed and weil-psinted walt Sanitation was the idea bahiad the de nand. The doctors carried the sugEeH- ton Into homes whose walls were be heved to breed disease within the sorna- times half-a-scors layers of wallpacsr
 Fashion began to sit up and notice She charrzfng effects of beautfut!: painted walls. Architects began t2 specify walls so perfectly plastered the-T would take the finest effects the brush of what became new art, could apP!y- And now painted walls have behind their use, all sorts of advocates from SCI entists to artists
 The newest paints for wall decoration are composed of non-ToisCD5us pig ments. and are so prepared that nos pnfv are they sanitary. but they are made waterproof. so that the walls may be washed frequently without danastns then, in the least There IS also avail able 9 wide range of tlnts- DeIfcats French grays, light buTs, cream and ivory white are especially popular for bedroom use.
 when there is real painting to be done it is economical to hlre Eoo' yatrter who understands his joh. One s.o,,Id sse., to it that he mixes the right proportion of zinc with his lead ne- cause the correct mixture makes the paint cover more surface; look better rod last longeC. If it Is impossible r" hire the expert it is wiser for hone al rnt to depend on the prepared mixed paints ,
 No matter what the finish Is t1 he inc first step is to use flat oil part on the wall for a priming coat This should be used as it comes rom .hS can hut if it should need Ettie th-h- ming a quarter-pint ot raw llilSeSu on may be used to quart or the p',HiL'
 AnDIv the paint as smoothly as Possinle' and allow at least three days Tor @ nus roat to dry and harden. The next co4t may be a glossy finish or a lIae 8il7 rwo shades of color are used the sue r,ars may have a glossy finish whiie de dado or border may be duly hihSheu- Many stencils are to be purcc2Sed Fe-iHS cut. special ones ll'aS oe "
 desired design ,z -,
 If the home decorator has an old wan .o deal with-one which has iormeriy haen papered-uhen all the paper must De removed This Iaay e1 .oltS oS 9 over the wall with hot water ana S-hstaxraSb brush Four ounces o1 sly- rarIne to a gallon of wateC VIII keep lhe water from drying out before II h%S softened the paper sutncien[E. 7N," The wall to remain wet for han an hour' tbeo scrape of the paper with three inch flat scraper. which may ne secured a+ any paint store "asn or all tns
 
 ths1 po over the whole wall WIth
 o1~e and warm water Let this dey Gov three days Then proceed With the prirning coat
 Roughly speaking, a gallon or pains xyiu cover three hundred square rect with two coats AL,
 In painting always begin at the top then ,o drinoings will spon the appearance ot tha iob- Paint only on dry surfaces and Tn dry weather. as moisture is rUinous t Daint Fall is the ideal season for +bis work indoors as well as outdoors. In rairtfng follow the sun. Begin on the sunny side of the room and follow the x,,D in it's course as far as possible.
 1Tbe cost of painting is chiefly ir the ,.ho- If inc man of the house has 8 --ood deal of time, he will save by doing his own painting Don't be afraid that the paipt will be too well worked into The surface, as this can't be done. El- how grease and good paint make . good job The novice will do well to avoid ,ha ,,se of .'boiled ol'' and dryers" .rbesA are only for experts who under stand their use. as there is enough of the .iryer'' used in the prepared paint. Where there are dryers present, s-hoil.d oiT' is an unnecessary addition.
 wall well painted this fall may be washed down during the spring clean ing days and touched. up with a single coat if it is shabby anywhere next fall. The wall will then be as fresh and pretty as when II was first done.