Evening star., 1924-05-09
Books and Pictures

careful not to have a chain that Is
too heavy or too light for the picture.
To fasten unframed pictures on a
wall so that the wind cannot tear
them loose. take narrow ribbon or
passepartout binding and some brass
tacks: begin at one corner and fasten
a tack through the ribbon or binding
and the picture, then stretch the rib
bon or binding to the next corner OF
the picture. then another tack, and so
on clear around the picture. Use rib
bon or binding to harmonize with the
ccior in your picture and the effect
will be very pretty.
Small pictures all framed alike may
be hung by festooning them on
pretty cord. This will give the ehect
OF one picture. Very small pictures
of different shapes should be grouped
and hung from a small brass rod
similar to an extension curtain rod.
To be in good taste, paintings and
photographs of friends and members
of the family should never be dis
played in drawing rooms and par
lors and only sparingly in the less
formal living room. They belong to
the bedroom or private sitting room.
Frnming Special Prints.
Many old prints make charming
decorations for the modern house
replaced by others more suitable in
appearance An old black and white
print or nezzo-tint is seen at its best
in a narrow black frame which is
embellished according to the subject
treated For prints which are slight
" lighter in tone tiny border OF
gold on the inside edge OF the frame
is best An easy way to obtain this
is to purchase a plain light WOODEN
frame to At the picture and then
enamel il black. Then take lensth
of ordinary narrow embroidery edg-
ing Turn the raw edge under the in
side edge of the frame and roll the
embroidered edge over to the INSIDE
rim Of the front OF the frame. Glue
II down evenly and then varnish IT.
With some gold paint gid It careful
ly. picking out the pattern only ana
do not snnudge the black background.
Finally varniSh il again and there
will result a real old-style frame like
ebony and ormolu to suit lovely
print.
Sometimes prints are oval in shape
and these look very well set in gold
and black square frames. The spaces
in the corners where the oval print
does not meet the square frame must
he flled in, and this is done by enam-
cling black the inside Of the glass
itself that covers the picture. Cut
a cardboard shape exactly to fit the
oval print. Place II on the glass and
enamel round il. II Is very simple
and very effective, and II small gilt
line on the inside edge will give an
added finish.
Value OF Mirrors.
Mirrors are not only useful and
beautiful in themselves. but they ar-
centuatc and rNreat surrounding
beauties. Like all other articles OF
furniture. mirrors should be in keep
ing with your house, your room. and
the particular place certain mirror
is intended TO reflect in that room.
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apartment the use of mirrors will
apparently add foot after foot of
space.
Since all the beauty OF a room ap-
parently can he extended by the use
of large. small. long. oval and square
mirrors, hung At the right height. at
the right angle. and with sufficient
light, is there any other piece OF fur
riture in your house that can add as
much as mirrors
Be sure to place a mirror so that
il will reflect the objects that are
worthy OF it. such as a valuable paint-
ing or print. for instance. a full
length mirror between two windows
will reflect much that is desirable
The objects that you place immedi-
much beauty II well chosen. Lighted
candles or flowers produce charm
ing effect. All the spring flowers,
such as dafodils. larkspur, cosmos. or
noppieS, when placed here. OF course,
double their beauty of color and form.
Another thing that mirror does
successfully is to bring light into
room. For instance, if you have
room with windows at right angles.
place one or two mirrors so that they
form a part of the motive OF the
various pieces of furniture on the
walls where the windows are. and
notice the light added to your room.
For rooms with a northern exposure,
for rooms shaded with porch or trees.
the mirror can play an important
part in adding light
There are many kinds and shapes or
mirrors to choose from. There are
plain mirrors, decorated mirrors, old
mirrors. shining new mirrors. lage mir
rors. tiny mirrors, oval ones, long
ones, slim ones, and round or square
ones. Every room and every member
Of the family may be supplied with
one to suit the taste.