Evening star., 1928-05-25

ana door screens and getting out the
porch furniture 1t is good plan to
so over these things, so that they will
look their best. Just because porch and
garden furniture was white or green
last year. it need not be so again, Gay
colors are popular at present and we
find yellowS. bright blues and reds.
sometimes with colorf'il trimmings,
sometimes with black stripping, some
times quite plain.
Iattices and trellises in q garden will
need fresh new surfaces as much as
the furniture does. Each of these ex-
terror surfaces needs painting every
Spring II YOU want your garden to have
that trim appearance which makes 1t
so inviting and charming. Garden
gateways, fences. latticework and otner
surfaces need regular protection be-
rain and sunshine, conditions which
cause decay to unpainted surfaces.
Painting and Polishing.
Grained woodwork should be washed
with cold tea and thoroughly rubbed
with a dry. soft flannel until bright,
Treat a small portion at time. VAR
nished dark paint should be washed
with soapy water. rirlsed with vinegar
and water. one part vinegar and Two
uarts water. and Immediately dried
with a chamois skin wrung out OF clean
water. Dark paint will look almost
like new If rubbed with linseed oil and
vinegar, equal parts, and polished wen
with a soft cloth. White paint may
be cleaned with warm water ana
flannel upon which is sprinkled little
whiting. If it is vanished, little soap
will be sufficient to clean 1t.
To keep from spattering the glass
when painting around mirror or WIN
dov make a thick paste of soap. using
very little water. and spread on the
mirror and windows. When the paint
is thoroughly dry, the soap can De
quickly removed by using a damp clotn
You will find the windows or mirror
bright and nice when the soap is re-
moved. To prevent freshly painted
windows from sticking rub the WINDOW
cas;nrS thoroughly with floor wax De-
fore doing the painting. From o rem
nant of linoleum cut pieces TO Mt around
the keyhoie and letter box on the front
door 70 serve as a protection. IL THESE
pieces are used when the fittings are
being cleaned with metal polish. there
will be no unsightly marks or ruooeo
paint.
After thoroughly sandpapering a
bathtub put on thin coat Of aluminium
paint. Allow this TO dry completely
before applying two boats of bath en-
amel. Before re-enameling your re-
fr;gerAtor. give 1t coat OF colorleSs
shellac, then apply the enamel. 1t wiz
look IKE q new refrigerator and win re-
tain the gloss, and the enamel win not
peel of. When using enamel on any
thing, open the can, close 1t loosely.
then place the can In q pan OF hot
water. From time to time add little
more hot water, but do not let the
water rise higher than about an inch
from the top of the can. When the
enamel Is thoroughly warmed through,
apply 1t TO the article to be enameled.
II win then now perfectly from the
brush and dry with a good finish.
Skilled painters often resort to this
method. Do not mix turpentine with
enamel as It win destroy the glossy
finish. If you Get paint or enamel on
your hands, rub well into the hands o
small cnantity Of Inseed or olive oil.
which win remove all traces OF paint
or enamel far more ehectually than
turpentine or paraGi1. The oil also
makes the skin soft and smooth.
II worms have eaten holes In your
furniture, allow turpentine or q mix
tt1re Of turpentine and parasin oil TO
soak well into the holes for week or
two. This win kin the worms To MI
up the holes. mix three parts Of par.
atm with one part of beesxax and
eight parts Of talrpentine, adding little
colorinF to match the wood to be treat
ed. To improve the appearance Of
leather cracking. mix one part OF Vine
gar and two pas of boiled linseed on.
Apply this every seek with soft cloth.
then polish wit piece Of old silk or
chamois skir
LineIeum and Oilcloth.
Never try to lay linoleum when 1t
Is stone cold. Leave IL for at least "a
hours In q warm room SO that the heat
can penetrate to the center Of the roll,
otherwise 1t may crack and peel when
unrolled. After the floor has been
scrubOed and before II Is entirely dry,
unroll the hnoleum slowly and care
fully, then lay II in place. Tie slight
dampness Of the floor viii not irture
the ainoleum: instead, II viii cause II
70 stretch and 1T better. Leave II for
two days. then tack 1t down and no
wrinkles win appear. Every wrinkle
becomes q crack sooner or later. Wipe
the linoleum with q cloth moistened
with skim milk. This has tendency
70 preserve the gloss and colortng. Lin
oleum that IL wen polished once week
or once every two weeks, then wiped
over with cloth nnoistened with paraf-
IN, and afterward rubbed well with a
soft dusteY, viii last much longer than
If constantly washed. and the polish viii
be preserved Occasionally 1t is neces-
GaFy 10 give nnoleun q good ecrubbing
with warm water and soap. then, as
soon as dry, polish II with wax.
When covering the top OF kitchen
shelves with oilcloth do not fagten the
o.icloth down with tacks, but instead
use good -four paste. 1t will then lie
perfectly fat and VIII be easier to clean.
BY cutting the oilcloth strips two inches
wider than the shelf. and pasting this
two inches 10 the wall behind, the wall
viii be protected when wiping the shelf.
Some housewives use adhesive tape In
stead Of tacks 70 fagten down the edges
Of oilclotb underneath tables and
shelves. Linoleum Will outwear oiicloth
used for a kitchen table. II Is also cas-
Ter 70 keep clean. Remnants can always
be bought at furniture stores for small
price.
Repairing Articles.
II bureau drawer sticks. take out
the drawer and mark the places where
you think II sticks, with very soft
black Lead pencil. Then run the draw
CT IN and out several times and take
Il out and examine the body Of the
bureau or dresser 10 see whether the
psncil has sfnudged II. You viii then
kfow the exact places 10 plane. All
you have 70 DO Is 10 shave of the PEN
ell marks from the drawer with q
small plane. Rough sandpapeF might
do the work, or soap rubbed onto the
place is all that is needed In some
cases
II your bread board. tray. rolling pin,
of any of your wooden kitchen articles
are cracked, clean the cracks carefully
then pour melted paIaffin In them
Ecrape the surplus pafafin of, then
they may be- used as IL there were nc
nEanka In them When wasiaIna them