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done in Mother Goose pictures and
rhymes, and would do much to keep a
child quiet in the early morning, when
the rest of the family wants to sleep
and the young early bird is bored to
death looking at the four walls. The
screen around his bed would enter
tain him perfectly.
Children, as matter of fact-the
older ones-like to make their own
screens and will joyously save all pic
lures they find of animals or nursery
scenes, to be cut out and pasted on the
frame on rainy Saturday and Sun
day. Some schoolgirls 1 know formed
Screen Club" and got together every
week end to make screens for each
other. 1t was a wonderful idea. as it
kept them out of mischief, did not
strain their eyes, and helped train
them in attention to detail and gen.
eral artistry. One of their screens
was made from old Christmas cards
and very pretty it was, too. That par
ticular one they gave as Christmas
present to the children'S ward of big
hospital.
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THE colored prints in many of the
magazines today are real works Of
art, and their glowing hues would add
charm to cosy corner anywhere.
Pasted at varying angles on the screen
they do not appear "set." and are al
ways amusing.
One lady, who is an inveterate gar
dener, made screen for her bed
room of the colored plates of flowers
taken from seed catalogues. First she
painted the screen background soft,
pale green, and then rasted on the
flowers, cut out singly, at rather wide
spaces from each other. The effect
was delicate and pastel. With no over
crowding to give 'cluttered" appear
ance.
A bachelor, here in Washington,
whose apartment is equipped with
charming modernistic bar, is the
proud posseSsor of screen made for
him by feminine friend. The frame
is painted with aluminium paint and
the panels are covered with labels
taken from dozens of wine bottles. A
newspaper man was presented with
screen covered with pages from his
paper containing his own writings,
and most unique wedding gift was
sent a prominent young bride in the
form of a screen made up Of news
clippings and pictures recording her
debutante activities during the previ-
GUS year, and ending with the ones
announcing her engagement and we'd
ding plans.
THE method of procedure used in
making these screens is rela-
lively simple The inspiration and
the planning are the biggest parts of
the job.
First, buy your screen. Make up
your mind what you are going to
make of it. If you choose to fill the
panels with scenic wallpaper, simply
measure the length and width, 60
and buy your paper from wallpaper
shop and stick it on the panels with
wallpaper paste. You might ask the
advice of the man who sells it to
you as to shellacking the surface
after the paper is attached. Usually
it is best to do this, using clear white
shellac, as it serves to protect the
surface, and also gives the paper a
softened, mellow tone. Sometimes,
however, the paper does not take
kindly to the shellac, and that is
why it is better to ask at the shop.
If you are using cut-out pictures,
cut them to fit the design and lay
them on the panels without paste,
first, to get the effect. Then using
library paste, put dab on each pic
ture, in the corners and in the middle,
and smooth them on, one by one
The more liquid paste has a tendency
to make most pictures hump up" and
is messier to use on such small pieces.
When the panels are covered, and
dried thoroughly, put a thin coating
of white shellac over the entire sur
face. This again gives mellow look,
and further fastens the pictures to
the foundation.
AS to the frame-paint it before or
after the panels are done. Sometimes
it is better to wait until after, so
that you may better choose the color
you wish, after seeing the general
effect. 1t is a good idea to paint the
unfinished frame first with wood
filler to insure smoother colored
surface.
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