Evening star., 1940-02-16

Answer-A pad Of fine steel wool
dipped in turpentine will remove the
brown mark and also help materially
to remove the mark made by the
hard water. However, you will have
to 60 over the surface two or three
times q week to keep It clean.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
have one large room with an al
cove OH one side in which have
daybed, and an alcove OIL the oppo-
site side which is used as a dining
corner. I am going to have the walls
reflnished and would like your ad-
vice on a color scheme. love wall
paper, but I am afraid that design
or figures will make the room look
smaller. The room faces west. The
main room has q double easement
window and each alcove has 4
small one. MISS H. F.
Answer-You could get an inter-
esting effect by papering the far
wall Of each one of the alcoves in q
gay and bright wallpaper. The
main room and the walls leading up
to the alcoves may be done in q
plain background paper which COM
plements the figured one. This will
satisfy your yen for decorative pa
per without hemming you in by de-
sign. Your western exposure gives
you more latitude in color than any
other, and the warm rose, peach or
yellow shades would be very nice in
a soft shade that will not dominate
the room, but will increase the feel
ing of space. Blue-greens or warm
grays would also be very nice. Then,
if you keep your drapery materials
close to the wall color, so that you
do not break up your space, you will
be very happy with it.
- X Il
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I am working on an old house to
try to make it uvable. It does not
fall in the category Of antique. but
was done in that awful day when
kitchens were painted a muddy
brown and the wainscoting came up
almost to chair-rail height. This
kitchen is fairly good in proportion,
and as 1t is too large, I am making
it into the dining room. Do you
know of anything that will make
that awful woodwork more interest
ing?
MIR. H. e. d.
Answer: Had you thought OF
patter-dashing" the woodwork as
well as. the floor? It has several
things IN It's favor. You will not
have to prepare the woodwork in
any way; Just paint on . good back
ground color. coat,- and let 1t dry
Then purchase Japan ground in
the colors for the spatter. Three
colors are plenty. Mix these with
turpentine. One pint Of "turp'
with each color will be ample. Fo,
the floors. tap the handle of you,
paint brush for the spatters-but for
! the woodwork and doors use stiff
bristled scrub brush and draw a
ruler across it, toward you, which
snaps the paint onto the wall ap-
proximately where you want it. You
will probably need little practice
Tack up newspapers wherever you
do not wish to spatter, then paint OF
paper your walls after the spatter
job is done. You will be fascinated
with the soft colorful effect of the
doors and Dashboard as we'll as the
floor, and find 1t anything but un-
interesting. After the spatters are
on and dry, give the whole thing a
coat Of varnish to keep the spots
from wearing oil.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Up in New England last summer
saw curtain tiebacks which lookec
like glass. They were bound with
brass and had horses heads, dog.
or kittens under the glass. I can.
not seem to find any here and won.
dered If you know what company