Evening star., 1941-05-30

depends very much on the quality
of the paint and the methods that
you use. Sea air and sun have
taken much of the life out of the
surface of your wood porch in five
years, and it will be necessary to
give it good priming coat first and
then two coats of deck paint that
will stand exposure to sun and
water. Your printing coat should
be of lead and oil, with accent on
the oil. Linseed oil will fill the
pores of the wood so that it will
not drink up" your more expensive
paint. Then use good brand OF
floor and deck paint and give it
two coats. After that, one coat OF
paint year will keep it in fine con-
dition, and after year or two you
should have to paint 1t only once
in two years, or do only the travel
strips.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have very
old bowl and pitcher set which I
know is over a hundred years old.
1t is the type that was used in bed
rooms before the day of bathrooms.
A piece has been knocked out of
the side of the rim of the pitcher
and has been lost. Is there any,
thing that can be done to replace
this? It would not have to stand
hard wear, but is so lovely in shape
and color that I would like to keep
it for an ornament. I would ap-
preciate any information on the
subject. l.. Z. L.
Answer-It may be mended, or
restored, by patching with plaster
of paris. The patch can be painted
and decorated so that it will not be
noticed, but of course it could not
be used with safety. Professional
china members have a collection OF
pieces and can very often set In a
piece of porcelain so that 1t Is al
most impossible to detect the patch.
If yours is a prize piece, either OF
these remedies would be well worth
YOUR investigation. There are sew
eral experts in town who will be
glad to ADVISE you.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I understand
that tar paper is an excellent moth
deterrent and is good for use IN
trunks and boxes when things are
to be stored for some time. Can you
give me advice on this? H. D. S.
Answer-I would suggest that you
Use one of the Innings that are eSpe-
cially manufactured for this pur-
pose, for you can never count on the
effect of heat and damp conditions
when things are put away for some
time. One correspondent had a
whole trunk of linens stained badly
by the use of tar paper, and the YER
dict was that heat had caused vol
atile oils in the paper to be deposited
on the linen. These demanded a
great deal of time, effort and special
solvents for removal.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have several
nice old pieces of milk glass. Lately
I have seen many similar pieces IN
shops and magazines, notably pair
of hands. Would these be old ones
or do they make reproductions?
G. R. T.
Answer-They may or may not be
reproductions. One of the best
known glass works is making some
fine reproductions of the old ones,
or maybe they should not be called
reproductions as they are made from
the original old molds. However,
the pieces are new and may be very
much like your old ones. 1t is also
possible to pick up the old ones,
though they are rather rare. l
think if you saw them side by side
YOU would be able to tell the differ
ence in them. The hands, close to-
gether with palms up, are among
the new pieces offered by this glass
company, and if you have seen 1t
recently in magazines, it is probably
a new one.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: am a new
conner to Washington and am living
in a small six-room house. The up