Evening star., 1942-11-20

obtain this color? T. R.
Answer-Several of the larger
paint dealers make a stain similar
to the one you desire 1t is gray
ish color and looks as though it had
been beaten by wind and rain for
years. I would suggest that you dis
cuss your need with a reputable
dealer who can show you samples
of the effect of this stain.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: There are
ugly, old fashioned radiators all
through the house we have just
rented. They are painted with
bronze radiator paint. AS the walls
are light, it seemed to me if the ra-
diators were painted to match the
walls they would be less objection
able. What kind of paint should be
used for that? L.O.
AnsWer-You may use oil paint
tinted to match your walls and it
will certainly make the radiators
less noticeable, but unless you can
keep the heat off for a week or two,
I would suggest that you wait until
spring to do this job. The heat will
tend to peel and blister the new
paint. After it has had several
weeks to dry and oxidize there is
less likelihood of its peeling.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I wish to
decorate my dining room in the
Pennsylvania Dutch manner with
stenciled or painted motifs. This is
to 60 with some very nice old blue
and white china which I use in open
cupbords All the stencils which
have been able to find are just diff
ferent enough in both color and pat
tern so that they are completely un-
related to the china. I am not clever
enough to do these decorations free
hand. Do you know where can find
other stencils? w. F. S.
AnsWer-If you have exhausted
the collection at the wallpaper,
paint and art supply stores in town
I am afraid that could not suggest
further sources here. My sugges-
tion would be for you to make a
tracing of the design on your blue
and white china. Enlarge this to
the correct size on squared paper
and cut your own stencil. In this
way you will be able to get related
design and most original effect.
Dear Miss Novel;: Is there any
way to remove the brown stain from
white curtains that hung at the
windows this summer? It looks just
as though they have been scorched.
Ply.
Answer-In reality it is a type of
scorch. The sun shining on the
curtains which become dusty and
damp in the summer has some
chemical reaction on the material to
cause this. If you will wash your
curtains three or four times, using
a mild bleach and drying them in
the sun, it will lessen the stain con-
siderably. But one washing will still
leave a mark that is quite noticeable.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Can you tell
me the best spot in which to place a
baby grand piano? I have living
room 14-by-22 feet with three WIN
doWs at the front. The piano seems
to be too large wherever I put it.
D. N. S.
Ansver-It would be impossible for
me to place your piano without hav-
ing scale plan of the room, but here
are a few suggestions: If possible.
place the piano so that the light
from the windows is on the key
board. The straight side may 60
against the wall and the curved side
of the instrument toward the room.
Even though it does jut into the
room, the curved line is usually not
Objectionable. Plan to provide good
lamplight also. Usually AZ feet is
sufficient to allow for the small
baby grand piano placed at this
angle.