Evening star., 1942-04-03

The ring on the table may be re-
moved by rubbing it gently with
soft cloth moistered with few drops
Of spirits Of camphor. This will
darken the ring and after a few
minutes it may be polished with fur
niture polish or wax to restore the
shine. Clear varnish will merely
set the stain for all time.
Dear Miss Nowell-I wish to re-
paint my living room walls and
woodwork but am unable to get the
desired shade of soft grayed peach
tone already mixed. I have two gall
Ions Of white semi-gloss paint that
was left over from another part Of
the house. Can you advise what
tnting colors to use in this to give
me the shade I want? D. L. c.
Answer-This is difficult assign
ment, as there are, of course, dozens
Of shades that you might have in
mind. A lovely peach tone Is ac-
quired by the use of burnt sienna in
the white paint. Then you may use
bit of Turkey raw lumber to gray
1t to the desired shade. A clearer
tone is secured by the use Of Ameri-
can vermillion with the raw umber
for graying. Try a small amount,
paint it on the wall and let 1t dry,
then mix the whole gallon to match.
Remember that all the rose shades
tend to increase in intensity as the
four walls are painted, so restrain
your love of pink lest you get room
that will be too deep in color to be
pleasant.
Dear Miss Nowell-I would like to
launder my white ruff1ed marquisette
curtains and do not wish to starch
them. Is there any method Of CIV
ing them little crispness without
starching them? sc.
Answer-Wash them In the usual
way, giving them a careful rinsing
to remove all soap. Then dip them
in . solution of borax and water,
about cup of borax to a gallon Of
water. Roll them in turkish towels
and iron when damp. This will give
somewhat the effect of the sizing
in new material but will not have
the effect of starch.
Dear Miss Nowell-What slip COW
ers would you suggest for chairs to
go with vivid floral patterned fab
ric? The colors are gray, blue ard
bright pink in the floral pattern and
1t is bright enough to almost fill the
room. KIT.
Answer-Try to get a stripe that
will incorporate all three colors, if
you can. Sometimes you can find
harmonizing stripes or diaper" pat
terms just made to go with fiorals.
Use this for two chairs and do the
third in plain blue. Or, If you get
blue and gray stripe for one chair
you might do each of the others in
plain fabric of each color-such as
the gray and the blue, corded with
the bright pink.
Dear Miss Nowell-I have used
plywood for a wall in my recreation
room and have planned to oil and
wax it. viii this be a satisfactory
treatment for longtime wear?
L. N.
Answer-If you are using the ordi-
nary stock plywood without any
special surface you will find that it
does not respond well to this treat
ment. Different woods are used,
some dark and some light. and the
oil will intensity this "spotty" ef-
feet. I would suggest that you use
some paint treatment for this to
keep a uniform effect in the room
White lead and Oil which will give
brushed effect in one coat would
be effective and smart as well. Ply
wood may be purchased with knotty
pine or other special wood surfaces,
however and these may be treated
Just like any other panelled wall on
which the oil treatment would be
ideal.