Evening star., 1943-02-24

iihu tile JOD. women VINO are
taking on extra -curricular duties
these days are going out of their way
TO find the newest and best ma
terials which can be used with the
least effort and best results. One of
the greatest aids to the house
cleaner. decorator, homemaker are
the new water paints which are no
more trouble to mix than whipping
cream. and much more fun to put
on the wall than soap and water.
Many Of the regular paints are
curtailed at the present time because
the oil base is vital war material.
For this reason paints which need
only water for mixing serve double
purpose. Transportation difficulties
make large and heavy containers
lnadviSable, so the paint that comes
to you packed in a small paper car
ton is more likely to arrive on time.
In addition to these necessities. the
improvement which has been made
in these powder form paints in the
last few years makes them a nat
ural," even if our need for them
were not apparent.
Let no woman bewail the fact that
she must live in drab house in
l943 because both the painters and
the paint have gone to war. There
is plenty of the latter at her nearest
paint store. All she needs to do is
mix 1t in the scrub pail when the
cleaning is done, lay it on the wall
with little more effort than it takes
to clean the walls and the whole
room is transformed
There is wide range of the most
delectable colors. and no need to
worry these days that the colors
might not be right. They have been
planned by experienced decorators
who are thoroughly aware of what
the right tone and shade of color
can do for room. A shade may
be selected to bring out all the color
OF rugs and upholstery which may
have been lost against drab walls.
This type of paint does not demand
professional experience. 1t will not
streak or show laps" There are no
tricks which must be learned for sue
cess. 1t is no more effort to apply it
than washing the walls, and the
satisfaction after two or three hours
of painting brings a glow of pride
and exhileration that no woman ever
got out OF a scrub brush.
Another wall paint which Is wash
able is attracting much attention
This is new formula which COM
bines oils and resins In emulsion
1t is especially useful over wall
paper, but may be used on other
surface except glazed tile. Plaster,
brick or wood may be adequately
covered in one coat.
HouSekeepers can easily under
stand the nature of the paint as
it duplicates a condition existing
in homogenized milk, in which the
particles of butter fat are held in
suspension In the wall paint, pig
ment particles surrounded by oil
represent the butter fat, and through
the aid of a homogenizing agent
are suspended in water vehicle
The result is paste which can be
thinned with water. When thinned
and spread on the wall the water
evaporates, leaving pigmented
film. All Of which goes to prove
that oil does mix with water-and
very successfully!
The fact that this is an oil base
paint enables it to be washed with
good results. Finger marks, smudges
and spots may be removed with soap
and water without leaving a water
ring on the wall.
All Of these paints are so simple
to handle and apply that home
owners who are unable to get pro-
fessional painters may do the job
themselves. The cost of paint for
one room seldom exceeds SO, SO
there is no reason why any one
should inhabit a dull, drab room,
no matter how temporary his quar-
ters may be.