longer enc 



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longer endure the touches of time. The tints can be 

 applied in calcimine or in whitewash, made after the fol- 

 lowing recipes. Calcimine is used only on hard-finish, 

 while whitewash can be applied to all walls : 



CALCIMINE. 



Soak one pound of white glue over night, then dis- 

 solve it in boiling water, and add twenty pounds of Pari.i 

 white, diluting with water until the mixture is of the 

 consistency of rich milk. To this any tint can be given 

 that is desired. 



Lilac. Add to the calcimine two parts of Prussian 

 bine and one of vermilion, stirring thoroughly, and 

 taking care to avoid too high a color. 



Brown. Burnt umber. 



Gray. Raw umber, with a trifling amount of lamp- 

 black. 



Rose. Three parts of vermilion and one of red lead, 

 added in very small quantities until a delicate shade is 

 produced. 



Lavender. Make a light blue and tint it slightly with 

 vermilion. 



Straw. Chrome yellow, with a touch of Spanish 

 brown. 



Buff. Two parts spruce or Indian yellow and one 

 part burnt sienna. 



Blue. A small quantity of Prussian blue will give a 

 soft azure tint. Dark blue is never desirable. 



Delicate tints in the foregoing varieties of color are 

 always agreeable and tasteful, and so great care must be 

 taken that they are not too vivid. The tints will always 

 appear brighter than in the calcimine pot, and the work- 



~ or work-woman, must keep this fact in mind when 

 y the coloring powders. 



