34 FAKM HOMES, IN-DOORS AND OUT-DOORS. 



It is a good idea to give the ceiling a calcimine two or 

 three shades lighter than that of the walls, so it may ap- 

 pear merely a delicate reflection of their deeper tones. 

 The ceiling can be calcimined with the lighter tint, and 

 then more coloring added for the walls. 



AN EXCELLENT WHITEWASH. 



For other walls than hard-finish, an excellent white- 

 wash is made by slaking lime with boiling skim-milk 

 and adding (for half a bushel of lime) three quarts of 

 salt, half a pound of whiting, and a pound of white 

 gluo, previously dissolved in water. This is a hard and 

 durable whitewash, does not easily rub off, and when 

 tinted with any of the foregoing shades has about as 

 good an effect as calcimine. 



A beginner in the art of whitewashing is apt to be- 

 stow half the material on the floor, which is a needless 

 waste. By taking a small quantity on the brush at a 

 time all splashing is avoided, and after a little practice 

 barely a drop will fall on the floor. 



A bright day should lie selected for the work. The 

 wash must be of the proper consistency rich milk or 

 it cannot be applied evenly. The strokes should be 

 straight and parallel with each other. After the first 

 coat is dry, and never before, apply the second one across 

 the first. An expert workman leaves no touch of the 

 brush visible. When applying the first coat a round 

 paint-brush should be used for thoroughly covering all 

 corners and small spaces with the wash. 



BORDERS. 



If a lady has a little talent and a little leisure for the 

 work, she may devote an hour or two each day to the 

 coloring of borders at the top of these tinted walla. A 

 leafy pattern in grape, ivy, or other trailing vines, with a 



