1905. 
I 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
385 
Freshening Up for Summer. 
Country people learn to turn a hand 
to many different trades, and how often 
thanks are due to an ingenious wife or 
daughter that the old farmhouse comes 
forth fresh and spotless after the Spring 
cleaning, or that the new dwelling grad- 
ally evolves from bare boards and plaster 
into the cheerful aspect of an attractive 
home! Though you may never have tried 
to paint or paper a room let no discour¬ 
agement offered by village professionals 
stay your hand from the attempt. Sup¬ 
pose you cannot paper a ceiling, white¬ 
wash is cleanly and quite as well suited 
to a country house. Believe him not 
who scoffs at ready-mixed paints. Very 
good work can be done 'with them, and 
now that the liking for doors, casings 
and panels in different shades is wholly 
past, all is plain sailing, and she who 
seizes the paint brush may splash ahead, 
assured that the best taste in city houses 
this Spring shows all painted woodwork 
a clear, uniform white. We are colonial 
these days, you know. 
'Vfter your plans are made go to some 
dealer in hardware, paints and oils, and 
let him fit you forth with such ready-to- 
use materials as he will recommend. Get 
a good, flat brush, not too large, and a 
small independent supply of turpentine, 
and also a little drier and oil. It is im¬ 
possible to stir up a canful of paint so 
that the top and bottom shall be of the 
same thickness, and even as you paint the 
last in your pail will need thinning down. 
But you must endeavor to incorporate 
the whole contents of the can, stirring 
faithfully with flattened spatula to get all 
the different ingredients evenly mixed. If 
after removing the top of the can you 
give a thorough stirring and then pour off 
half the paint into a clean lard pail, you 
will find the mixing easier. 
If you chose the gloss paint, which 
gives a beautiful finish, provide also a can 
of flat finish to use as first coat. All 
paints spread best in a warm, dry at¬ 
mosphere, and you will perhaps find that 
the gloss paint cannot be made to work 
well on a damp, chilly day. Having the 
old paint washed clean, with no traces 
of dust on top of door casings or in 
shy corners, spread a generous covering 
of old newspapers on the floor, mount 
vour paint pail on an old chair and be¬ 
gin with caution as to the use of too 
much paint on the brush. Draw the brush 
always evenly with the grain of the wood. 
Work it well over the surface, leaving no 
places untouched. Plan to leave no marks 
where the brush is lifted. You will soon 
catch the knack of drawing the brush 
straight along a freshly painted surface, 
and lifting it with a steady sweep which 
leaves no wavering lines. 
Never try to work with paint that is 
too thick. It will show the brush marks 
badly. Better two coats and an even sur¬ 
face. Of course you will have removed 
the paper from the walls before painting. 
See that the paint covers all the wood 
close to the plastering on top of base¬ 
boards and at edges of window and door 
casings. I would advise that you keep the 
floor clear of drops, wiping up all that 
accidentally evades vour newspapers. Any 
sort of carpeting tacked close to the base¬ 
board is becoming more and more obso¬ 
lete. The treatment of floors is a sub¬ 
ject of considerable importance and one 
on which I am not /repared to offer much 
advice. 
When choosing papers for a home avoid 
strong colors and heavy designs. These 
have been all too popular with makers 
and dealers of late, but they make small 
rooms appear smaller and are out of place 
in simple rooms where there are always 
some pictures and an assortment of bric- 
a-brac. A pleasing background is about 
all that is needed from the wall papers of 
a country house. Picture moldings are 
out of fashion, and all pictures are now 
hung with a short cord or wire between 
the screw-eyes and supported by two 
nails, which are hidden by the picture. 
Not that I would advise anyone to dis¬ 
card a good molding or rehang pictures 
now supported by its convenient hooks, 
but do not buy a new equipment in that 
line. 
Last week I called upon a bride whose 
cosy home, fresh from the decorators’ 
hands, offered some tasteful suggestions. 
The house was not new, and the parlor 
had not been freshly papered, but the 
hall was colonial yellow (a soft shade, not 
too light). The sleeping room had striped 
paper showing narrow pink satin stripes 
between lines of small pink roses. All 
the second floor rooms had bright light 
colored papers with chintz effects of flow¬ 
ers or vines. The dining-room was done 
in yellow, almost as dull as the old straw 
wrapping paper we used to see. This 
made a soft background for many speci¬ 
mens of blue china displayed upon a plate 
shelf which surrounded the room. Most 
effective of all were the walls of sit¬ 
ting-room and library, which joined each 
other with a good deal of open space 
and no doors between. These walls were 
a bright dark red, and with the dark book 
cases, the shining brasses about the fire¬ 
place and a beautiful big chintz-covered 
lounging chair, the color scheme was 
warm and inviting as one entered from 
the hall. All the woodwork in this house 
was painted white. Papers ran from base¬ 
board to ceiling with molding in the 
angle and no frieze. 
PRUDENCE PRIMROSE. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A simple wrapper is a great addition to 
personal comfort. No. 4985 is a useful 
garment for a young girl. As illustrated 
the material is ring dotted lawn with 
yoke and cuffs of all-over embroidery and 
the lining is omitted, but the design also 
suits the many lightweight wool materials 
and can be made over a foundation when 
desirable. The sleeves are comfortably 
loose and the entire garment is ample. 
The wrapper consists of the fitted lining, 
which extends to the waist line, the 
fronts and the back. The upper edge is 
shirred and either arranged over the lin¬ 
ing or joined to the yoke. The sleeves 
are in shirt waist style and there is a 
roll-over collar at the neck. The quan¬ 
tity of material required for the medium 
size (14 years) is 6)4 yards 27, 554 yards 
32 or 354 yards 44 inches wide, with 
yard of all-over embroidery for collar 
and cuffs. The pattern 4985 is cut in 
4846 Flmono, 12 to 42 bU9t. 
sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of 
age; price 10 cents. 
A pretty variation of the usual kimono 
is shown in No. 4846. The kimono is 
made with fronts, back and sleeves. The 
fronts are tucked to yoke depth and al¬ 
lowed to fall free below that point, while 
the backs are tucked to give a box pleated 
effect and stitched for a portion ofi their 
length, being pressed into place below. 
The sleeves are wide and gathered at the 
upper edges, .where they are sewed to 
the sacque beneath the shoulder straps. 
The band at the front and neck is cut in 
two portions, which are joined at the cen¬ 
ter back, and is arranged over the kimono 
on indicated lines. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size is 
454 yards 21 inches wide, 4)4 yards 27 
inches wide or 254 yards 44 inches wide, 
with i l /s yards 21 inches wide for banding. 
The pattern 44846 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
34, 36, 48, 40 and 42-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents._ 
PureWwteIead 
For the benefit of those people who 
do not know how to tell PURE 
White Lead from the adulterated, we 
have printed a booklet, "What Paint 
and Why." It tells why no other 
house-paint is as good or as cheap as 
PURE White Lead and names the 
brands of White Lead that are purest 
and best. 
Here is a temperance lesson from the 
Youth’s Companion worth studying: 
An Easterner, riding on a mail-stage in 
northern Colorado, was entertained by a 
dialogue which was sustained upon the 
one side by the driver and upon the other 
by an elderly passenger, evidently a native 
of the region. 
“I understand you’re temperance,” began 
the driver. 
“Yes, I’m pretty strong against liquor,” 
returned the other. “I’ve been set against 
it now for thirty-five years.” 
“Scared it will ruin your health?” 
“Yes, but that isn’t the main thing.” 
“Perhaps it don’t agree with you?” ven¬ 
tured the driver. 
“Well, it really don’t agree with any¬ 
body. But that ain’t it, either. 'The thing 
that sets me against it is a horrible idea.” 
This is valuable information for every 
house-owner because, while all White 
Lead sells at within a cent or two, per 
pound, of the same price, there is great 
difference in the value of different brands. 
We will send this booklet, free, to any¬ 
one asking any of our offices for it. 
Architects and painters are invited to 
send names of customers interested in 
house painting. "What Paint and 
Why" will be valuable to them. 
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY 
Largest makers of White Lead in the world 
New York, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, 
Chicago, St. Louis 
“A horrible idea! What is it?” 
National Lead & Oil Co., Pittsburg 
“Well, thirty-five years ago I was sitting 
in a hotel in Denver with a friend of 
mine, and I says, ‘Let’s order a bottle 
of something,’ and he says, ‘No, sir. I’m 
saving my money to buy Government land 
at one dollar and a quarter an acre. I’m 
going to buy to-morrow, and you’d bet¬ 
ter let me take the money you would have 
spent for the liquor and buy a couple of 
acres along with mine.’ I says, ‘All right.’ 
So we didn’t drink, and he bought me two 
acres. 
“Well, sir, to-day those two acres are 
right in the middle of a flourishing town; 
and if I’d taken that drink I’d have swal¬ 
lowed a city block, a grocery-store, an 
apothecary’s, four lawyers’ offices, and it’s 
luird to say what else. That’s the idea. 
Ain’t it horrible?” 
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We SHIP ON APPROVAL and 
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Cream Extractor 
Means less labor, more and 
better butter, larger profits, be¬ 
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Separates Clean. 
Has three times the separating 
power of other makes. Does 
not mix water with milk. 
Easier to clean and operate, 
ho waste. Durable. Anti-rust 
throughout. Results guaran¬ 
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day. We want good agents. 
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30 KaDexx Bldg. ROCHESTER, N.r. 
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You should learn how Tar our 
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Surplus and Profits, 
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