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House & Garden 
THE WARMTH OF THE 
LIVING-ROOM 
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"DIDDLE Fitments in the Estofado 
decoration accentuate the note of 
warmth and invitingness so desired in the 
living-room. Three appropriate styles are 
illustrated—a ceiling piece, wall bracket 
and bridge lamp—and these are but typi¬ 
cal of various fitments admirably suited to 
the living-room. As with all Riddle Fit¬ 
ments, an entire lighting installation can 
be developed in harmony, floor lamps as 
well as wall and ceiling pieces, table lamps, 
torcheres, luminors and other fitments all 
being wrought alike of metal, designed and 
decorated in the same general manner. 
The Riddle Fitment Book 
contains illustrations in actual colors of the pieces shown, 
as well as of many other Riddle styles for all residential 
lighting purposes. It is especially interesting to those 
intending to build, remodel or redecorate. Copy, with 
name of nearest dealer, sent on request. Please address 
Department 212. 
THE EDWARD N. RIDDLE COMPANY 
TOLEDO, OHIO 
Paints and Varnishes as Miracle Workers 
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plied, this will give a full, rich lustre. 
If after twenty-four hours the lustre is 
not there the indications are that too 
thin a coat of varnish has been applied. 
In this case a third coat will be neces¬ 
sary. 
When a dull finish is required, it may 
be gained in the following manner. Let 
the varnish dry from 48 to 72 hours, 
then rub the surface with pumice stone, 
water and rubbing felt. Dampen the 
felt with water, dip it in the pumice 
stone and rub the surface with the grain. 
Possibly an easier method of getting this 
flat surface is to rub the varnish 72 
hours after it has been applied with 
No. 1 steel wool. Rub very lightly, as 
steel wool will cut through the varnish 
under too much pressure. Then go over 
the floor with a cloth moistened with 
a mixture of half raw linseed oil and 
turpentine. 
Outside of the actual manufacture and 
application of paint, its usefulness, its 
beauty and its significance, there are so 
many paint developments along an im¬ 
mense variety of practical paths that it 
is difficult to characterize them in any 
one paragraph. There are paints espe¬ 
cially for automobiles and carriages, an 
unusual kind is made for the deck and 
porch, impervious to sun, wind, weather 
and salt water, paints especially for 
floors, others for interior woodwork; 
there are paints with a velvet finish, with 
a coarse, almost concrete finish, with a 
highly polished surface. And then, of 
course, there are paints for furniture. 
Paints which the experienced craftsmen 
only can handle, and others prepared 
for the amateur. There are paints for 
metal, differing from that used on con¬ 
crete, wood or stone. There are tinted 
gloss paints and a variety of whites 
and blacks, too numerous to mention. 
In planning your house, you should 
think out this question of paint as care¬ 
fully and as philosophically as you do 
heating, plumbing and lighting. If you 
decide at the start what colors you are 
going to use inside and out, what finish 
you prefer, you will find the decora¬ 
tion of your house delightfully harmon¬ 
ious. Unquestionably certain types of 
furniture demand their appropriate 
woods, paints or stains. It is a question 
to be studied very carefully and also to 
think of in relation to your furniture 
and rugs. You will, of course, decide 
on the kind of wood you are going to 
use in the interior of your house before 
selecting a paint, because all paints do 
not suit the texture of all woods, nor 
do all colors in decoration suit all periods 
of furniture. 
So we see that there is very much to 
be thought of before we decide upon 
the paint for our house, before we rub 
the Arabian Nights lamp that will sum¬ 
mon the genii to work miracles of 
genuine beauty on the inside and outside 
of our home. 
A REVIEW OF PAINTS AND 
VARNISH CATALOGS 
“Paints and Varnishes,” published by 
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc., Bos¬ 
ton, Mass. This illustrated book of 140 
pages covers the ground of practically 
every variety of paint and varnish as 
well as the implements used to get the 
very best results from the paints and 
varnishes. Every kind of brush is 
shown, fresco stencils, graining rolls, 
paint burners, tool kits, folding tables, 
paint knives on through every need of 
the professional and amateur painter. 
“Prepared Paint,” “Flat Wall Paint,” 
published by E. I. du Pont de Nemours 
& Co., Wilmington, Del., are two ex¬ 
tremely satisfactory little pamphlets, 
both giving illustrations in color, as well 
as important advice about the preparing 
and use of colors for all kinds of wood¬ 
work, new and old. Instructions are 
given on how to prepare wood in the 
first place, and how to apply the paint 
to get the best results. There is also a 
special paragraph about the treatment of 
old surfaces. 
“The Farmer’s Paint Guide,” “A 
House To Be Proud Of,” “The Secret of 
Rich Rooms,” “Making the House a 
Home,” are a part of a series of most 
practical little books on painting and 
varnishing published by Devoe & Rey¬ 
nolds Co., Inc., New York. These books 
are all richly illustrated with color 
schemes for the exterior as well as in¬ 
terior of country and city homes, the 
products presented are time-tested and 
proven, backed by one of the oldest 
paint concerns in the United States, 
founded in 1754. 
“Ce-Co Paint,” published by the 
Cheesman, Elliot Co., Inc., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. This is a fascinating little pamph¬ 
let because of the way color charts have 
been worked out showing a delightful 
variety of yellows, greens, grays and red 
browns. These paints may be had ready 
mixed or to mix by hand; are prepared 
to .beautify as well as protect, and are 
adapted to both wooden and metallic 
surfaces. In order to produce the best 
results and the longest service, these 
paints are especially prepared for var¬ 
ious climates. There is a formula for 
seashore paint and for inland paint, 
“For Interior Decoration,” “Decora¬ 
tive Refinement,” “Restoring Lost 
Beauty to the Home” are a part of a 
series of pamphlets published by the 
Standard Varnish Works of New York. 
These pamphlets are particularly valua- 
able to the housewife who is freshening 
up her home. They are suited to all 
kinds of woodwork as well as metal, 
cement and plaster. There is a delight¬ 
ful variety of color shown in some of 
the products sent out by this company, 
especially their flat wall paint. 
“Brown’s Flat Wall Finish,” “Sa-Ti- 
Na,” “Pure Linseed Oil House Paints” 
are only a small number of the very 
practical catalogues published by Chas. 
H. Brown Paint Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Their color samples are of the very best. 
Of the brilliant finished paints thirty- 
two varieties are shown and of the Sa- 
Ti-Na flat effect, twenty-four. None 
but the purest ingredients are used in 
preparing these paints, which are ground 
in pure linseed oil, assuring the maxi¬ 
mum amount of durability. 
“Nature’s Harmony,” “Degrah” are 
two practical little pamphlets published 
by the Keystone Varnish Company, New 
York. The preparation presented in the 
former little booklet shows an oil paint 
without gloss for use on plaster walls, 
metal ceilings, woodwork, over wall 
paper, canvas, galvanized iron and an 
under coat for enamels. This paint is 
easy to apply and has no glossy spots. 
It also has the great advantage of being 
washable. “Degrah” is a quick drying 
varnish made in six really beautiful 
colors. 
“Prepared Paint” is a leaflet sent out 
by Breinig Brothers, Hoboken, N. J., 
which shows a variety of most interest¬ 
ing color samples in paints and varnish 
stains. Their varnish stains are espe¬ 
cially prepared to develop and preserve 
the hidden beauty in wood. The rich 
tones of the shades with their perfect 
cleanness causes them to harmonize with 
the variety of walls and furnishings. 
Their paints are scientifically made so 
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