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Centering responsibility- 
assuring charm and beauty 
Tke decoration or re-decoration of a borne 
can be either a delight or a source of 
worr^ and uncertainty. 
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craftsmen (subject, of course, to your 
supervision and approval,) you secure a 
unit-responsibility for e\>ery detail of 
vJall-treatment, floor cohering, furniture, 
ornament and hanging. A minimum 
of effort and v^orry on $our part thus 
guarantees a charming, vjholhj) harmonious 
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A Review of Paints and Varnish Catalogs 
(Continued from page 98) 
that they produce a durable film. 
“Color Harmony,” a study in house 
painting, exterior and interior, is pub¬ 
lished by the National Lead Company, 
New York. Thirty-two samples of in¬ 
teresting colors are given, fifty per cent, 
with gloss finish for exteriors and fifty 
per cent, with flat finish for interiors. 
An excellent little article is printed with 
the samples, giving some important in¬ 
formation about the use of paints, color 
schemes and dwelling upon the fact that 
in choosing color for a house, its style, 
size, location and surroundings should 
be carefully considered. 
“Home Color Harmonies,” “Floor 
Varnishing,” “H-S Your Protection,” 
“The Happy Ending,” “The House In¬ 
side and Outside” is a series of rather 
elaborately prepared pamphlets pub¬ 
lished by the Lowe Brothers, Dayton, 
Ohio. No matter what is to be painted, 
from a house to an automobile, these 
pamphlets will tell you how and when 
to do it. There are several excellent 
little essays on Spring or Fall Painting, 
Painting a New House Inside and Out, 
Shingle Paint or Stain—Which? Wall 
Problems, Care of Brushes, Color 
Schemes, The Kitchen, and so on, indefi¬ 
nitely helpful. 
“Handy Home Paint,” “Jap-A-Lac,” 
“Endurance W T hite” figure in a series of 
significant little catalogues published by 
the Glidden Company, Cleveland, Ohio. 
This concern has had nearly fifty years’ 
experience in the manufacture of var¬ 
nish, enamels, stains and paint specialties 
for all purposes. Their slogan is that 
the best economy is to use the best 
paint. Their leaflets show interesting 
color samples, and there is one published 
for almost every painting purpose. 
“Home Helps,” “Tinted Gloss Paint” 
are two interesting booklets published 
by John Lucas & Co., New York. The 
former shows a variety of interesting 
color samples of prepared paint, suitable 
for furniture, woodwork and outdoor 
garden furniture. Anyone can apply the 
paint if directions are carefully followed. 
The “Tinted Gloss Paint” may be used 
to improve almost every furnishing one 
can think of, from front doors to the 
deck of a yacht. This is also well illus¬ 
trated in color. 
“Muralite Fresco Colors,” “Muralite 
Tints,” published by M. Ewing Fox Co., 
New York, are very practical little 
pamphlets with good color samples ex¬ 
plaining how to redecorate walls in at¬ 
tractive and inexpensive fashions. These 
preparations will adhere to plaster, wall 
board, wood, paper, burlap, canvas, oil 
paint, varnish, brick and cement. They 
do not rub or chip off. They combine 
into interesting color schemes, a booklet 
of which will be sent on application. 
“Water Colors for Walls,” “The Sani¬ 
tary Wall Covering” are both published 
by the Alabastine Company, Grand 
Rapids, Mich. The housewife possess¬ 
ing skill and taste in color combinations 
can plan from these pamphlets very in¬ 
teresting house decoration. Free sugges¬ 
tions for any work to be done in homes, 
schools, churches or other buildings are 
sent on application to the Art Depart¬ 
ment of this concern. 
“Profitable Painting for Building 
Owners,” published by Patton Com¬ 
pany, Milwaukee, Wis., is a pamphlet 
presenting a wide range of practical 
paints for the outside of buildings, for 
floors, for wagons, for automobiles, for 
walls and woodwork. Color samples 
are shown, information given for the 
application of these paints and a talk 
about the points of paint which come 
out with good grace from a firm over 
fifty years old. 
“Pitcairn Sole-Proof Colored Enam¬ 
els,” "Water Spar Varnish,” prepared by 
the Pitcairn Varnish Co., Milwaukee, 
Wis., give some very interesting prac¬ 
tical information about varnishes. Gen¬ 
eral specifications are sent out, which, if 
followed, will make it impossible for the 
amateur to fail in getting a good surface 
from these productions. They are guar, 
anteed against rain and dampness, they 
have even been boiled in water without 
injury, and are particularly practicable 
for kitchens, bathrooms, porches; in fact 
for all hard usage. 
“How to Use Valspar on Floors,” pub¬ 
lished by Valentine & Co., New York. 
This is one of a series of educational 
booklets, each one giving detailed direc¬ 
tions for the use of Valspar for some 
scientific purpose and the purposes are 
numberless. According to this pamphlet 
Valspar will not turn white in hot or 
cold water, will not scratch white. It 
dries dust-free in two hours and hard 
over night, being extremely elastic and 
will not chip or crack. 
“Master Varnish,” published by the 
O'Brien Varnish Co., South Bend, Ind. 
Master Varnish is made from specially 
selected gums and oils, according to this 
pamphlet, which make it tough, elastic 
and durable. It has a satin-like finish 
and dries quickly. Children would like 
floors finished with this varnish because, 
we are told, they could romp and play 
on them without ever leaving a mark 
to tell the tale. 
“Hydronon,” published by the Barrett 
Company, Ltd., Toronto, Canada, is a 
brief pamphlet in honor of a paint that 
is permanent, has a good covering capac¬ 
ity, will damp-proof a wall effectively, 
is safe and convenient. In a test of 
Hydronon at Pratt Institute it was 
found to have a very high specific grav¬ 
ity, which makes for density and tough¬ 
ness, also it resists dampness better than 
many paints. 
“Household Helps,” “House Paint,” 
“Flat Wall Paint,” “Varnishes,” pub¬ 
lished by the Certain-Teed Products 
Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., are a few 
of the many practical pamphlets issued 
by this concern. The use of Certain- 
Teed house paints is considered a kind 
of insurance on a building. These paints 
and varnishes are made in a variety of 
kinds for all home purposes. They are 
put up in packages of convenient size, 
are ready to use and easy to apply be¬ 
cause of the high-grade ingredients used 
in preparing them and because of the 
care and knowledge exercised in their 
manufacture they take a high rank in 
the paint and varnish world. 
“My Home, Why Not Yours,” “Fil- 
tex,” “Krystolac,” “Impermalin,” pub¬ 
lished by the Pratt & Lambert, Inc., 
Buffalo, New York. These are just a 
few of a series of important booklets 
covering the whole field of paint, var¬ 
nish, stain, enamel and the most prac¬ 
tical treatment of floors. This firm will 
not only send out color samples but ac¬ 
tually furnish small wood panels show¬ 
ing the effects desired. It will also give 
decorative schemes on request. The 
first of the pamphlets spoken of here is 
really a beautifully illustrated essay on 
homemaking, taking in turn every room 
in the house with suggestions for its 
most interesting treatment, and photo¬ 
graphs as well as color sketches to illu¬ 
strate the idea. 
“Natural Woods—How to Finish 
Them,” presented by Berry Brothers, 
Detroit, Mich. This pamphlet is nearly 
100 pages in length. It takes in turn 
every wood used for interior decoration 
and tells an infinite variety of ways 
that they may be handled to produce 
most interesting colors and textures. 
The right woods are suggested for the 
various rooms in the house as well as 
for woodwork and trim. There is an 
essay on wood finish and how to treat 
old wood so that it will take new finish 
successfully. In fact there is practically 
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