HOUSE AND GARDEN 
March, 
1914 
low, but not with orange, unless with yel¬ 
low and green in the ascendant over both, 
for it kills the orange just as it does the 
flame pink. This does not apply to such 
vivid orange scarlet or scarlet orange, as 
for example the tritona, but to a clear 
orange, such as the African marigold. 
Cream white, using less white than scar¬ 
let, is always good, but remember above 
all things that just as blue needs yellow, 
so do all the reds need green of varying 
tones, preferably a dark one, although a 
soft, green like the Oriental poppy leaves 
is also good. Last, and most important of 
al, don't mix your crimsons and your 
scarlets, or you will be in the sad case 
of the poor lady who said to me: “I 
think red's a dreadful color; I planted a 
border of all the different reds, and it 
was the awfullest thing I ever saw l” 
Painting and Papering Problems 
(Continued from page 190) 
Painted walls have this in their favor, 
that they can be kept cleaner than walls 
covered with paper. It is a mistake to 
paint a wall unless the plaster is in the 
very best condition and without any trace 
of cracks, or even hair lines. If there 
are cracks or hair lines, you may be sure 
that in time they will show through the 
paint, no matter how carefully it is put 
on or how many coats are given, and 
your wall will assume the appearance of 
a much-detailed ordnance survey map, 
with all the little streams and water¬ 
courses in the countryside marked dis¬ 
tinctly upon it. 
Don’t attempt to paint fresh plaster in 
a newly built house, or you will have only 
your pains for your trouble. New plaster 
almost invariably cracks somewhat while 
the house is settling, and all the labor of 
painting would thereby be lost. If the 
walls are painted, plain colors may be 
used or stenciled designs of simple pat¬ 
tern applied. Stippling, too, is often 
pleasing. 
Let us suppose, however, that we have 
decided upon paper as the most suitable 
covering, in the long run, for our par¬ 
ticular needs. Next, we must survey the 
various kinds of paper available and take 
sufficient account of their manifold va¬ 
riety if we would choose wisely and to 
the best advantage. In choosing paper 
we must have regard to many things over 
and above available varieties — we must 
think of price, quality, the general color 
scheme of the rooms to be papered, the 
sort of furniture to be used, the purpose 
of the room, and, finally, its exposure and 
light. Not one of these items can we 
afford to neglect. If we do it is sure to 
crop up sooner or later and cause us 
trouble. 
First of all, we must be scrupulously 
careful to secure congruity and fitness by 
considering the purpose to which a room 
is to be put, and then, in due order, 
reckoning the other factors that go to 
make up a successful treatment. For in- 
DIBBLER, for planting- 
steel tipped . 
-of wood, 
GARDEN TROWEL— of steel with 
wooden handle . 
Nickel Plated.. . 
Steel, extra long handle. . 
.30 
.60 
.50 
BULB PLANTER— of steel, with 
wooden handle and leather sheath $1.00 
SMALL GARDEN 
BASKET— Con- GARDEN FORK— of steel with 
tains all necessary 1 'njHM-^ wooden Handle . $ .30 
plirJZ FERN TROWEL— of steel, with Nickel Plated.60 
plete $8 50 wooden handle and leather sheath $ 75 Steel, extra long handle..50 
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