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Light and dark arrangement in a square. 
turpentine. Where the brush is thoroughly cleaned and 
dried in this manner it may be safely used from one lustre 
to another. Lustres are peculiarly sensitive and are easily 
affected, hence the necessity of being careful not to mix 
them. If you keep a separate brush for each color, place a 
small elastic band around the bottle and when finished with 
that particular brush, slip it under the band where you will 
always have it ready for the next time. 
When you are through with a brush for the day wash it 
in alcohol and moisten with a bit of lavender oil which will 
keep the hair pliable. Do not wash lustre brushes in tur- 
pentine; use instead the alcohol or lavender and as a 
special precaution, a final washing with soap and water, 
Straight line arrangement in a square. 
followed always by a thorough rinsing and drying. A very 
safe rule in lustre work is to take every possible precaution 
against carrying one lustre into another. 
The ounce of prevention in this respect will save many 
pounds of cure. Do not put brushes away clogged with 
lustre. They will become absolutely hard and when you 
attempt to clean them the hairs will have become so brittle, 
that the slightest pressure will cause them to break. Your 
work will be full of broken bits of hair, and as these can not 
be removed without picking up the lustre, it is quickly to 
be seen that a little care of the brushses will amply repay 
you. In fact all brushes used for china-painting, would last 
longer if treated with more care than they usually receive. 
Straight line arrangement in a square. 
Design for wood block printing. 
|MISS MASON'S DESIGN CLASS. 
