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KERAMIC STUDIO 
BORDERS FROM PHLOX— MRS. BROWNE 
catch the (hist and are hard to clean. They are usually used lor ornamental 
pieces. 
ALL OVER PATTEPJM PHLOX— ALICE MORSE 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
BEGINNER — Would you kindly tell me how to do metallic work in china 
2 — What are majolica and mat glazes, and what are they mostly adapted to 
in china? 
1 — If you mean work that has a metallic effect you probably refer to the 
lustre work. Paint the design in Gold and fire it, and then put a coat of 
Light Green Lustre over the entire surface; this will give you a hght green back- 
grotmd and the design will have a bronze appearance. You can get the differ- 
ent metal effects with the different lustres. There is a copper for the copper 
effect. Make tests on broken bits of china. 
2 — Majolica glaze is a semi-glaze, and the mat glaze is as the name sug- 
gests a mat glaze, or one without a glaze. They are not practical, as they 
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I have ju)it began taking orders on my work 
O. M. R.—Crni ,,m, rprr vw a 
in tinld] a (/old hruid around Ihr r, 
placed in the center of plal-es, etc. 
and have almost no idea oj values. 
It would be impossible to set a price on the set of di.shes for you, as a great 
deal would depend on the price of the china and also on the grade of work. In 
making a price for any piece of work, it is always best to count the cost of all 
the materials and firing, and then value your work at a certain price by the 
hour 01- day and add that to the price of the materials. 
/. S. — What is a good formula for a -pairding oil, one thai a druggist could 
make up for us at any timef 
Use about 6 parts Oil of Copaiba and 1 part Lavender Oil. 
S. J. D. — What is lavender medium for raised paste, and where can it be 
obtained? 
2 — Can raised paste be applied mechanically xoith a tool other than the brush? 
3 — What kind oj a brush should toe use for raised paste? 
4 — 7.S it advisable to make use of raised paste for initials on dinner set? 
1 — The lavender medium for raised paste can be bought at a drug store. 
The cheapest quality should be used, as it does not contain as much oil. Lav- 
ender compound for technical purposes is the best. 
2 — ^Raised paste can only be applied with a brush. 
3 — A No. 1 red sable pointed water color brush is the best to use. 
4 — It is not advisable to use raised paste on the initials for a dinner sot 
unless it is used quite flat. 
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lint's fiir roses'^ Also reds 
l:unj ijinpes, blue, while and 
ijlil .-Jiiiiles to use in making 
MRS. B. B.—What nn Ih. 
for rosesf What are the caned nnlnr,- in Im /;.-,, d in 
shadowsf Will you please tjux me the niiinen oj Hi 
cherries, Idack raspberries and red raspberries^ 
Lay in pink rose.s for the first fire with a very delicate tone of Blood-red 
so they are a dehcate pink, and for a second fire touch up the shadows with 
Rose, using a Uttle Violet for the darkest touches. A little Yellow may be 
used for the lighter shadows. 
Use Blood-red and Ruby very pale for the lights on red roses and heavier 
for the shadows. In retouching a little Rose may be used for the lights and 
a little Black added to the Ruby for the darkest tones. 
For blue grapes, Banding Blue and a little Deep Blue Green for the lights, 
and Violet and Royal Purple added for the darkest tones, and a little Black 
where it is needed. 
For white grapes. Yellow, Violet and .4pple Green, and sometimes a little 
Yellow BrowTi is needed or a dark green. 
For cherries. Yellow-red, Blood-red and a Uttle Ruby. 
For black raspberries, Bandmg Blue and Black for hghts. Royal Purple 
and Black and a Httle Ruby for the dark. Red raspberries, Carnation, Blood- 
red very pale for the hghts, and in some places a httle Yellow for the highest 
hghts, Blood-red and a little Ruby. Black for the darkest tones. 
