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turned under, covered with a firm but not stiff piece of jap 
silk, bound with a tiny rubber band and pulled out until it is 
"fluffy." In patting, use a "deft" motion instead of "pound- 
ing" the china. Then in washing the silk for pats take a good 
warm soap suds to which a tiny bit of kerosene has been added, 
immerse the silk and let it come to a good boil, rinse in another 
good suds, then in clear water and roll in a large towel, wringing 
in the towel. Then, while wet, iron with a very hot iron on 
both sides, leaving them without a wrinkle or crease. I have 
a tiny line in the studio to hang my pat silks on where they 
are handy and always without a crease. Pats cared for in 
this way insure a perfect tinted background on your set of 
dishes. 
Another good suggestion is after washing the silk to paste 
it on the window or a mirror to dry, this does not make it as 
stiff as when pressed with a hot iron. 
SALT SHAKER— LEAH H. RODMAN 
SATSUMA BOX— DANTE C. BABBITT 
TRACE on design and outline with a mixture composed 
of 1-3 each Ivory Black, Deep Blue and Brunswick 
Black and fire. For the enamels use Warren's Reamhite 
Enamel No. 2, mixed with Warren's enamel medium and per- 
fectly clean turpentine. Use only enough medium to barely 
hold the powder together, too much will keep the mass soft 
too long and not allow any chance to model the flower and 
buds. By care this can be done in one fire. After having 
enamel so it will stay put, take a clean palette knife, small 
size, and place the enamel on portions of flower which would 
be nearest one were it a real blossom. A square shader mois- 
tened with turpentine can then be used to gently float some of 
the enamel to the edge of the flower. Keep the center flat, 
a mere wash in fact. A stemmer is good to use in applying 
the enamel to the bud, applying heavily in a swirl like stroke 
to obtain the tinted effect in a morning glory bud. For the 
leaves and stems use Warren's Green Enamel No. 2 (for soft 
glaze) applied flatly. The dotted background is gold and a 
band of the same dotted effect is sufficient decoration for lower 
portion of box. Keep this band half on the lid, half on lower 
part of box. This reamwhite enamel is a very deep cream 
before firing but comes out with only a faint tinge of warm 
effect. Allow a full week for the enamel to dry before firing. 
After firing shade the flower and bud using pale green for the 
heart of flower also base, a suggestion of soft grey on some of 
the flower and a rosy pink for the markings, also the bud. Do 
not overdo the matter of shading and keep the leaves perfectly 
flat. 
