| Show 111 1111111 IIIn1Y1 Y111111Y111111X1 r1r111 111 11111111 111111111x111111111 11111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111 11 111 111 II 1 II 111 11111 111111 1 11 1 11 1 I 1 11 1 1 111111111111111111111111111111 11 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111 1111111111 I 1 I 1111111111111111111 11111 111 111111111 1111 1 t111x1111x xI r 11 1 11 1 11 1 111 111 11111 11 111 1 1 1 1 1 11111 1 111 11 111 1 11 111 1111111 111 r 11111111111111111111111111111111 PIctures hep y od Attr ctlvely Frmed by the Home Artist I O passe parfout a picture Is the To easiest and most satisfactory way oC artistically and cheaply cheap-ly l framing II Whenever a pretty water color or pen and Ink sketch In a magazine appeals to us we are apt to carefully cut It out and put It away for framing These picture are seldom of sulllclent value to warrant war-rant the placing upon them of expensive expen-sive frames but they are attractive enough to adorn the walls of an unpretentious unpre-tentious room It IH I just here that the art of passe partoutlng cornea In most successfully uuu one Is well repaid for the small expenditure of time and money mon-ey involved It does not rcqulre much artistic taste to become an expert c in the art of passe partoutlng The very neat und particular person obtains excellent te BultH and when the artist t and the artisan ar-tisan arc combined of course the highest high-est standard Is reached The safest course for the beginner to pursue Is to purchase at a good art supply sup-ply place a complete passe putout outfit out-fit which may be bought for a dollar This box will contain a dosen cardboard card-board mats of assorted sixes and the same number of mounts 8 P Vi inches by 6 inches twelve yards of binding two tubes of art paste and diffeient sizes of hooks and rings l to mount and hang the pictuiCH Sometimes a tool for cutting the glass Is included Aimed with the sinews of war the next move Is to a Mini good sized table t where spread < < before the worker will be the paiaphurnalla mentioned The first I thing to do if the print is unmounted Ito Is Ito I-to spread evenly over the back sufli cloiit paste to make it stick nicely The picture is nov ready lo be pasted on a card oC suitable HIm and the mat is then placed In position You ate now ready for the glass and after ah experience expe-rience of cuts and bruises T recommend having the glazier do the work but 1C you are brave and daring the Instrument Instru-ment contained In the outfit will afford plenty of amusement Having placed the picture under the glass you ale ready to apply the binding This Is I the only dlfUcu1t part of the work 1tllY and vat led are the best ways ot putting on the binding every passe purtouter being a law unto herself lno scientifically approved method is to cut the binding Into miltable lengths for each side and apply It evenly to the edge c oC the glass allowing about one inch of It I to lap over and adhere to the bade oC the picture On the other hand a number oC experts cut off the entire quantity needed and turn the corncrn hi a neat fashion ihtt bindIng which Is bought In rolls Is Heavily gummed and all that Is necessary nec-essary after removing a portion of It from the roll is I to moisten It with the tOaguo or a damp sponge ic well put r on the binding sticks firmly I and nothing noth-ing but excessive dampness will cause It to become loosened from the glass SVhen one or mote oC the gummed suspension sus-pension rings all fastened on the back the picture is ready for the wall The bindings come in varied shades and also reproduce t many woods Particularly Par-ticularly happy effects are achieved by using a bitch bark binding on a wood land view which tones in charmingly with the pictured scenery Marines are best treated to a frame of silver which carries out thc shimmery lights and shades J = of water and sky All red both in the mat and binding is the correct color for hunting pictures Japanese rice t prints become veritable little gems when placed In a gold mat and framed with a black binding Speaking of black reminds me of a I pretty effect gained from passe par touting a Pastoral scene with a tiny edge of while overlaid with black binding 1 bind-ing about an inch deep the contrast being exceedingly good The newest development Is lo bind with velvet preferably black Even Ihe expert will find velvet dlllicult to manipulate as the edges have to be FOJYTAL CRD JQRAF2V lJ i t JI 1 r I I 1 I r 1 fr rt + I 4n i f Jr L Ito 1 n 1 n l r F I mating study If one has the time arid patience to devote to If Many J persons fail to realize the good effects obtained from framing pictures in series under one cover r For instance a very I happy example of thischaracter was hccnlhc other day In tho framing In a long narrow panel effect of a story told with the brush These pictures were printed in a recent vell known magazine and were called Mother Days It was a case of thinking In pictures a babys little life being told In the series As the tones in the I prints weie soft gray greens a binding exactly matching in color was applied and the whole scheme was charmingly atltactive and cheap not costing at the outside more than 50 cents Nothing could he daintier for a nursery wall than a decoration of this kind In these days oC artistic decorations JPV2 a i11 4 d rat 9I11771ffrrb ol rztc4 1i 1 I < 1 1 t r F1cJ 1 t I F I 1 4 t r1 r lJ i e I I 1 r F t A f Y yl I I r U 14 Y 1 r s r rv r I 1 1 tr I Z r J e r I v I I II a 1 7 4 1l lit rte 1r rrtsrr y M n Ili I a r1 t II all r d > 1 7 Pk 1 til I I J I Ill L IIiI 1 lit B CiI Or t + II SOVE NOVEL DESIGNS IN PASSEL JAR OUTc PASSE-L I rt11it 1 our qt 1 I f cut with a razor to ilvold < < 1 the frayed appearance It would have If scissors were used The corners are another problem so altogether its a hard prop osltlout but at the pane time a fascl every glil desires to have her own room or den where she can cast olt all the conventionalities of society and lounge at case upon her dalnly couch while reading the latest story or poem One girl with very little money but rich In aspirations set her wits to work to devise de-vise Home scheme for a wall decoration decora-tion A happy thought at last came to her and < < going lo a bookiitoro nlio purchased some blue blotting paper and the gray paper such as art students use for crayon work nil costing but a small sum Selecting her favorite sketches jtfilch had keen jcqUecled at odd < < times she placed them t upon mats made of the blue paper cut larger than the picture To fasten them In position she used red sealing wax placing a seal us large as a half dollar decorated With her monogram upon each coiner The position oC the seals was varied now on opposite cornets then on both Sides again only at the top The pen and mlc sketches she treated In the same way upon gray paper using black sealing wax The pictures framed In this fashion she ranged in a panel on one side of the room and so effective were they that they won the admiration of all her friends who nlgnlHed their Intention Inten-tion of following her example Picture postcards admit oC very prot ly t treatment by the amateur < decorator A screen which will be a useful as well as an ornamental example of ones skill can be made from these cards Make a border of single cards around the entire screen which has Hrst been covered with some attractive fabric 1C the postcards arc souvenirs of travel In a certain country group the marc insignificant insig-nificant scenes In the border reserving the more prominent ones for the central design IJnusod postcards are preferable prefera-ble for this purpose When framed In good wood the scicen is well worth < the tioublc of making Picture framing as I said before tlocs not reqtiiie so much artistic training train-ing aH Intuitive sense of the illness of things FLORENCE A WIBERIY The Cure of Carpet A good layer of newspapers underneath under-neath a carpet will prevent all danger from moths which have a strong objection ob-jection fo f printers ink and will not come anywhere near It to lay their eggs lrosh lapelS should be used every time the carpet Is taken up Tea leaves dump salt or newspaper that has been soaked In water and then squeezed dry and torn Into small pieces aie all very good for taking up the dust when sweeping but tea leaves should always he rinsed in water before using especially If I the carpet Is a light one Damp salt brightens the colon wonderfully won-derfully 1C I they ale at all faded or Moiled Remember that a carpet should always al-ways be swept the way of the nap To brush the oilier way is to brush the dust In Attend to all stains as soon as possible pos-sible If left they gradually sink Into the carpet and nee much more dlfllcult to remove than If done at once |
