Show THE ARTISTIC WALL one of solid color W II 11 always give best effect the dearest daintiest most artistic ft all Is a solid colored wall it fur bishes a perfect background for all kinds of pictures it throws them out in their correct proportions and does not detract from their artistic value the solid colored wall Is also much better as a background for furniture and harmonizes harmon much more ly with carpets an 1 rugs than any other method of wall treatment the less breaking up of color on a wall the more artistic it is the most successful form ot the solid colored wall is an wall there is as much difference be tween tinted walls there is be tween shoddy and all wool gowns the shoddy gown holds its color for a few days while the all wool keeps its color to the very last thread so also in solid colored walls there are shoddy walls and permanently colored walls which retain their color down to the very last particle the ideal wall coating never rubs off levei flakes nor chips off and Is always ready tor a fresh coat it there la wallpaper on the wall soak it off with warm water then go over the plaster after you have removed the paper with warm water to remove every trace of paste have the wall thoroughly clean for a clean wall cannot be built on an un clean foundation if there are any particles of foreign matter adhering to the wall scrape them off with a putty knife then if there are any discolorations on the wall size it with a material made from cheap varnish thinned down with benzine and japan added for a drier then cover your wall with your tinting material be sure your man uses a tinting ma terdal mixed with cold water it he comes to you and asks for warm wa ter you can make up your mind that is glue in the material which he proposes to put on your wall and you can be certain that you are going to have a shoddy wall for glue means shoddy glue means that it will hold its color long enough for the man to collect his bill and not much longer insist on our tinting material being mixed with clear cold water be sure that your wall is made from pure ma then you will have a perma nent artistic sanitary wall A wall that will ae a thing of beauty and a oy forever |