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Show I ir tmntrr from , If my One and Only wore a beard he would have had something in which to mutter. As it is, the best he could do was grind out through his teeth: "Well, you don't have to be so smug." The facts of the situation are Tioao nn en Imltr off-fir T waa rip. posited over our threshold as the new Mrs. Stuart, I began campaigning cam-paigning for an odd-job painting session. One eyesore in particular was a kind of nightmare-blue chest of drawers in our otherwise rose and grey bedroom. Jeff claimed he was a painting expert "from way back" and renewed his promise every Saturday to get down to business the following Saturday. As the Saturdays wore on, my patience pa-tience wore out. I was ready to stuff the chest of drawers down the incinerator ... or risk Jeff's wounded pride and do the job myself. my-self. Jeff lost the toss. With fire in my eye I hied down to the local paint shop for instructions instruc-tions and equipment. An obliging salesman set me on the right track with his motto: "Good paint and painting are only as good as the tools used to do the job.'Then, of j,fr4-ffejar& introduced me -Jj. to a new, con- y tj5-fftoV sumer-type ny- m fc3't lon-bristled ' " v 11 Paint brush. 'ssss-!l 4j IV The word "ny-"rf "ny-"rf f jM I Ion" is magic J fSFZf' to most wom-MS wom-MS en's ears and it doesn't let them down in its new role. The paint expert quoted tests which showed that nylon-bristled paint brushes will last three to five times longer than an ordinary brush and, with proper cleaning, will go through season after season and job after job. Additional long-life long-life insurance comes from the fact that vermin, moths, and fungi won't attack nylon-bristled brushes.' Furthermore, they're easier to clean, and the bristles just won't break off. I was given a demonstration demonstra-tion on how smoothly the new light-weight brush laid on a coat of paint and even to a beginner it looked as easy as eating a wedding cake. I was sold. You know what's coming next. The nightmare-blue chest is now professional-looking, calm grey. I'm at peace with the world . . . except for an itching to get started on a lot of spring painting plans if Jeff doesn't beat me to it. I think I have a right to be smug! |