Page 4 Advertisements Column 1

Manawatu Herald, 25 June 1898, Page 4

mMmgmJk PICTURES IN THE HOME. Hints by Art Amateur on Hanging Faint* ings, Engravings, Photographs, Etc. By hanging pictures low you increase the apparent height of n room. Colored pictures should not bo hung in li all ways or on staircases unless thnro is plenty of liglit for them. In such placo3 strong photographs, engravings and drawings in black and white go best. A picturo should not be hung from ono nail. Tlio diagonal lines formed by the cord havo a very discordant effect. Two nail ; and two vertical cords, or, tVhat ia f3r more snfo, piocos of wiro cordage, i iinrld bo used inßtcad of the singlo cord. Picture cords should bo as near the color of tlio wall upon which they are put as j!i>:,. :!.'!«, ro that they may bo but little t- :>.:yu. Whon one picturo is hung beneath ;■- ;" .; r, tho bottom ono should bo hung Inij.i tho oue above and not from the top. \Y« thus avoid multiplying tho cords, v.Muh is always objectionable Pictures ];!.y ;.L:o bo huug without any cords show- !,: - -'Tr-sing 1 tho cord through thoringa > !;vi; of tlio picture and looping this ■ i :::>.;! or huok. Neither cord nor hook v ; J. r, >'O Been. . ; - !}Ji huo for walla where prints or : ; ;• •. ■■:.• ::voi)'i3 aru to bo hung is a rich yeli ■•.-. :ovn or a leather color. Luster to ; ...;cko! tho print or tho tono of the .; \\rr;*!>h is thus imparted. •j'Vo wall paper should havo no strongly o. ■•'■'. (1 pattern and should bo of ono uni-ioi-i'.i color, such as red inclining to crim-.-.jii <■!' i;ca green. Tho center of tho picturo, as a rule, (should not bo much above tho lovol of the In an exhibition tho pictures in the most favorable situation are said to bo on tho "lino." If tho work is a landscapo or n portrait with background, tho horizontal line will require to be bo placed. The artist when painting his picturo fixes this line, at least theoretically, on a lovel with his eye. In fact, the two things — tho horizontal lino und tho level of tho eye — aro Identical, and he paints accordingly. If tho spectator does not regard tho picturo from the same relative position, much of the work will bo foreshortened and the general effect falsified. Frames should harmonizo in stylo with iho other ornaments of tho room, particularly tho moldings and cornices. Frames which project much appear to contract a room. Massive frames convoy a painful impression of suspended weight. A Pretty Mat. Tho foundation of this useful mat, which is a vory good ono for a lamp mat, is of cloth of a dark rich red color, with a satin A LAMP MAT. i-quaro of the same color iv the center. The loave3 and stems of the forgctmenot ypri^-in tho four corners aro worked in \y:m>u silk. -5 in fcliroe shades on tho cloth. Tin- v.,; ;avo formed separately of five ii'iy "«.(.; of li»ht blno cloth and fixed will: ,-. yiv'.ow French knot in their places, r- >ri o njjpcar in roliof. 3?ine Homeumrte Candies. A! i ioiul Candy.— Melt a pound of sugar in i :,v(orof a pint of water and let it ! '. 1 ; : '■( il the sirup is thick enough not to ! ■ n, r ; ;oon. Warm 3 ounces of split V i;i rlmonds in tho oven, remove the i . -i the firo and stir in tho almondg ;>: ' ■ >.!:.! essence of lemon. Pour on to ■■..<> od tins, and whon nearly cold ■ ; (i.iapes. Cocoanut Candy. — Boil a t "f lump sugar and half a pint of > : i 1 ten minutes. Remove the scum, ■••M.I .■ !;en the sirup is thick and white stir in a i rilo more than a quarter pound of ;>sl>V grated cocoanut. Pour on to butioieti paper, and when cold keep in tin oxtj.;. French Almond Hardbake. — Put a pound of loaf sugar and a teacupful of water into a saucepan. Stir ill well until tho sugar is thoroughly melted, take off tho scum as fast as it rises, and after it has boiled for 15 minutes add a tablespoonful of vinegar or lemon juice. Stir in a quarter of pound of sliced Valencia almonds and pour on to a buttered tin or small pastry tins. Keep in a tin until wanted. Tea Stains on linen. Soak the stains in some buttermilk and dry the fabrio in the open air. This may bo repeated if required, and the material must then be washed in cold water. Boiling—not merely hot — water will often remove a tea stain. If these methods fail, try eau do javelle, mado as follows: Chloride of lime, 1 ounce; carbonate of potash, 2 ounces; water, 1 pint. The lime is to be mixed with three-quarters of a pint of wator and tho potash dissolved in :i quarter pint. Tho two solutions must thon be mixed, boiled, and, if necessary, filtered. Carbonate of soda may be used instead of tho carbonate of potash. The .solution may bo tried half tho above strength at first. Creole Pancakes. This delightful supper dish may be eaten with either butter or sugar. Eaoh cake, when properly made, is as thin as a sheet ut writing paper. Sift \ X A pints of flour. Salt to taste. To a cupful of right eour milk put a half teaspoonful of soda and l<eat till it foams. Pour into the floor, add 4 eggs slightly beaten and enough cold v/nter to make a thin batter. All milk makes the cakes hard to turn. Grease the giiddlo well and cover it with a thin coating of batter. Turn quickly with a knife in each hand. Serve hot and out like pie. What to Do With the Left Over Oatmeal. Make into griddle cakes. Take 3 tablesooonfuls of boiled oatmeal, a beaten egg, a cupful of sour cream, a scant teaspoon* Cul of soda and wheat flour to make a batter. U von v.-nnt to keep your house plants i" vi'Yiur, piokoif all the blossoms as soon a:: i in y begin to fade.