PICTURE HANGING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 11

PICTURE HANGING.

-The -hanging.: of'; pictures, /according; to', suburban Life','' is an art in itself, ; the only' rule-.t0 7 follow being- that they, should hang BS .''bwv.as,, /possible'.! Tile correct balance, however, between-.flofcr: and- ceiling iihust bo; presenred j-.-iu :higli-studded rooms large pic-' tares ; would probably- look best'hting,at-least nyp';; feet from tho. ,i floor,, whild > : lo.w-studded rooms, may ha'yo- them considerably ■ lower..FictureH also ■should be carefully'considered as -.td < colour! and 1 subject/Many,' think' that' different mediums .should, not' hang '.on the same Wall, oven'in tho same-room, but this is •a • dangerous"; rule to insist''upon.- Some masters: ■ ■ paint,'.in water-colour' / .frith :' the Btrength of: tonc'of'oils, and good 'Japanese print :wilMiold ,its':own if brought' 1 into con-' junctipn? y»'ith many a 'carbon 'photograph; '1 he. advico. given above for. the grouping of picture's applies here, only on walls of pleasing; decoration/and proportion it is' ndt so important'to centre them. An. excellent way is to hang .them according to;''spacing.'-'- * . A''charming .'effcct/.results from carrying o : llnO Of 'Japahesb' or', gay ■ sporting' prints entirely, " around... a room on an ', even lino, framing them ,in simple '• flat mouldings --of turned .dak. " : • - • '

A- well : made potato.soup is: just tho thing for luncheon, some' day when you are at- a loss ; for something hot and :wholesome. • A quart of mill;, sia large potatoes, one stalk of celery, 1 an onion, a taWespoonful of butter.' Put milk .to boil with onion and celery; pare-the,, potatoes and bod them until :they are; thoroughly done ;• turn" off tho .water and mash; fine; add'milk and; butter,, pepper and salt rub'through a' strainer -.and .'serve immediately.; This soup -must not be allowed to stancl.? „