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To Color Japan Varnish

The above is a transparent japan, but by the fol lowing modifications any or all of the various colors may be made from it. It is indispen sable that the colors be ground to an impalpable powder before mixing with the varnish, and should then be thoroughly ground with the varnish, otherwise it is preferable to apply the color first as a paint, and varnish afterwards with the above transparent japan.

Previous to varnishing a painted surface, it should be cut down with pulverized pumicestone, &c., as directed in No. 3015. INDIA JAPANNING India Japanning. The great and Prussian blue, both finely pulverized, of Indian method is cach 1/2 ounce; spirits of turpentine, 1 pint. the embossing, or raising the figures, &c., Mix well and strain. Or use verditer glazed above the surface or ground, and the metallic with Prussian blue or smalt; mix with the or bronze-like hue of the several designs; the varnish in No. 3025. grotesque appearance of the several ornaments, whether figures, landscapes, or what-