The Amateur Painter

A Manuel of Instruction in the Arts of Painting, Varnishing AND Gilding.

"With Plain Rules for the practice of every department of HOUSE AND SIGN Painting.

CONTENTS :

Colors and How to Mix them. Compound Colors. Oils. Varnishes. Polishes. Gilding Materials. Miscellaneous Materials. Grinding and Washing Colors. Cleanliness in Working. Practice of Painting. Practice of Varnishing and Polishing. Practice of Gilding. Instructions of Sign Writing. Harmony of Colors. Birds-Eye Maple in Distemper. Satin Wood. Mahogany in Distemper. Mahogany in Oil. Rose Wood. This book is thorough in detail in every branch of Painting. By its aid every man can become his own Painter, in whatever kind of work he desires to undertake. PRICE 25 CENTS.

Riddles, Conundrums And Puzzles

We believe in making home happy, and whatever tends to promote this condition we welcome with joy. This book is chock full of the choicest, newest and best collection of Riddles, Charades, Enigmas, Puzzles, Rebusses, Conundrums, Anagrams, Transpositions, Paradoxies, Acrostics, Problems, and other entertaining matter ever put together within the covers of any book heretofore published. It is a real live, inscrutible SPHINX, as in-scrutible and mysteriotis as the fabulous Egyptian one of old.

There is fun for the Mirthful, food for the Curious, and matter for the Thoughtful in abundance. Price 20 Cents.

Fortune-Telling Made Easy, And The Witche's Key To Lucky Dreams

Every person their own Fortune Teller. With this book you can tell your own or any person's fortune far better than any astrologer, clairvoyant or medium can for you. It fore-tells exactly what will happen to you in the future; it gives the Hindoo Secrets of Love, and how to manage, what to say, and what to do to gain the affections, the love. the heart and the hand of the per son you desire to marry; it gives the Art of Telling Fortune by the Lines of the Hand; it contains a Complete Dictionary of Dreams, so that you can at once interpret any dream as soon as you hear it. It tells you a Charm to Protect you from Danger. It teaches how to make the Lucky Dream Rose. Who your Husband or your Wife shall be. The Lovo Charm. How to Know the Sex of Children before Birth. To know how soon you will Marry. To know what Fortune yon will have. The Lover's Charm. The only true method to tell Fortunes by Tea or Coffee Cup. To know if your love of a person will be mutual. Fortune Telling by Cards. What you will be successful in. What your absent Wife or Husband is doing. What your Fortune Destiny is. Whether your Wife, Husband or Ill-ten led is true to you. Whether you will ever Marry or not. Whether you will have money left you. How to be successful in your love affairs. Whether you will be a Widow. Whether you will die Rich or Poor. Seven Signs of Speedy Marriage. Signs how to Choose a good Husband or Wife. In fact there is no end to the mysterious revelations, Toucan foretell the Results of all Commercial and Business Speculations. It points out clearly the path to prosperity. Riches and Happiness. If you have encountered losses, misfortune or treachery of friends, or have been slighted by the one your affections have centered upon. or had bad luck in life, Old Gypsy Madge will help you through, and tell you how to conquer at last. She'll teach you to overcome all obstacles and turn the tide of Good Luck towards you. Sample copy and terms to Agents sent by mail, post paid, for 25 cents, or five copies to one address for $1.00.

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