Stains for Satin Papers.—For each ream of paper of medium weight and size the following recipes are given:—
Blue (azure).—13 ozs. of parchment are dissolved in 2½ gallons of water and mixed with 3 lbs. of Bremen blue, 1¾ lb. of English mineral blue, and 4½ ozs. of wax soap.
Blue (light).—8¾ ozs. of parchment are to be dissolved in 1½ gallon of water, and to be mixed with light chrome yellow, 13 ozs.; colcothar, 6½ ozs.; Frankfort black, 2 ozs.; powdered chalk 3 lbs., and wax soap, 3½ ozs.
Brown (reddish).—1½ gallon of parchment liquor as the last, to which is added yellow ochre, 1 lb.; light chrome yellow, 4½ ozs.; white lead, 1 lb.; red ochre, 1 oz., and wax soap, 3½ ozs.
Brown (light).—1½ gallon of parchment liquor, as before, to which is added 13 ozs. of light chrome yellow, 6½ ozs. of colcothar, 2 ozs. of Frankfort black, 3 lbs. of powdered chalk, and 3½ ozs. of wax soap.
Grey (light).—1½ gallon of parchment liquor is mixed with 4¼ lbs. of powdered chalk, 8¾ ozs. of Frankfort black, 1 oz. of Paris blue, and 3½ ozs. of wax soap.
Grey (bluish).—To the above quantity of parchment liquor add 4¼ lbs. of powdered chalk, 1 lb. of light mineral blue, 4¼ ozs. of English green, 1¾ oz. of Frankfort black, and 3½ ozs. of wax soap.
Green (brownish).—To the same quantity of parchment liquor add Schweinfurth green, 1 lb.; mineral green, 8¾ ozs.; burnt umber and English pink, of each 4¼ ozs.; whiting, 1 lb., and wax soap, 3½ ozs.
Green (light).—To the same quantity of parchment liquor add English green and powdered chalk, of each 2¾ lbs., and 3½ ozs. of wax soap.