A deeper purple, as in the centre of the anemone, is obtained by the combination of the crimson powder with the deepest blue.
Various shades of lilac and peach colours are produced by a careful admixture of the bright crimson, middle blue, and white.
A primrose colour is obtained by using my lemon powder (a beautiful preparation), upon white wax.
A rich brown, as in wall-flower, requires a mixture of cake sepia with bright crimson.
The dark velvet-purple-looking spot seen in geraniums is obtained from mixing the cake smalt with a little bright crimson powder.
A similar tint may be obtained by mixing crimson lake, in cake, with the middle blue.
Various shades of green are procured by combining the first or second yellow with the darkest blue.
In noticing the
USE OF CURLING PINS AND SCISSORS,
I beg to remind my readers that these are the only instruments I deem requisite for modelling wax flowers. Both these require to be moistened before they are applied to the wax. Warmth as well as moisture is essential for these. A glass of lukewarm water will answer the purpose; but great care must be taken to shake off the surplus water; for if the globules were to fall upon the petal, it would occasion the colour to run.