When it will not pay you to wash off the old kalsomine, a coat or two of the wall sizing described above will make a good foundation.
SIGN PAINTING.
To the beginner I will say: Learn the letters; get a variety of alphabets in your head; the more you have the better you will be prepared to do a pleasing variety of sign writing. A variety of letters arranged in alphabets are given in the following pages as a convenient means of reference for the painter who may desire to refresh his memory, as to the form of any letter represented, or to make a study of them with a view of acquiring a knowledge of the formation of letters generally.
No. 1. GOTHIC CONDENSED
A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z & .
No. 1. GOTHIC CONDENSED—continued.
a b c d e f g h
i j k l m n o p q
r s t u v w x y z
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 0 , .