Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1899 — Papered Ceilings out of Style. [ARTICLE]

Papered Ceilings out of Style.

Householders and others who are arranging for spring renovating will soon notice that all the better class of wall papers are now being made without ceilings, and that ceilings are being, tinted. Any person who now buys paper and papers his house, if he Wishes to be up with the times, should at least tint the ceilings. In such tinting there is only one durable material that he can secure, and that is Alabastine, the unequaled wall coating. What are known as kalsomines are especially bad for ceilings, as the stuff scales and falls off. In fact, the word “kalsomine” has become so unpopular, on account of the goods being only temporary, that the later manufacturer* of kalsomines are giving their material some arbitrary name and not calling It a kalsomine. Every one of the strong points la regard to Atabastlne that has been proved to be such by the test of twenty years, Is picked up by every new manufacturer of ordinary kalsomine and claimed for his goods. These claims, on the face of them, are- ridiculous, but it will take a householder who uses these goods perhaps two or three years to find out that he has gotten nothing but a temporary kalsomine; and by that time the particular manufacturer may be out of the market. Alabastine is a rock-base cement, which sets, and hardens with age. it is the only material that can make the claim of durability and substantiate it by actual time tests. This phenomenal wall coating is adapted to all grades, from the most elaborate free-hand modeling with a machine to the cheapest plain tinting and whitening, and requires only cold water to mix It for use. It never needs taking off to renew, hustles out house pests, sweetens apartments, and fills cracks. Paint dealers furnish card of twelve beautiful tints. A free copy of “Alabastine Era" may be had by addressing Alabastine Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.