directions are carefully followed, your glass will never be
affected by time or any variations in the weather; it will defy hail,
rain, frost, and dust, and can be washed the same as ordinary stained
glass, to which, in some respects, it is even superior.

2555. Application of Diaphanie.

It is impossible to enumerate the variety of articles to the
manufacture of which Diaphanie may be successfully applied, as it is
not confined to glass, but can be done on silk, parchment, paper,
linen, &c., _after they have been made transparent_ which may be
accomplished in the following manner:

2556. Management of Paper, &c.

Stretch your paper, or whatever it may be, on a frame or drawing
board, then apply two successive coats (a day between each) of
diaphanous liquor, and after leaving it to dry for _several_ days,
cover it with a thin layer of very clear size, and when dry it will be
in a fit state to receive the coat of varnish and the designs.

2557. Management of Textile Fabrics.

Silk, linen, or other stuffs should be more carefully stretched, and
receive a thicker coat of size than paper or parchment; the latter may
be strained on a drawing or any other smooth board, by damping the
sheet, and after pasting the edges, stretching it down while damp.
Silk, linen, and other stuffs require to be carefully stretched on a
suitable frame. _Whatever you use_, take great care to allow time to
dry before applying the liqueur diaphane.

2558. Screens, &c., in Diaphanie.

All kinds of screens, lamp shades and glasses, lanterns, &c., &c., may
be made in this way, as heat will produce no effect upon them. The
transparent pictures are successful, because they may be hung on a
window frame or removed at will, and the window blinds are superior to
anything of that kind yet produced.

2559. Vitremanie.

Vitremanie is a process of imitating painting on glass similar to
Diaphanie, and Potichomanie is a process of like nature by which glass
plates, vases, &c., are made to resemble porclain.

2560. Decalcomanie.

This recently discovered and beautiful art consists in transferring
coloured drawings to glass, porcelain, china, wood, silk, furniture,
plaster of Paris, alabaster, ivory, paper, paper hangings, windows,
tea trays, oil cloth, and all kinds of fancy articles; in short,
materials of any kind, shape, or size, provided they possess a smooth
surf