The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-05-16
On Systematic Housekeeping.
nv mrs CHARLoTrE soULLARD.

There would be more orderly .homes If
all housekeepers would have regular
plan for each days work; for 9 there is
nothing like method and regularity to
tighten labor" If | could speak with our
Young housekeepers, l would say to them
Secure few moments every evening to
think over and arrange the necessary labor
of the morrow. Bring before your mind
inst what ought to be done, and fix the
mode and time for doing it distinctly.
While dressing the next morning, review
your plan, that all through the day 1t may
be like map spread out before your eyes.
Of course many things may occur that no
foresight could provide for-slckness, I'M
expected company, or interruptions past
YOUR control-but nothing that can wholly
derange a well-digestea plan for every
DAVIS duties"
On getting up in the morning the bed
clothes should be thrown back so the beds
can air thoroughly. AS soon as dressed,
| the housewife" should carry all Stops
| from the bedrooms and open doors and
windows, even in winter. By the time
breakfast is over, the rooms and bedding
will be aired. Now make the beds and
sweep: while the dust settles, wash bowls,
pitchers. soap-disn and toothbrush holder.
| Next fill the pitchers, and see that plenty
of clean towels are at hand. After all Is
ready dust and arrange all things to your
liking. By doing these things always in
the same way, they will be more easily
and quickly done. One should nave
moderately light broom Ito be kept for
the carpets), a dust-pan with long up
right handle. large feather dusting-brush
(thr gray ones are BEST, and channels
skin for rubbing the piano or nice furni-
ture A small feather buster will be use
full for busting ornaments or pictures.
Their price viii soon be saved in time and
labor, for it is slow and tiresome work to
wipe the dust from such articles with a
cloth. a channels skin is also nice fol
polishing windows. 1t can be washed
when soiled.
Once month all Brussels carpets in
daily use should be treated to corn mea
and salt. Mix small handful of salt tt
, every quart of corn meal dampen it very
, slightly, sprinkle over the carpets, ant
/ sweep thoroughly, It will remove dus
and coal smut, and brighten the colors
. wonderfully. When the spring and fal
! cleaning is done, have the carpets wei
swept; then sprinkle with corn meal ant
salt. and rub one width at a time witt
, clean cloths, which should be changed
: when $oiled. The ingram and three-ply
carpets should be well shaken, the spot
|, washed in pail of clean, warm soap ant
: water. then rinsed and dried. When they
are tackled down, wipe them all over witt
! flannel cloth wrung from hot water.
[ think Brussels carpets are almost. i
not quite, as cheap in the end as ingram o
three-ply; for they last much longer
! look better, and do not need to be takel
up more than once in two or three years
! while the ingram and three-plys ought t
% H. - nr CT,
months. if used constantly. The dust AM
L dirt sweep off of Brussels, and it sits int
: the other carpets. Velvet carpets last
I long time, but are very hard to sweep.
j After the monthly cleaning, when thu
!, dust is well settled, wipe the furnitur
e over with flannel cloth dipped in kero
D sene. This is the best method I know 0
: for the purpose. Ii dries quickly, doe
2 not injure the furniture in the least, AMI
the odor soon passes away.
> Silver and plated ware can be cleaned
beautifully aud expeditiously by rubbing
! them with piece of flannel dipped first il
kerosene then in whiting. 1t should thel
be polished with piece of chamois skin
I (Kerosene should be kept away from tn
! fire.
To all young housekeepers who are striy
. ing to make home which shall be worth,
) of the name, one which her dear ones vii
| ''leave with regret, and come back to il
/ after-life as pilgrims to holy shrine"
E would say: 'sThe first requisite is t.
E make it SO attractive that none of its in
E mates shall care to lager long outside it
; limits. All legitimate means should b.
) employed to this ends and no effort spared
1 that can contribute to the purpose. Man,
r houses, called homes, kept with exquisit'
} neatness by painstaking, anxious women
are so oppressive in their nicely as to ex
clude all home-feeling from their spotles