The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-17
1RgArMrNT OF arEsTs.
Hints which should Have "a Real
yaTue 10 E0Sfesses.

stdic panty my idtdn respecting llfc al
rangement OF a guest chamber in an sfdi-
nary middle class house. Ignoring, then,
the existence Of family bath room, tie
visitors apartment sliould be provided " TIA
a bath, a large sponge, and a plentiful sup
ply of towels. The first of these should be
kept turned up IN some spare corner by
day and laid down at night by the cham
bermaid, with a square of ollcIotli or felt
underneath, to save the carpet from being
wetted, for some persons are very nDtidy
b%atlers and make a terrible splasliing when
they indulge in a tub" The sponge
should be kept IN a little basket made to
hook On to the lower rail of the towel stand
which is in every way preferable 10 keep
ing it in a bag. Care should be taken
that the looking glass does not when
touched make a low salaam-the upper
end coming down upon the nose of the
visitor, while the lower portion departs
out Of sislr. This is very frequently the
case in hotels and lodging houses, and, in
deed, in too many private dwellings also;
and it can be 50 easily rectifed By the be-
stewal Of a little care upon the screws. that
it is quite wonderful how persons can con
tentedly go on from month to month prop
ping up the disabled toilet mirror-srl eay-
ing Others to do it-with "A hairbrush. or
pocket handkerchief, or half newspaper
folded into a pad.
LEAVE iii WARDROBE MPT
Be sure, also, if You are expecting a
visitor, 10 leave the wardrobe in the guest
chamber perfectly empty. and all the shelves
neatly swept and and papered. Be certain
to attend particularly to this matter, more
especially if the expected visitor be a lady,
for it is pitiable to contemplate the incon-
v%enience which neglect OF it may entail.
See that every article of clothing is re-
moved from drawers and wardrobe and do
dresses hanging mp in the latter, or an ar
ray of laces and fineries folded away in the
former. Nothing can possibly be more
conducive TO the discomfort of a lady
guest than-jast hen she has bslted her
door and Invested herself of her outer gar
ments, to dress for some dinner erdanee-
to have the hostess knock and bounce in
with: u beg eur pardon. | know you
won't mind me: but | find the dress | want
to wear is in yonr wardrobe or, SHY
opera mantel is slowed way in one of yonr
drawers
have occasionally staid at houses, and
very frequently at hotels, where there was
no such thing in my room as a wardrobe
at all, in any shape or form-not ever a
shelyed press or a clothes rack on the
wall. This is dire misery, and is an I'M
p%ardonable omission ON the part of those
in authority over the management of az
fairs. 1t is not hy any means a matter Of
necessity that a costly glass paneled ward
robe should be provided. Many house
holds cannot afford such; but a neatly
painted one is hot an extravaganza, and in
the event of a narrow staircase or door
way preventing ingre.s to such a piece of
furniture, there is an excellent plan for i'm
promising a wardrobe which ! have seen
tried with great success. Nail up a sub
stantial clothes rack in a recess of the
room; suspend a brass rod across it, On
which are curtains hung on rings, and
cover in the top with strong calico, leav-
ing n neat valance of the curtain stuff,
bordered with fringe, to hang over the
edge. Any place, in short, which will al
low of coats and dresses being hung up 10
prevent the creasing which they suffer by
folding. and TO preserve them from dust,
nne fail to be acceptable TO a visitor
when he or she to unpacs.
FIX THE WINDOW BLINDS.
Always make sure that tie window blinds
are in perfect working order. They are at
times toe stiff, or too looose, or SO much
out of gear that if drawn down at night
they remain immoyable i'll the morning,
and the guest is obliged to dress in semi
darkness. See, also, that the windows
themselves are properly in order. Every
window ought to be made to open both at
top and bottom, and this admits of the inn
mediate and thorough ventilation Of the
ROOM. If, however, through defective ear
pentering in the first Instance, the windows
are Theoretically sealed at the top as it is
too frequently the case in old houses
make certain, at all events, that the lower
sash opens and shuts With ease, and that
when closed it does not admit a draught.
Above all things, see that means are pro-
videdto prevent the shaking of windows
in windy weather. Few things are SO ag-
gravating TO the temper, and at the same
time wearyIng to the constitution, AS being
kept awake at night by the ceaseless and
monoteneus bang, bang OF a loose win
dow sash. which, after all, can be very
easily remedied without adoptin. the old
fashioned method of thrustinga toothbrush
handle or rack comb between the sashes to
act as a sort of wedge.
You should make sure also that the
bolt and lock of the door are in proper
order. Many persons cannot sleep easily
unless their door is fastened; and it is
pleasanter for the hostess to expend a few
pence p Q the mending Of a lock or bolt
than TO hear her guest at dead of night
dragging a heavy box, or table, or chest
Of drawers, or SEINE other unwieldy thing,
across the floor OF the chamber to barricade
the door against imaginary disturbances.