The Grenada gazette., 1888-06-02
MAKING The BED.
A Household Art Which IL Not u nder.
stood BY All Women.

! A Household Art which IL Not U nder.
stood by All Women.
A smooth, clean. well-made bed is
an attractive sight to most people. and
all good housewives take pride In see.
Ing that this work is done as well as
possible. No matter how poor or
cheap the furniture Of chamber may
be- IL tho bed Is clean and smoothly.
made. 1t will 60 great way toward
making the room attractive Noroom
looks well. even though the furniture
be Of the richest, with an ili-made bed
in 1t. II doesn't take any more time
TO make bed neatly than 1t does to
do tho work carelessly. Some women
are satisfied II the outside coverlet is
put on nice and smooth, and give very
little thought 10 the rest throwing the
inside covers on any way. thinking
that the outside spread will conceal
any deficiency. 1t is impossible to
have the top coverlet smooth when the
inside clothes are put on carelessly.
for there are sure to be hills and hol.
lows in some part Of the bed. 1t
do esn't take a housewife Of much
experience to see at glance that
tho spread on tho outside Of
the bed Is used as cover for good
deal Of shiftless work No woman
likes 10 be thought shiftless in her
houscwork. and usually when a bed
is made in this way it is owing to be.
ing in hurry to finish up the work.
Sometimes. to be sure. this may be ex-
| cusable owing 10 tho housewife being
crowded with work, but generally. II
something must be sighted. let 1t be
any thing but the bed.
In the first place, II there are springs
on the bed these should be covered
with some stout, unbleached cotton to
prevent their rusting or wearing tho
mattress. This may be removed at
any time. washed and replaced on the
springs 1t should be made in the
form of large sheet, to cover all the
springs, and fastened at the sides and
top of the bedstead. The mattress
should be turned frequently so that
the wear Of the springs may not come
all on one side If there are two mat
tresses change them about often. so
that one may not become hard and
lumpy from being always at the bot.
tom. 1t is coed plan when making
the bed 10 turn the mattress over from
side TO side one time. and from head to
foot the next. so that it will wear even.
Before leaving the room in the
morning take all the coverings from
the bed, shake out each o.o and put
them on chairs near the windows to
air. Remove the pillows in the same
way, and if there is n feather-bed
shake it up we'll. but do not turn;
open the window. go out and close the
door, and let air an hour at the least.
DO not as many do put the bcd-cloth-
| ing out on the window sill; it doesn't
look nice. and will not air as well as
though placed on the chairs. Never
put feather-bcd at a window to air.
for it will not air rs well in any way as
though left on the belstead. II the
bed is in such position that the sun
shines on it, move it from the window
or draw the shade down while the sun
is on that part Of the house, for never
on any account should feather bed
be put in the sun. The sun draws the
oil out of the feathers making them
soggy, so that they mat together. A
bed put out in the sun will soon lose
any lightness it may possess, and be-
come hard and llmpy. Go into the
room once or twice while it is airing.
and turn the covering so that every
part Of it may get the air.
When ready to make the bed, turn
over the feather-bed. afterward work.
ing the feathers back and forth. up
and down, until the bed is even. Now
smooth all over with the hand. If the
bolster has not case, for some wom-
en- do not think 1t necessary, place it
at the head of the bed, but if encased
it does not need to 60 on until after
the first sheet. Put on the under sheet.
with the deep hem at he ad, right side
up. tuck all around smoothly under
the mattress Put on the upper sheet,
deep hem at top. wrong side up, SO
that when turned down at the top the
right side of the hem will be seen.
Put on the blankets If double with
open end at top. The quilts and COM
forters put on next, and last Of all the
spre ad. Tuck all the coverings in
neatly around the bed, smooth the top
of tho bed with the hand until it il
level. turn down tho top sheet the
depth desired. tuck it in at both sides.
shake and smooth the pillows. put them
on. and the task is completed. - Boston