Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-08
SWEEPING AND BUSTING.
roints About Keeping rurniture So as "a
Always Look Uright.


House furniture that IA properly made
should iasi - long ~ the house aud grow
more beautiful with time Unhappily there
Il very little such furniture now. The
obsap. vencercd. snowy furniture. tricked
out in rdwrlws to catch tho eye u the
crowd. Is rat made towear. There Il. how.
ever. good furniture O, be hid. and though
n will cost more ard will not b. a. snowy
rs the vuncercd stun, Il represents gcnuin.
value Select your furniture deliberately.
re nembsring that there are only a few
PEOPLE In any community wealthy enough
10 change their furniture ne often A. they
chsnec the cut Of their gowns
The houses that arr furnished IN the mos.
satisfactory manner nrc those occupied BY
people wise enough not TO buy any moro
furniture than was absolutely necessary NJ
hrs,. waiting % buy old pieces ~ opportu.
nifty offered. Happy indeed those families
who possess old pieces of furniture handel
down from generations past, which has
been kept In such good orlvr that II is I'm.
proved rather than Injured by time
large pieces u furniture that have much
carving on them should h. carefully c,v-
cred when room l. swept, aud smaller
pieces should b. taken out II IL essential
that furniture should b. kept thoroughly
busted Rubbing furniture vigorously With
a sUit chamoa or a flannel once a week viii
hep Il In nice condition. Il isa rooi plan
10 u.o raitan bcatof 20 beat the dust out
Of upholstered furniture ~ the weekly
sweeping a soft whisk broom IL niso
Necessary TO brush "a the furniture Do
this bcior the sweeping. and remove tho
dusiol chairs and other pi--,s tiat ara
easily movable 10 a plsce free from du7t
Cover M the largcf piec.s and prrcsd 10
sweep. LIT tho dust settle and sweep tho
room a second time, using this time q
broom merely dampcncd with salt and
water. Let the dust ssitlc again and ~.
place the furniture. Remember the dust
Ing down Of the walls with long handled
feather or hair duster reaching 10 the cell.
Ing should bca part Of the weekly busting.
When the room isdusici The last time, aud
not AN then, uncover the furuituru, being
careful not 90 shake The dust OF the opyor.,
but to do them up and take them 10 q win.
dow to shake them cut Care should bs
taken. however. that this dust does not ny
back In the room, as " may.
II the sweeping has bccu properly done
no dust will ddft into the furniture. NJ Il
will In a careless sweeping aud cause IN
Tow huufa more wear than could come
from a month n steady uso A nne piecs
u WOOD certainly msllows with time Il
il aid 10 h. good plan 10 rub furniture
oncn In two Or three months with prpa
fauon u giil u good linssc,i oil md a
ieispoonful 81 cider Vinegar Mix the oil
and vinegar thoroughly and apply u with
n soit flannel cloth, and polish the furni.
tuV dry with an old ehamois skin or IAN.
bel DO not leave any oil on the surface u
the furnituru when 10 IL doua
Il IL not wise TO apply any polish 10
furnitury ofisnef than oncc 10 twoor thrre
months, II ID IA applied oftcnrr the mrni.
turc may bccome gummy and b. mnry in
Iur-d than improved DustlnR thoroughly.
vigorous polishing occasionally aud sya
tematIo carr will do NOR. however.
than any claborutu applications can 60
kocp fufnituro IN good condition. New
York Tribune