The Washington times., 1894-12-09
THE GUEST CHAMBER.
A Few Practical Hints As TO the Mannel
of Keeping II.

A Few Practical Hints As TO the Manner
of Keeping II.
Do not keep the bed in the spare room
, made up" It holds cold and dampnsss, IS
not neat. and neither is it healthy.
When guest IS to occupy It in cold
weather turn on the heat and open the win
dows for two hours at least; then shut the
windows, and leave the heat on. II you
have no furnace heat of any sort, you will
have stove, as a matter of course. Follow
the same tules with the he at that you have.
Do not put into your spare room all the
things in the house that you don't care to see
yourself-all the old pictures that you have
outgrown. for instance. and the shabby orna-
meuts. Keep IL rather bare Of decoration, ex-
cept a hearty welcome. which excels all that
can be bought. Have desk in the room. il
possible, and keep it supplied with paper and
pens and ink. See that the ink is ink and not
clots OF black stuff. Leave q few postage
stamps. Have pretty little jar somewhere
in the room, and when your guest is 10 arrive
put few delicate fresh crackers into 1t. A
guest is often faint for mourhtul. ar some
unaeeustomed time for the family visited, and
may for want of that mouthful be made
wretched. In the house OF another il is not
easy TO ask for bite out of time. -
II you have on the bed your very best
spread of any kind that you dread 70 see
soiled keep in the closet a cover new Oh
perfectly clean, such as you have for sweep
/ ing. Say, If you ike TO lie down there is
rug or coverlet here on this shelf TO throw
over you" That is if you have not lounge.
In either case keep somewhere in the room a
blanket Of some kind, 70 use when taking q
nap.
See that the towels are always fresh. THAI
you have a couple Of wash cloths, and that
pitcher Of warm water is set down at the door
every morning. for it may be a necessity OF
existence.
/ II your visitor has child that she is afraid
I will fall out OF bed, and you have no crib to
/ give her, do not make a barricade OF chairs,
I but get your lapbOaTd and push II down De-
/ tween the side Of the bedstead and the mat
/ tress and you will have a perfect protection
| against all rolling OIL the mattress. 1t Is so
/ very simple that one wonders that It has nOt
/ been thought Of in every household. Another
use for lapboard is that when an invalid is
\ taken 10 drive in any carriage-pubhc or prl-
/ vate-that has seats opposite to each other,
/ that a perfect bed can be made by simply
slipping the all-useful lapboard under one
/ cushion Of each opposite seat Push up close
to the sides of the carriage. put pillow over
the board and you have bed
| II you want TO keep your babies from kick
| ing OF the coverings, pin them in on each
| side. Take largest size safety pin and pin
/ through the blankets, and the sheet TO tbs
mattress underneath. Leave enough "lee-
\ way" for the restless little feet and vet not
/ too much. Experience viii tell you Just how
much and Just how little to leave. 1t is highly
/ dangerous for children of any age to throw
/ of the bed clothing. and much bowel
/ trouble is very often the result Then every
/ body wonders ''how that child ever caught
\ cold" Always have candle and matches on
/ the eandlestick in your spare room, for all
\ sorts of occasions may arise when it will bs
/ much needed KATHERINE FooT.