The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-20
UNCLE HOUSECLEANING
There is a Gill TnO Yearly Wraps Up
The BuSlS Of Patriots.
ONE VERY TALENTED LEADER OF ALL.
The First Lady Enjoys Getting Home 20
See the job Done aud the uousc shin
ing Matching White House China
ware" Apple Pie Order" for
Year.
(copyrlght. 1876. for The TImegl

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washington residence, being the nations
r',lneis ~ o'.siila44'y Itself Winters arc
Iv."rs OF dinners. receptions and calls.
A4u pa one portion the old gentleman
.'alsa u an has immense business Such
eS'utnce requires a yearly cleaning,
az az S"Vie sam household elects thar
t"ls NlSd"ths shall take place IN the fail
instead o. 900 spring AS Auln Victoria
gvNAsohi head OF the cOlorcd cOrps of
Women. SAYS: 'Dey's no yarthiy use ub
orie ''l In IN der sprin.' Wen We an is der
e.ls ones ter ENJOY 10 all summer but
nice al winter"
VARY DIRTY QUARTERS.
Those who have small houses 10 clean
taA nave no l0ea OF the work Of Cican-
Us ne hlle House. nor can those who
Isc IN palaces form proper conception
~ the labor involved. AT any one OF
NIH. tltVeland's afte.1 JOn receptions
mere are nve hundred callers, each bring
-.h ln me aust and CRIME of the streets.
and at the reception nights the~c are
many more. an wearing out the earl cts.
taAsi against the walls breathing into
INC window pancs, and causing the mouse
20 uepart from iis annual apple pie"
order To pat D. back ln shape iu October
ls the work of am army Of trained Ser
wants OF AN Col0rs and pursI1slOns.
Inc Wlstc >HDusc windows upstairs
are not very large. but the house Is anti
Quated, and the work Of cleaning 70 So
nave TO bee taken out and stood upon the
moor. as one washes a lOokineglas5. Two
support the sash on each side. while two
Work uTcn 80, rubbing on polishing stun
ana drying iast. After them comes the
glass rcpairer lie. talented man. can
smooth over scratches and hicmshss and
polish down the glass again when 10 IS
again cleaned. zine Cabiuetmaker. too.
is called in for setting the panes firmly
In place. for they become loose from NE
many visitors that lean against them
in the course Of year. and after the
windows are well repaired come the car
penters and painters, 90 put in place and
toLch up until new again lhis IS a great
bit Of work when fifty or one hundred
windows are 90 be fixed.
thcre ls I'm the White House staff OF
servants one very talented yOunc coll
ored woman whose name among her COM
panions IS eAliss' America Harrison.
though before the Harrison -Admnistra-
ton the last name was different This
woman has for many seasons renovated
the cornices of the White House rooms.
no one else has the strength Of arm
ana the length 10 reach 10 DO 10. Amer
lea designs her own cOrnice brushes. and
a certain manufacturer makes them for
her They are in length from six TO
sixteen feet and are of all sizes.
The coRNIcE woMAN.
She can dust, wash. polish and even
put on touches Of paint from the floor
10 the top Of tho highest ceiling with her
stain remover with which she goes over
amy darkenel spot; and strong indeed.
is the smoky corner that does not yield
10 her touch. She goes over the entire
wall ana ceiling and will allow no one
TO help her. once there was A now wO-
man ovcrseer uut i'm the White House
who set 10 work 20 boss Miss America.
You g'lOug' responded America, Come
way rom dar or I'm pat er dab o. my
polish on yer hrack face datll leabe Yer
spotted Ike yer Was a lepardw
There is another member Of the White
House force whose work is On the line
of busts. Southern servants are employ
ga 10 do only one thing and have not the
versatile qualities OF Northern assistants
so this one able helper attends only 20
wrapping UP the fbusts II Is part of her
work 10 provide herself during the year
with upwards OF fifty large square linen
cloths Of firm texture, TOO heavy for dust
20 penetrate.
With a small hoy 10 "toto der bars
ket' she makes p long tour through the
mansion shrOuding all the busis. in So
Duichural white Round and r0uni the
statues the cloths are wound and sewcd