New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
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-,,r rl-nENEss OF THE rERloD-A CURIOUS SYN
n,c,~s-A TRUE STORY OF cI1LDHooD-TnE
FASHIONS IN PARIS AND NETWORK
.o,.o,,c, N society 90 such extraordinarily ride
,,cs roa,adaysr' exclaimed a dame very ial',
nry fashionable and rather irivoious-Sut th9 POI
.esor OF the most charming manners IN the Wor!i'
~ have actually seen women AT HInhe' PaiE
-r,nq over china 10 look at the marks ana nav"
..ar1 ,bcr, discussing the value Of their hosts
- s,d counting the roses in order to ma ou1
r.. roJ bae, spent On the decordtons And they
'ari, eceun TO estimate the hospitality bestowed
,non them by what It has cost in dollars
.n,, you ever hear" said the c,uhman. "of a
o.ser syndicate formed some years ago by 10. Ga
f-.o,,,fous voung mobiles the other SIDE: No
w. r,or,bers of this syndicate chose one Oh '"'"
r,,her to visit this country for ne cNp''S9 '''
- ~ c,rturing an American hc'ress lh'E ds',''
. Cornish their representative for year VII"
- enough to make crcditabc appearance III
-, s,cletv ne agreeing, on his part tha'
,. The cauture was made and the cash OF '"7
- obtained he would turn over t. ms p"ch.'
certain percentage OF his net recepis. II IL -.
Ia was to return within the year ana CIV 80
, member Of me SEHulcd'e N
golden maid. -. :, .ho lady
..Iybat an outrageous performances! sail ue i'''
,-,,, BOSTON. DID any of ,hcm succeed
re clubman smiled teasinsN lie W'u'' '"S
ether yes nor NO; 50 each o. lis "'"''l9
".,rs1 the question for herself. and no TWO an
sTers agreed.
,,.Aor, eo,~z have been successveiy treated with
rori,,s preuaratiOns. and are in consequence "''
,It.;r,, anI sticky there is nothing Tor II o"' ~
ri,a them a thorough scrapinG ana pee" ~ w,
e., This. If done rightly. is not sucn a 'e''lo'0
,.aor+akir- rs II would seem Perhaps the N'i!
y,,rs, floors 20 tackle those wherein nave peS',
,. successive coats of varnish. or Oh mas oes' U'
- n polish instead OF wax VAis io'I'' d 10,
rr,osc sc1m that seems at first almost lihposS'o-e
- ro,,ove Rut there is no tempor.zinG with
IN = floor y Is absolutely essential that tNe
a.,-,1 wood should be reached, otherwise no new
,~a,,mcnt Will succeed. with HtIe patience -
'o,. he done a. very small cost If unsked labor Is
.rnolovei and properly directed strong o'y ID
borcr is needed. and before gong INTO '"o too'''
10 should be required to tie up each iool u"
r,,i,on cloth Sc that his heavy boots may ho' III
iire the floor Give him small mat or cuS"'o' -
cit m as It is very trims work ana ne must S.' O
~. o,or Remove all the rugs and all the furniture
49,. &C. rractcable from the room: start him at the
,,sr corner of the room and set him scrdp.ng WIN
Tho grain OF the wood 49,.
Al the tools he will require IS l!ece o' .'''
,~or, which he can cut from time 10 Tune MS
s,~arer: a large pair OF scissors that VIII cut ''
tln and a dustpan and brush to sweep up tHe ac-
o,,ulat,on that is scrapel off as he goes a''hE
and which will otherwise fly all over TIE iuri''uie
1'Ao furniture remaining in the ROOM ny me Wy,
sh,ul1 be covered the free Ndr''Si H"9' - VIZ
e,ickv ard difficult to brush of Several scrape'S
may 10 cut for him 70 begin w!th ana ne can u'h
the edges with the scissors when they become Gun
Two scrapers are cut IN the shape OF long nle'"
chopper: that S. slightly rounded at eiiher ehd' 80
es 10 avoid making any dig in the floor lie shou'i
take the sc-apcr in both hands and scrape toWar"
himself As soon as he has got accustome! 10 'no
work Il will begin 70 progress very rapdF, 'he |
treat point being 10 scrape evenly and not TO 'ed'e
any streaks that are rot scraped.
Alter ali the floor IS scrapel. T. may be either var
,isbod DC II is or stained any color desired. ana
then vanished but in any event 1t should he var |
nished before waxing which is the only proper way
after all Of keeping a bare floor looking we'll very
good preparations OF soft wax may now be mad al
anv house-furnishing place. as well as the heavy
brush 10 polish II with. The wax should DC ruDoed
on with a rag. with the grain OF the wool. II !
should be left 10 dry for an hour, am then Wen /
noishei with the heavy brush. after when a nan
mel should be wrapped around the brush ana me /
eoo- should be again rubbed. This last Iuoohs /
with the flannel will make x quite brilliant, AFTER
the floor has been once waved and polished ID ms
WAY il may be kept in good condition by peHg
rona over with the brush and flannel once a "ceN
on other days Simply sweeping II or win mar
broom At the weekly polishing any scratches OI
marks Of footsteps NAV be rubbed OF Win a WaNel
ra- and afterward polished wi;h flannel