The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-13
FURNISHING UP.
Hints for the Fall Clean
ing--How to Make
Things Shine.
AN IDEAL
Fashionable White Stocks-Wo-
mans Rights in France-A
Knitting STALL.
AN IDEAL

1T is a most satisfactory state OF
affairs and an Evidence of careful ano
dainty h~ousewifery if, when entering
| the room, it is evidenced hat the chairs,
tables, cabinets and other polished furni-
ture surfaces reflect the hight, glistenine
| as with much careful rubbing and show
ing the absence of dust and CRIME, says
the Philadelphia Press"
There is no one of the houSekeeper's
duties that requires more careful at
tention than the care of furniture sur
faces. Dust will settle. dampl.ess and
steam moisten it, and though a room
may be carefully put to rights every day
some dust is bound to adhere, especially
in corners and ~crevices of carvings and
ornate work, that, if neglected, presents
anything but a lovely appearance. If
there are children the imprints of tiny
fingers, so hard to keep free from soil,
are sure to adorn the edge of tables and
form traceries on chairs and other house
hold goods.
The aid of a cabinet maker every
mont or so to clean the furniture would
prove too costly, n the repeated var
nishing of such articles as require it
too much trouble; therefore, a cleaner
that will keep the furniture looking nice,
remove the stains and soil, and does not
cost a great deal in time and none is
a great boon to housewives.
To reach this end there is nothing bet
ter than a mixture of linseed oil and
kerosene. Some furniture dealers use
linseed and t%urpentine, but it is not SO
satisfactory, as after repeated usings
the turpentine %roughens the polished sur
face.
If the article to be polished is very
much soiled, wash thoroughly with warm
soapy water, drying as quickly as pos
sible; then with a flannel rag dipped in
a mixture of two parts linseed to one of
kerosene, rub the surface thoroughly.
Let it stand awhile until you have
rubbed another piece, and then, with a
perfectly clean piece of flannel. free
from oil. polish until it shines to your
taste. This is an easy method of keep
ing furniture bright, and it does not in
jure the daintiest wood, the odor soon
evaporating if the window is opened.
If there Is much furniture to clean and
it is badly soiled. mix a small quantity
of the oils at a time SO that it will be
all used, and a very soiled rag should
not be tolerated. Clean rags and a lit
tie clean oil at a time, gives better re
suits. Then be careful to rub every
trace of the cleaner from the furniture
or the result VIII not pc what you. desire;
To clean fairly well the arms and
backs of upholstered furniture that have
become dingy, use a little gasoline. Use
clean flannel for this also, n after dust
ing briskly with a whisk broom, rub with
the flannel dipped in gasoline then sci
in the air until the odor has evaporated
Polished or painted floors. grained OF
vanished doors, dingy b~aseboards. OF
any surface that requires polishing, OF
that the housekeeper desires to make
! shine will do most agreeably If treated
to a vigorous rubbing with the 1insee6
! and turpentine after first cleansing with
soap and water.
Bronzes and bent iron work. Tenders
| fresher for a little rubbing with the oily
rags, and the rooms and its furnishings
that you nave thus treated present 9
is worth a great deal of work and lin
trouble to produce.