New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

Housekeeper.-A "cosey corner" should be as its
name implies comfortable lounging place. There
are a great many pretty ways of treating an angle
of a room 10 form such arrangement. The
Moorish corner, consisting of divan draped in tent
fashion, with coffee table rugs, cushions. etc.
the Dutch corner with wide bench heaped up with
cushions brackets for hyacinths and tulips and
porcelain decorations against the WALL japanese
retreat, with bamboo trellis forming sort of
screen Of separation from the room, etc In a IL
brary the idea Of retreat would be appropriate.
place TO read in, to write or to dream in For
this reason some separation from the rest Of the
room is desirable and there is nothing prettier for
the purpose than the aforementioned bamboo grill
work This might be arranged across the corner
cord with the scheme Of color in the room. A
pretty effect is given by leaving windows or open
rgs in the grill work and looping back the silk
curtains. The space inside will form triangle,
one side of which may be filled up with low
broad couch heaped up with cushions On the other
side may be prettily arranged writing tahle
brackets for curios, shelves for books, etc.
Mrs NJ M.-There is really good way of keep
Ing wooden floors in a satisfactory condition ex-
cept by waxing them and polishing. This is not
nearly so difficult people to imagine and
gives far less trouble in the end. Housekeepers In
town who have experienced come to do
their floors about once a month. are apt to fancy
that ordinary servants are incapable Of waxing
their floors, but this is a mistake To be sure the
process involves a little more labor In the first
place. but it is labor saving in the end the
servants themselves are the first to acknowledge.
To floor that has never been treated. the
stain must be put first then filler" first
coat of varnsh, then the second of varnish
for polish and then, when all IS hard and dry,
apply the wax with a flannel rag The of
prepared wax that sold for the purpose are the
best 10 use but II this is not easily procurable
melt ordinary beeswax in can, and mix with it d
little turpentine When nearly solid rub IL the
floor and let it dry for several hours before polish
Ing. The usual way of polishing is to first the
heavy, weighted brush that can be bought for
the purpose at all housefurnishipg Departments,
and afterward TO rub the floor with flannel cloth
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be had. good polish can be given by distributing
the wax with ordinary close hbred scrubbing
brush. Then fasten a couple OF bricks to a mop
handle throw a flannel cloth on the floor, place the
bricks upon it, and push the weighted end up and and
cause the bricks TO move easily over the waxed
surface and the weight upon IL will give polish.
II this is done about once week the floors will
soon be bright
Mrs B. L-For white gloves that are only
slightly soiIed the following method often proves
satisfactory: Pour half cupful of dry cornmeal
and about half the quantity Of wheat -four into a
basin: then put the gloves. and, as If you were
washing your hands, scoop up the mixture, and
rub il well into the gloves. particularly on the
places which are the most soiled: After few
minutes dry rubbing the gloves will become quite
clean.