The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

A-EiE< ChaaEss IN The HousehoId 20
conforua VITA fhs sesson.

3 N@--@r A-E r-4-T-tH VI LrL nome 10 -leEl
different seasons. Her r0oms must
iooi-~fFezh and newly cleaned and
1ower-ilks in the spring. cool a bil
empty and shad0Wy in s1mmcr. and
with the beginning 81 cool weather,
there IS striving for eheerfuIness
bright eei0rz Warm-Iooking draperies
ard z general turning q chairs toward
/ the fireplace.
Curtains ard rugs are brought on,
from their sEmMeF store-houze. an ela
chair Is recovered with some warm
autumn tint. carpets are secured. wood
work cleaned and oiled. Tenders are
Frightened and the little ornaments.
curios and books are wiped and put II
fresh places as though new gifts were
being shown.
AID 2 woman who wants an air of
great coziness with bat little effort
has palms and ferns about her living
rooms. Flowing plants are usnally a
great deal of trouble. They fret
about temperature and are rude about
steam heat. and whimsical about cold
draushts- But yard ferns and the
simple "fan palms are hardy. or
nearly 20 az FIR trees. and require 20
especial allowance Of sun. JUST a good
drink every morning. and what al air
Of charm and luxury they add.
A great deal of winter indoor com
forts depends upon the Arrangement
of rooms With chairs facing blesk
landscapes. with corrhes back in
shadOWy corners. as one loves them in
the summer. and with the centre table
arranged formally with a card dish
and few Illustrated books and a vase
there is much chance for "homey"
afternoons and evenings.
Wherever the heat is there viii the
heart be. 80 1t IS as well from the start
to have the whole room face the fire.
place Of stove, or. cruel thought the
radiator.
Have a large table directly under
SNOWY light. and have books and
magazines and a work basket and
newspapers On the table. and have
chairs around all ready for use. and 4
couch near the fire With a piano lamp
at the head: draw heavy curtains
across the windows. and you win more
likely than not find all the family TO-
gether in that room about every even
ing.
But the arrangement Of a room is
just the final artistic touch in coziness.
No room can be attractive that Is not
exquisitely hygenically clean. and 4
are realizing more and 4
more that brushing and dustlng are
not sufficient 10 rid a room Of the germ I
neighbors that intrude these days in
the most exclusive homes.
Real cleanness must be antlseptic
and just a broom OF soap and
water won't do #.
A housekeeper Of much taste and
much experience has cleaned her Iiv-
ng-room this fall entirely with borax
1ater. In different degrees Of strength
Ind temperature.
First Of all. after the rugs had been
lung out Of doors TO freshen. they were
ubbed over with hot BOrax water. two
easpoonfuls to a basin Of water. The
esult was as though they had been in I
he hands Of a professional cleaner.
Sext the woodwork and hardwood
ioor were wiped with the same soIu-
ion. and the floor oiled. and the win
Lows washed too, and rubbed dry with
issue paper.
The value Of this sort Of cleaning
Tas not only In the new brightness. |
ut In the fact that borax Is a de-
uoyer Of germs According 10 the
est medicine authority it is a most
uccessful disinfectant. and vet the
Sc Of IL does not injure the most dell
ate skin.
The question Of curtains was an i'm
ortant one in this pretty home room.
he housekeeper quoted. preferred
1fied muslin to all others. yet gave
hem up u1hesitatingly when doing
yer her sitting room.
The beauty Of frilled white r1u-lIn
naturally in its snowy freshness and
le price OF snowy freshness is per {
etual laundry work. 50 she selected
1T Maeras sauze, a maize ground I
18th a wide scattered figure IN Indian
d and dull yellow. gaining an effect {
once cheerful and artistic. for lit :
e money and no trouble. (
No woman can enjoy her Sitting roor1 q
no Il fretted with much care Of IL
there ere heavy velvet carpets and a
Dhoistered furniture and elaborate b
ash curtains, the thought or the work q
ley involve cannot be obliteratcd by s
'oks, CT bright lr1s or cheerful CON. 7
lnlo1ship. I
The most permanently durable frrnl- Il
re, artistic and simple. is the mis- r
on cesign. often entirely cf wood: IL 0
iished with leather. that OF the plain I
t description. And nen folks viii a
prove Of it because it IS built for e.
mort. II
Their First Experience.