Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
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tractdve for the table, especially during the
season of flower scarcity.
They may be repotted in cheap openwork
blue and white Japanese pots. A layer Of
moss should be placed between the outer
potting of the earth and the openwork pot.
These will require daily soaking.
II you have other sorts of china into
which you wish to put growing ferns. re-
move the ferns from the pots in which you
buy them. place light covering of moss
around the earth and tie piece of coarse
muslin around the whole. The ferns can
stand In the various vases in which you
wish to place them and can be removed
for their daily soaking without disturbing
the earth around the roots.
For Cleaning
A room thoroughly the following articles
are needed: Large calico covers to spread
oref-the beds and other large pieces of fur.
niture, a Turks head broom. hair broom
with long handle small. slender broom
for the blinds, an ordinary broom. a whisk
broom several pieces of cheesecloth wrung
out of hot water and spread to dry Just be-
fore beginning work. One should not dust
with wet cloth: cloth slightly damp is
an admirable buster. Two or three bags Of
unbleached cotton flannel made to fit the
broom and pulled together with drawing
strings at the top of the brushes are need
ed, together with a carpet sweeper and a
clean, dry mop.
First tidy the closet shelves and wipe the
floor of the closet. Then run over the small
rugs with the carpet sweeper and put them
outside. All small articles of furniture are
busted and placed in the hall; all orna-
ments are busted and put away in the
closet. Table covers are shaken and folded
away in the drawers. The curtain poles
and rings are wiped clean and the curtains
are lightly brushed and pinned up; the
chairs are carried out; the couch or sofa is
brushed with whisk and covered The
rug Is lightly run over with the carpet
sweeper and folded back.
With the Turks head broom the ceiling
the projecting curves of the cornice the
top of the picture molding and the tops of
the doors and windows are gone over; the
inside blinds are brushed and wiped.
The wall is well brushed with the long
handled hair broom, the pictures are held
out from the wall and wiped on top and
back and the wall brushed behind them
Every piece of furniture is moved out and
wall and floor brushed. The rug is now
opened out, we'll swept and then gone over
with the broom tied in one of the cotton
bags wrung out Of warm water and a little
ammonia. 1t is then folded back and the
floor is brushed with the hair broom, then
wiped with the bagged broom. The bags
must be changed, as they get soiled
The woodwork is wiped with the half-dry
cloths. the covers removed from the furni-
with dry, soft cloth and mirrors polished
with witchcloth or tissue paper.
Choose
A time when the sun is not shining for
cleaning your windows, for If the sun
shines on a wet window amount of rub
bling will prevent it from being streaky
when dry. Also avoid frosty day, as the
glass then breaks easily.
Thoroughly dust the window inside and
outside and wash the woodwork Wash
with sponge or leather wrung out of tepid
water containing few drops of ammonia
or paraffin, getting well into the corners.
Dry with clean buster, avoiding one
which would leave the glass linty Polish
with a cotton buster, leather or pads of
newspapers
When cleaning the outside of window
from the inside spread a cloth over the
paper to prevent marking it with the heels
You never should sit thus to clean the out
side of windows on the upper stories, as in
this way many terrible accidents have oc-
CURED.
Strong hot vinegar may be rubbed on the
glass to remove paint or putty.
Picture glasses may be treated by n mad
of newspaper dipped in tepid water. then
dried and polished with dry newspaper.
Printers ink is effectual in removing marks
of any sort
Glass windows were used first nv the
Italians. In the time of William Rufus they
were introduced into England. In the reign
of Queen Elizabeth they were so rare a
possession that the Earl of Northumber-
land, who owned some, carried them about
from palace to palace as portable furni-
ture They were not used in ordinary dwell
ing houses until the reign of Queen Anne.
Windows formerly were made by beating
horn to jelly and making it into tiny
sheets, which kept out the cold and ad-
mitted moderate degree of light. In some
cases oiled paper was used as substitute.