Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17
SAVE YOUR PRETTY HANDS.
New Brushes That VIII Help You to
Do It
Written for The Star.

Written foy The star
Small apartments and houses just large
enough FOR the members OF the household
have come 20 be the abode of the average
family. This condition of affairs has crowd
ed out the housemaid and the mistress Of
the apartment finds herself with all the
work OF the house or the apartment on her
hands, and though she goes into society
ever SO rarely, she yet wants her hands
to look like a gentlowoman's when occasion
permits. And how is this possible II her
hands are constantly rough from contact
with extremes Of heat and cold water and
the heavy work which is entailed IN even
the most easily cleaned Of honest The
manufacturers Of household furnishings,
with their usual clevernsss, have solved
the problem. The 1900 brush is the house
wife's substitute for a maid.
Vegetable brushes are legion, but the one
best suited to the doer Of light hcusekeep-
Ing has an upright extension Of the usual
wooden top, which runs the length OF the
brush. This permits an easy grasp and
keeps the hand clear of the water and
direct contact with odorOus vegetables.
A vegetable soup brush is fat and round
supplied with clusters Of very blunt bris-
ties, and made easy OF manipulation by q
good-sized handle standing upright ct right
angles to the brush. There are sink clean
ers almost without number. from small
packets Of fine imported brush bound to-
gether with leather thongs 70 the patent
wire brooms. The dainty house wife viii
prefer the latter, because they are more
easily cleaned than the others. besides do
ing the work more effectively and lasting
longer as well.
The greatest advance of all IS made in
the silver brushes. a wise selection Of
these will save much needless worry. II a
housewife has much ornate silver which
will, IN spite OF all care become black IN
the depressed portions. she should select
assorted sizes Of the long narrow fiber
brushes, which will reach and clean every
particle Of the silver. These come In all de-
gTees of flneness, from the rather st!R
Dristles for the silver which requires Wig
oTous treatment. 10 the sOftest OF fiber for
dainty fllgree articles. The silver buffers
or polishers are made Of strips OF channels
tightly CIinched between three walls Of
wood. When greater friction Is required.
the edges, instead of presenting a smooth
surface. have alternating strips cut out d.
agonally.
Floor brushes have reversible handles 50
that the wear on the brushes may be equal
ized. The fiber Is softer than formerly, and
is warranted, provided no kerosene - used
in the cleaning. The perfectly fat, long
twisted handled brushes are used for
reaching the dusty recesses under the
steam radiators. Any cTevlce not less than
a quarter OF an inch IA height can bs
reached by this cleveTly devised aid 70
housewives. There Is no more nerve rack
ing struggle than to get the dust brush and
floor sweeper into crevices where they viii
NOT go.
The most highly polished mahogany can
be cleaned without the slightest scratch by
the new lambs wool dust gatherer. This IS
long and round and Is easily cleaned by
immersing IT In tepid soapsuds and shaking
dry by rolling the handle between the
hands. Other lambs wool brushes taper TO
a point and are slightly curved for conven-
tence In busting the grooves and headings
of fine furniture. They are cOntrived for
the sake OF a minimum amount Of labor
and satisfactory results.