Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
uAROUND y HOUSE

is not unlike an ancient lumber closet, gray
with dust and full of confused litter. II
can but, say, "Aii the windows of my
soul l open to the sun there will be at
once a great gain. We should be respon-
sive to good influences, progreS sye instead
of retrograding in our views. and life will
have for us richer and fuller experiences.
In Every
Apartment. however small. there is room
for three extra shelves. And these the
housekeeper should have for her extra
soaps. her odd tumblers of jelly for the
small empty bottle in which she would put
little liniment for neighbor when an
emergency arises.
OF more value even than these shelves
are the wooden boxes on casters, fitted If
necessary with lock and Key, and made to
go before the windows. They take up no
room that Is otherwise used. They can
easily be drawn in and out by reason of the
casters. and always be carried away
when one wishes.
A cushion on top of them and they are
window seats. Painted to match the wood
work of the room and they become part Of
it's original design. Covered with a pretty
stuff and they are at once transformed into
furniture By those who can paint they
may be decorated after the manner of the
Venetian and Florentine wedding chests,
and so become in themselves objects of
great interest.
Everything can go into these, new and
old things for extra occaS OnS things on
which you are working. things you have to
throw away or pack in inaccessible places.
in trunks. in the cellar. perhaps.
Only those who live in apartments can
realize the need for place for the bundle
that is to go out in the morning, or the
other bundle that has come too late to be
opened that night, or for the work on which
you have been sewing all day. For every
tiny closet. table, drawer is packed
Other boxes can be put on casters and
kept under the bed holding evening dresses
that would otherwise be crushed, and the
dress suit of the good man II the house
To Prevent
Insects from infesting bird cages great
cleanliness is necessary. An occasional
scrubbing with household ammonia and
water will purify the cages wonderfully;
but to do this one must have another cage
in which the bird may be kept till the
washed one is dry again. 1t is a good plan
to keep a small bag of powdered sulphur
hanging in the cage This will not harm
the bird and will keep off the yermin that
are apt to be troublesome in cages even
when one Is careful as regards cleanliness
Few Housewives-
Have not been annoyed at going through
Tic iOotuS III Tie early fuOTuIHS 10 HnO the
air heavy with the odor of stale tobacco or
cigarette smoke. bravely as one may assure
ones husband and his friends that she does
not mind at all having them smoke in her
parlor. and then. tries to smile so her hus-
band will not know of the pious fraud. BY
taking a simple precaution the husband
and his guests may enjoy their cigars in
any part of the house without offending
miiady's dainty nostrls the next morning.
Just before going to bed place a large bowl
of fresh cold water in the room in which
the smoking was done, and see that all the
tobacco ash and cigar ends have been re-
moved, or, better still, burned at once.
In the morning all the odor of stale smoke
will be gone-completely absorbed by the
water-and the air will have been freed
from other impurities. large bowl of
fresh water will change the condition of
the atmosphere in any room If left there
for an hour or so. and this fact should
prove In practical way the folly of allow
ing drinking water to stand for any length
of time uncovered.
Leather Goo ds.
If their appearance is to be preserved
they should not be kept in places that are
too dry, as the heat viii cause the leather
to crack; nor in damp places that will make
it moldy. To freshen leather chair seats,
travelling bags, book covers, etc, that have
become shabby or spotted rub them with
the well-beaten white of an egg Sole
leather bags are best cleaned by using an
ordinary russell shoe polish, cleaning them
In the same way that shoes are cleaned