Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-10
uPHOL STIRRED FURNITURE.
It Can Be Preserved by Simple Home
Treatment.


Upholstered furniture will last much
longer. provided it is given proper care
and attention. and as every houSehe'p'
knows the cost of recovering anu
fixing over of pieces of this KIM TIC ~
sire to preserve chairs. e'c.'
present.
AS to the best methods for keeping up
holstery fresh and free from siena
wear the head Of a high-class uphois'e'S
department has given me TINS i"io' '''''
ton: 49,,
Nor. damage is done by brush than
by the lack of using it, or ra.nei on5 not
piying the wrong kind OF prus. anu INV
clean ming the pieces often enough.
In the case of tufted furniture many ~
women have an idea that the stiHess ~
'bristies are necessary 10 keep IN reaiiv
from eating into the brocade. WINE reai ny
the softest kind of a hair brush SHOULD De
n instead of thoroughly cleaning once
in two weeks. light dusu ing 10 ,sher is
every tvo or three days, the iaoor IS
lessened and there Is no damage cone oi.s
T,rnit,,Te for. the stiff brushing wears
the coverings. ,,o an ,dea
The majority Of women nave an 80
that the best way to preserve iurHi,u'e
is nrst to keep 1t we'll brushed WIN =; "a
sttfY broom or whisk and then TO Put ,, 4.
into shrouds of linen THIS IS aitose,s nod
wrong for such covers siiouiu oo ~
only when the rooms are beihS Swept "a
for temporary protection.
How to Clean Corduroy.
In cleaning this fabric a brush is nee
essary. though by no means stun one
and the goods should be brushed the way
OF the nap.
Rrocades require an equally soft brush'
whether the furniture is plain or tu1ted.
The strokes should be even and all one
way, not a rotary motion. or a digging
into the materials. as Is so o1ten uoile'
Ordinary satin may be kept cream py
using a soft bonnet brush. but when very
fine a busting with a soft bit or cheese
cloth ia sometimes better. The accumu.
lated dust. however. must De sweep oll
with the rag, not rubbed INTO the SAITH
after the usual methods of busting.
Furniture covered with wooden mate
rails needs vigorous treatment IN SLu ,r
to keep it in good condition Ii shouiu De
beaten with light cane. winch VIII
hiring the dust to the surface, when 1t
should be removed with quite SUN
brush. The loose weaves of woollen goods
allows the absorption Of dust more than
any other goods Spots on procade, we've h,.
naphtha or benzine. These liquids Will
also remove soil If not too deeply set
dry cleaning, as II were Either Is put
upon soft rag. and the Spot TO oe 49,,
with ia very light rubbing Will not
harm--for the reason that Denzine or
naphtha loosens the threads. so that
much heavy rubbing might result III
hole.
When the frames are very much soiied
oil or polish should never be used until
the CRIME has been washed on with
lukewarm water and pure white casule
SOAP. using as little of both as possible
The article should then be rubbed dry
and then to keep 1t in thorough condition
crude oil diluted with little turpentlne
should be used sparingly.
This Is an exceedingly cheap polish
for ) cents worth will last year OF
more but was assured that there was
nothing to equal it for preserving and
identifying the various woods used III
mounting chairs. sofas. etc.
Renovating Furniture Is Costly.
AS to renovating furniture. the cost will
often be almost as much as the original
purchase sum, and as l had often Won
dered Why this was asked. and was
told, that recovering or general reno
waiting was all custom work. while. when
the furniture was made in the beginning
it was OF course. at factory prices. Es-
timated conservatively. the cost OF reup-
holstering will be twO-thirds of the Origi-
nal cost. So that. unless from associa-
ton or any other good reason one wishes
to preserve the frame. it will be wiser te
buy new pieces and let the old end its
days swathed in linen.
During the last two seasons there has
been more recovering done than in many
wears past on account of the colonial
styles being so popular.
In buying furniture or ordering ma.
terial for recovering 1t is as we'll tc
know that plain materials are better
than Powered ones. the raised patterns
naturally wearing rough first. Cordu-
roy gives better satisfaction than plain
velvet. for the pile shows. the crushing
less incidentally it wears longer.