The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-07

Hoqy to Make
the Home More :
Attracttve :


Doors and window frames require
special attention at cleaning time.
Clean the paint with warm water and
a little ammonia. Take a clean soft
flannel and wet as much as the arm can
reach.
Wash and wiring the flannel and rub
the paint till quite clean.
Dry TIE surface thoroughly and pol
ish with a soft cloth. If the paint is
left lamp it shows the marks of the
washing and loses its polish.
For very light paint wiring a cloth
out of hot water, dip 1t in whiting and
rub till quite clean. Then wash it and
polish with q clean wash leather.
The use of ammonia at cleaning time
is a great saving of labor. When scrub
bling floors and tables a little ammonia
in the water will whiten them in a very
short time.
Half a lemon dipped in salt is excel
lent for cleaning copper articles. Oxalic
acid, too, is equally successful both for
copper and brass.
Too much cannot be said about wash
! ing dishes in hot suds and rinsing in
| hot water. Turn in wire dish drainer
and set on stove. five minutes. No dish
wiping is required, which is a great help
to boarding house keepers and hotel
keepers. OF course, keep close watch
Aand do not let them stay too long. They
are beautifully bright and clean. This
plan saves half the work of dish-wash-
ing.
Discolored cups and dishes used for
baking can be made as new by rubbing
the brown stains with a flannel dipped
into whiting.
Vinegar diluted with water will re-
move grease from a stove.
A week solution of turpentine poured
down the water pipes once a week will
drive the water bugs away.
If a roll of white passe-partout be
kept in the kitchen, it will be found
most useful. If the salt or pepper shak
ers are those having a cork in the bot
tom, substitute a piece of passe-partout
to cover the opening; this can easily be
removed. A cork often is broken off in
the shaker and thus difficult to get out.
Passe-partout is always ready for
marking purposes, for it can be in
stantly applied, after m~oistening, TO
boxes, jars or bottles.
1t takes the place of sealing a or
paste, or even Irvine in fastening pack
ages.
Abattered trunk on the outside is not
an ornamental affair by any means and
one never really cares what the exterior
presents, providing the interior looks
neat Often the cloth or paper lining
becomes old and the hinges break off
presenting a very untidy appearance
To.make it look more presentable- make
new hinges with white tape, tackins
the material in place with the smalles
fat-headed tacks. Line throughout will
white noire wallpaper or a silver blue
The paper should be fastened OIL will
wallpaper paste and thoroughly drieC
before the contents are replaced, Yol
will find that where the paper comes
to the edge of the trunk trays I'M
boxes it will be better protected alone
the edges if covered with passe-partout
tape to bind those parts. If the trunk has
wooden pieces on the outside, clean will
sandpaper and varnish. Often tho
metal portions can be cleaned with 8
cloth dipped in kerosene and rubbeo
into the pieces, afterward washed ano
polished with q chamois. Leather
straps can be frightened with russet
or black shoe polish.
To clean and restore the elasticity OF
ca%ne-bottom chairs, turn the chair and
with hot water I'M a sponge saturate
the cane-work thoroughly. If the chair
is dirty use soap. Afterward set the
chair to dry out of doors and the seat
will be taut as when new.