The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-14
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housekeeping the Bedroom

i, generally seen.
When all this is done, the floor must
be well scrubbed with scrubbing- brush
and brown or yellow soap. 1t is al
kinds in quantity, and to store if pos
sible Not only does it cost less, but
the waste is not half so great when it
| is dry and we'll seasoned with age, for
| it does not melt away so rapidly, and
| therefore, lasts longer.
To Polish Fire Irons and Fender.
The floor must now be left to dry.
and this is the time to clean the cur
tain -rods, pictures, ornaments, china,
etc. The advantage of removing these
in the first place to another room will
now be appreciated. The fire irons and
fender, should they be of steel, require
polishing These may usually be kept
clean and bright with emery paper,
Some people like to polish them with
burnisher, which is composed of
steel links, but if extra brightness is
wanted, or if they have become dull
or, worse still, rusty, the following ex-
cellent recipe can be tried:
Powder some brick finely
through sieve and mix with paraffin
oil to the consistency of paste. Put
this on the steel with a woollen rag,
rub firmly, and polish with slaked
lime, or, failing this, whitening, and
the result will be-brilliant! A small
quantity of saked lime could be pro-
cured from any obliging builder, prob.
ably for the asking.
The bars, etc, of the fireplace will
look very nice if painted over with
Berlin black, and white paper may be
folded at the back of the bars and
scalloped at the top, if clean, plain
ornamentation is considered sufficient.
The climate being SO uncertain, it Is
almost wiser to leave the fire laid,
and a little fire-screen or japanese
parasol in front during the summer
ally.
When the floor is perfectly dry, the
time has arrived for replacing the car
pet, and, that done, the work expend-
ed upon the room is nearly over. The
furniture must be returned to it's prop
err position, and may then receive an
application of furniture polish.
small quantity should be put on piece
of flannel and then rubbed on the ar
ticles, which may afterwards be pol
ished with a soft cloth. There is moth
ing better for this purpose than an
old silk handkerchief or piece of soft
linen
The pictures and curtains can now
be re-hung and the room arranged
ready for USE All the little "niceties"
should be attended to. Clean paper
must not be omitted in all the draw
ers, and brown, or newspaper, may be
laid upon the tops of cupbOards. The
dust always lodges there, and it is bet
ter to have something that can be
easily removed.
The fresh appearance of the dress
! ing table should not be marred by a
shabby PING cushion Little matters
like this make such a difference
Every woman knows how hard it is
to arrange her couture when the light
is badly arranged, and there is no
greater comfort in bedroom than a
little candlestick holding a pair of
candles, suspended from the top Of
the mirror If spring cleaning is car
ried out in the bedrooms on the meth
odical lines suggested, the work should
proceed satisfactorily, and form bas-
is for doing the whole house