The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-19
housekeeping Suggestions
for Inexperienced Young Women
Helps Frightening Rugs Carpets and Mattng-IIow Clear
Walls and CeilingsSmple Ways of Freshtning Furniture
Mirrors Curtains
Mirrors an d Curtains.

The season # spring cleaning has
set in with its accustomed severity.
and already we are looking forward
( to a resultant cleanliness and dainti-
ness in our homes in reward for eff
forts SO herouiean.
The latest method of cleaning, which
necessitates next TO no trouble to our
servants Is the one to which all must
wish to flythe vacuum method; buti
alas this ~ not always possible. The
next best method is to systematize our
work, and to Confine the discomfort
ensuing from IL to Il limited portion
Of the house. First, all hangings, pic
lures and pieces OF furniture and bed
doing should be removed from the
rooms. If the carpets. rugs and dra-
peries are not sent TO the cleaners with
the bedding. which perforce must be
sent, they should, with the uphoister,
ed furniture, he taken into garden or
yard and thoroughly beaten, shaken
and aired. The drawers OF wardrobes
and chinoniers, after being cleaned
with a cloth dampened with alcohol,
should be allowed to dry in the sun.
Mennwhiie, Within doors, let the pa
pers. II sanitary ones, be wiped first
with clean Uloths dipped in warm wa
ter--soap should by no means be used
and then with clean dry cloths. Or
binary wall papers may be cleaned
with dough or the later and easier
way is to rub them with soft, clean
flannel dipped in fine oatmeal. The
ceiling, too wants treatment with
feather broom, the top of which you
cover with first one, and then an
other. clean cloth.
After the wallis and ceiling have
beef attended to, the floor must be
scruhhed- with streng sanitary soap,
dried, and fresh paper put down be-
for the carpet is laid. When the well
beaten carpet Is once down, the Orien-
tai method may be employed TO revive
the colors. and it Is one now in favor
with the Professional cleaner. This is
the recipe Wash the carpet or rugs
with Olive oil soap and warm water.
a piece al a time, and rub over after
ward with clear warm water. and fin
ally with cold water. and thoroughly
dry. New life il put into the wool
by this process. A good carpet soap
may also be used.
TO remove spots Of spots sticky sub
stance on the carpet, sponge with pint
SAT- has been added. Grease and oil
want patient treatment, and are easiest
removed by an application Of Fuiler's
earth left on for y day or two. Ink
spots vanish under alternate vigorous
applications OF warm milk and salt. a
hot iron passed over brown paper laid
on spots of candle grease quickly re-
moves all trace OF them. Mating is
best cleaned with salt and water.
All iron, brass and wood bedsteads
must be scrupulously washed with san
itary soap after the bedding has been
10 the cleaner
Now AS To cretonne curtains. III not
sent To the cleaner they may be washed
in alum water without losing their col
ors- But-ths- process must be of the
quickest or failure win be the result.
WOODEN curtains should be quickly
quickly washed In warm water with
one OF the patent wool washing soaps
and rinsed in two clear warm waters
before being passed through nangle.
Wow ms to upholstered fufnfture.
y here tircuuvsniant to move Il out OF
doors place wet cloth over the pieces
and then beat, changing the cloth sew
eral times, The duet will adhere to
the cloth and not rise in. the room. Or
cloths dipped in alcohol are sometimes
used 10 clean sofas nphnlatered chairs. |
etc.
Wicker chairs. basket ones and the |