Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-10
HERE AND THERE
IN THE HOME
Cleaning the Dining Room

AS directed for cleaning other rooms
in the house. SO all removable pieces OF
furniture should be taken outside. pref
erahly out of doors if a nice day. or to
any convenient place
The general furnishings Of a dining
room consist of leather covered chairs,
sideboard. buffet or serving table: a
heavy. good-sized rug, and curtains to
correspond
After the furniture has been removed.
sdeboard and buffet should be cleared
from any cut glass or silver. When there
is no closet in the dining room the house
keeper, proud of her possessions. is apt
to array them anywhere about the room
so they may be seen. but this means
extra work to keep the articles in good
order
A vacuum cleaner will no doubt do tine
work of cleaning the dining room better
than any other method because the FUR
nishngs being soft and heavy dust read
lily sinks into them But as not every
house is equipped with this convenience
one must be content with the next best
I suppose. SO just open all windows and
brush the curtains. Fold these and pin
up out of the way. Use strong pins
Bank pins may be bought and kept fol
housed. Gaming purposes.
Cover any large pieces Of furniture with
sheets to keep the dust from getting into
the carved crevces. Next sweep the rug
Washed tea leaves or 1ampened scraps oil
newspaper should be sprinkled over the
surface to keep down the dust. but do not
use salt, because this sinks into the rug
and cannot be entirely swept out again
The consequence is the salt is apt to be-
come damp. and this viii rot the carpet
Turn the rug up all around and sweep
the bare floor If the walls require clean
ing they should be done before the floor
of course. While the dust is settling the
chairs and small pieces of furniture can
be cleaned If the leather is mu IN soiled
wipe off with cloth wrung out OF hot
milk. Wipe and then go over with a soft
cloth moistened with the beaten white OF
an egg.
Pipe clay mixed with alcohol to form
thick cream will remove grease spots
1t should be allowed to stay on three
hours. Then brush off. An application
of vaseline VIII usually remove mildew.
The wooden parts of the furniture will
need polish. For general use to keeI
the wood in good condition there is moth
ing safer or better than beeSwaX, melted
mixed with double it's quantity of tur-
pentine Stir until cool. Apply with q
cloth. rubbing off with another. Use q
brush for getting the dust out of carving
a round painters brush is the best kind.
The pictures are given attention now
w lDP TIE SldSS with d SUI rag anu INK
frames with bit OF old silk handker.
chief dipped into alcohol. Some person:
think there is nothing to equal gin fol
cleaning picture frames, but alcohol vii
answer quite as well. The windows should
now be washed and the curtains arranged
| In fact, any kind. OF work that will bring
the cleaner to the edges around the room
should be done now, SO that when the
| floor is polished it can get thoroughly dry
before being stepped upon.
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to the kitchen for a spong.ng Of theil
| leaves when the jardinieres can be wash
ed and everything made fresh again.
ELIZABETH LEE.