Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-03

What has become of ali The old foxes
about housecls6nlng7 They we're hardy
reronnias once, coming out IN spring
Ike tho tulips. The hufdy. gurdy. tops,
marbles and skipping ropes Every man
looked forward win dread to that week
of turmoil when everything vas upside
down mud there was nothing ~ 10 eat
! IN ne hoase aud whot wasn't m he had
10 eat IN inc kitchen table
When aHs lutlo girl apfur rlesu-
lng Waa time Of detiahffl qxcife,ntm
nnd N real participation IN he domestic
/ Aph'hfHl Nntte sou ere too young 10
rsmomt' fehoW tha fa6uH we're an Die
manilsd and everything looked 70 duser.
90 tln1liihsy unhomellkc Tho eofa and
chairs cut on the front porch, we're i3ts
nicer 70 sit w oat there IN tre spring sHn
alinc then tttF hgd ever been IN tha
pnrIot The cafpeis hung over The clothes
'lhn Va ere yard made auah a beautiful
tent which We played ip ~ our hearts
content. feRafdieas - dust and germs
ui tie nan Hhp aane IN bfnf tie ehr
pfi ahaoe# ~ 7Why n fnd other dcllehts
~ The topry-infgy world
cant Won rec them set mother and
maids ian makhs day " n. every.
'hins mo'ed ouf N the rooms. furniture.
carpets we'hffs. brir-a-bpc. aud etr
lainH2 And The onseing onslaught NJ iae
pail ard mon lisade4
Cover the broom with clean eton
and wire The ceiling snd walls very caro-
tull},' mother Wonld sas TRY pot h,
lent" hfenka Huch back breaking
hnslneaa " wea how mr. ncrka acbed'
lhe NHite pnint was washed 70 carefully.
WIN very Htiia Soau Rnd 10 CLEANING
powder ~ Erlity hubWnncs thar would s.
move The paint ~ we'll ~ the dirt rbs
windows were wished With moi Watsr
WITHOUT SOAP Or ammonia, rubbed drV
WIN fieah cloth and Then polished with
hewspepor~" superior Tor that pnrposs
70 = chamols skin" my mother used h
cay
visitor
'iinw clean The 1elehbors' windows NJ.
ways look after you've cleaned bouaoe
Moral Always keep your nelgbbor4
"'N''ff Nv NbH1FFtNs
After tho paint and windows we're
done and the floor scrubbed tho H..
lures and brlcsa-br0c were wished Tbe
back OF the pictures were careflfy
wiped, md the frames and tho glas.
washed m the windows had beon 0u
paintings and gold frames we're very
eArefllly handled, wiped with clean
airy cloth. The furniture was all brushed
OUT ~ doors II possible. and the wood
work on the furniture was polished.
The CARPET had been beaten and hung
IN tho aun--how n seemed 10 brighten
ana frashen IT, almost AZ much az our
steam or vacuum cleaning does now. but
oh, the labor Of ~ Don't remember
tho "oarpet-laying'i Floor covered with
many newspapers or perhaps with clean
straw. " IN the country, where straw
was abundant and newspap ers scarce.
Very alngerly four OF W. walked into the
room With the carpet holding the cor.
nors tightly TIL II was Just IN place and
ready 10 lower slowly 10 the floor, 10 ~
not 10 disturb the papers underneath.
Don't you recollsct tho ingram carpet.
lighter on ono side than the other7 Dark
side up In winter. light side up in sim
mer, And how tho carpets we're turned
around. 40 MS 10 equhllze the wear, how
tho middle widths under tho center-table
we're put over by the door ana changed
about? Those were the thrifty days. when
people saved every penny and hours
once furnished was good for a lifetime IN
the housewife knew her business and ahs
generally did.
What business Il was, stretching the
carpet Into tho corners ana tucElng II
down! Mother breaking her nails and
father pounding his thumb with the tack
hammer 7 wonder the vers libre writer's
don't write Vivid pictures OF such scenes
Now We could put the clean things
back IN their places. hang the snowy
curtains a. the windows. aud with sigh
81 relief stand In the doorway and survey
tho Job.
"it certainly does look nice and clean.
and how fresh and sweet II amells"