Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-07
WHAT THE FRENCH
MAID TOLD MARJ0RY

Caro- of tho Attic.


1.-THE attic looks terrible sighed
|! Marjorie. Il just wen up to get out
| my furs and, honestly, everything is
| topsy turvy, and l don't know how I
will ever get it Strengthened out"
| The capable housewife of today
could not tolerate q room, even though
! 1t were under the caves to become the
lurking place of moths and spiders, and
I a seldom visited place of dust and ne
glect," said Marie. 1T should receive
| a weekly cleaning as does every other
room in the house; and, considering
that it contains all our best rainent
! out of season. it should receive special
| care.
Nowadays, when space is at a pre-
MUM, the store room must be planned
in such a way that it can be kept neat
and clean. First Of all, let there be a
plea against the accumulation of rub
Dish and things that have passed be-
, yond their state of usefulness.
When the store room or attic is
large enough and does not contain a
closet, part of it should be partitioned
| off and made as alright as possible. OF
! course, the ideal is to
have Il cedar closet; but, when this is
not possible, the closet should have its
walls wiped down thoroughly with tur-
pentlne and then ned with tar paper.
Poles can then be adjusted and
placed high enough from the floor to
allow draperies to b. suspended from
them.
These should be thoroughly aired
, and busted and protected by muslin
bags. Hanging in this way, heavy fab
RIGS become neither creased nor torn.
In this closet may also be hung velvet
gowns and evening wraps or any other
garments whose materials should not
be marked by the pressure in a run
When this arrangement is not possible,
garments should be suspended from a
rack, protected in camphor bags, which
can be bought especially for this pur-
pose"
Making Rugs of Carpets.
ooh, dear" sighed Marjorie, Eve got
to take up the carpets in the living
and dining rooms this fall and ave
them thoroughly cleaned. They do get
so terribly dirty"
carpets?" queried Marie. stain your
floors this fall, filling in the cracks
With putty. If you do not want to do
the entire floor, stain a border around
The edge, or put linoleum down, back
up, and paint the back. 1t takes paint
very nicely. You an also buy filler, it
initiates flooring, and is most
reasonable. Then cut down your car
pet until 1T is a size to take UP and
WHY In the back yard occasionally.
Just try it in n room"
Til tell you how easily our fall
cleaning has come along. All summer
[ have busted every day and vi used
an oil mop on my floors and a hand
Vacuum cleaner on the three or four
rugs l left down.. Indeed, l have al
lowed the minimum amour of dust to
accumulate, although [ could not pre-
vent it rolling in.
In the early fall the cleaners will
come and take away three or four rugs.
We will not miss them when the others,
those packed away are down. Then we
VIII have a woman come for two laws
and / will help her. We do not room
at a time, moving all the furniture out
Of that room. With a rag and a step
ladder she will wipe down every wall
and ceiling; she will wash the wood
word and floors in cold water, and then
she will oil the floors.