Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-09
HA|s Is SEASON TO GET
READY | FOR SUMMER time
Make Necessary Repairs anu BE
Prepared to Enjoy Warm
BY LORETTO &. LYNCH,
Al Acknowledged Expert on All Mat.
tiers Pertaining TO Domestic
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Economy.
A ~ell-kept homo. like a wel!-kept
t.person. does not necessarily mean the
stexpenditurs OF n large amount o.
money. For we can ali recall nc.
squaintances that appear better than
others and do NOT spend nearly rs
much money as their less well-ap-
speAring companions. The attention
.tte upseep OF sma.i details frequently
: marks the difference between the we'll
.;kept and the unkcmpt.
8 "A weli-kept home has every de-
tait OF i; carefully gone over a,
Irregular intervals. And the efficient
much as possible in the way OF re-
pairs sees that repairs are made as
soon as discovered. The longer re-
pairs are put OF. the greater may
g DO the expense. suppose you go
carefully over your home and make
something In the way OF repairing after
the strenuous winter tina; many parts
OF our country has had.
Examine the Roof.
a. Take look at the 1907. II you
arc not able TO do this Yourself ask
some roofer in whom you have con-
+ fidence to go over i: thoroughly. The
professional eye will find tIny. mex
pensive bits Of repair, which If left
unrcpaircd may cause certain dam
age within the house as we'll as Il
larger bill for repairs later on.
1t Is well 10 have n little book on
which to make note OF repairs. Many
small house owners had To resort to
guessing as 10 the cost OF repairs in
declaring their income tax because
they had neglected TO make any notes.
Tho book is also valuable as re-
fafndnr ne n nlunlhnr
paired the faucet or pipe which leaked
soon after, indicating careless work
mahship or poor material
IA foolish woman saw tiny drip
ming OF water in her cellar for which
she could not account. Plumbers have
a habit of charging high prices and
she was having mighty hard time
TO make ends meet. and so she Just
overlooked tho little drip for three
months Then one day the city nu-
leak in her house had undermined the
,side9alk and middle OF the street.
For the repairs OF this the city ex.
pected her 10 pay. Tho expense all
told was close on 10 $500; and ali this
10 save, perhaps, about $40.
Wns Charged All the Snme.
In another case woman. finding
that the toilet in one OF the bath
rooms in the house was leaky. had
the water shut of and those mem
UrES OIL the AdHiis "io ~ r 'i'sN' -
used tina: bathroom had TO incon-
yentence themselves and everybody
else by using the other bathroom.
Great was her establishment when she
found in paying her water tax that
she was charged for the privilege
of having this extra convenience
which no one had the privilege o.
using all winter.
How about mcnding the curtains
that have adorned the homo during
tho winter? These should BE- nnendcd
and laundercd hut not star'hci be
fore being put away for tho summer.
Brass curtain pins and rings should
be washed and dried and thoroughly
creased with taIlow or other fax 10
prevent rustins before being wrapped
in paper and stored for the season
And the summer furnishings should
be gone ove-. How about storing
away some O. the familiar things OF
winter and bringing forth some OF
the .Iess familiar things that YOU
stored away last fall?
Especially where family must
stay at home ali summer some at
tempt should be made TO change me
housefurnishings. Put away all dust
collecting ornaments. Change about
the pictures or hang unfamiliar PIC
lures Get out your summer SOFT
pillows of cool green or dainty ere
TONNE.
Enjoy Your Porch.
II YOU are fortunate enough 20
have a porch plan 10 enjoy II TO ITS