Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
:|NOLEUM REAL KITCHEN
AID TO AVERAGE WOMAN
Expert Gives Tip on Cover.
ing Floors of
=. Homo.
JUST nE CUT IN RIGHT sIzp
'nlnfd Material Mny lie Given WINK
Flush With Excellent RcsuIts.
Oiled Finish Also Proves Highly
Satisfactory.

In the beginning. snyB Elise Scott In
Womans Home Companion. my KIT
'hen wHR dark and cheerless room.
but now. with ITS canary colorcd
walls which seem 10 catch and hold
very Bit Of ,mnshine. and tho smart
olus ana white linoleum on the moor.
It IA a JOY forever
And tho linoIcum. by tho way. Is
:hs furnishing In which ind that
very one Is most Interested.
How do you keep II looking so
:resh and n"w7" If what my friends
ire always asking
Would you advise buying printed
Or inlaid l!uoicum?" J., another Ere
inent query.
And from answering these and 9th
myself as quite an authority on the
ruhjsc,
- t' course. every ono knows mat in
'h'h i'noieum wears practically a ne
I'M II ORC has a permanent home
Is without question worth tho
4 1inorence In price. Printed i!noleun
however. Will give many years OF
service. II properly cared for. and
nay be no rsatcd tina, tho colors
VII DO preserved Indefinitely. as I'll
&.rp!n!n latnr. Ny own linoleur is
oriAtod. chone this kind because
am an apartment dwellar and likely.
i'ea' to move with disturbing fro
1uenpy
Hnro Linoi~um Cut to Pit.
II you are going 10 iny tho iinoloum
Yoursnlf. FIRST tako aco1rate mcas
.rsmenb % The room. and get the
leaier 70 have the lino!eu,n cut TO
II Then tn" room +hould he clenred
' al furniture. II there ar" tacks
tho floor. they should be removed
M" any "ido cracks hetwocn boards
mould 10 nllet with crack-f,Icr
Thich can DO bough, n, any store
Fhleh deals In paints Tn" bonrdg
nt arc the !enst bit rough should
4oe oihned smooth. othcrwlHo tho
inoiaum VIII not wear welt Ar.r
'h!s has been don" md tho rnor ,hor-
'Whly cleaned N" room vii bc
-eady for tho nov roor covering
~ 10 bost 10 ccm-n, tho linoi.un Il,
&Ion expect 10 stay In the same house
'or many years In rented house.
&NHeFa 'he lease is FOR - limited time.
better 10 TACK the unolcum in
Gaea. This shonli no, uc done. how
'Fhr, Unit! Tho linolcum has beon an
100 ''''HE " 20 hIFtfIn.
HI.y. three or four wcok- 8 lo,y
housh for this. II the iinol.urn b,,c.,
e'. It should DO trimmed around m.
HEes 8" thatit VIII Ito Hat and ,hcu
Ac"ed a!orE The seams with hrads
"hieh should hc driven In un-u thc!r
.eAus arc buried In the fabric AS a
eheta! ruln. u - not necessary to
&c" u down around Tho edges. ba-
t'n's there is li,,lc wear ,here
Laid Over Lining Paper.
Sometimes tho lirolcun is LAID over
heavy lining paper. which serves
81 protection md extends tho M.
~ This also MAKES a warmer and
more resilient no0r 70 walk on and
men ne moor ~ not very smooth
he lining 3aD"r nc oE prevent future
- aging aud cracking As ;his cel.
Ta4r Is not expensive. KS initial
49, Is moro than justified IN the
ii N'ra wearing qualify !; gives 70 tho
tolsuni.
- II you arc putting down pr.n,ed
'no'eun1. You Will md TINT varnish-
nE = vii! preserve the colors hu,
mot aggly /, un1,l after IN. lino!eun
q he-r laid for month or two and
a. had Sufficient time TO stretch lis.
clear, coior!css varH.sh and give I;
= l.nty ~ time TO dry
The ci"rk VINO sells you tho var,i.h
1ay tell you that il wi!l to. hard
- nouEn TO walk on IN ,welv. hours:
" this 's not my experience. II,
ikss NJ least twenty-rour hours and
or'y-sigh' hnsrs is safer. depending
the condition Of tho noor and tho
ate OF the weather. Vnrnish should
ever re applied in humid or wet
Gather. or Il will not dry satisfac-
,sNy.
some housekaepe-s make II a prac-
ca to have thin coat OF varn!sh
j. Ut on In the spring and another IN
fle fall. There are special prepara-
pms made for preserving linolcum.
I'd these may be used instead OF the
Finish II one prefers
oiled Finish Satisfactory.
Another very satisfactory treat
ient for l!noleum. whether printed
81 inlaid. especially II the back
= rounnd Is dark, is an oiled finish.
- he oil should be put on spar,nRlv
nd well rubbed In, Is.tho iinoleum
como over occasionally with an
: He'd mop. It Will keep in excellent
T. ,ndition.
4 liquid wax finish may DO aIven
. inla!d l!noleum. with excellent "a
= Its. but II "a bettor not 20 uso thu
AK nnlsh in kitchon whore There
a great Deal going on an tho TINA
he constant tracking In and put
rings In sand and Erit rnRt worle
ITO tho wnxod surface ana ape dtS.
quilt to rnmovo without ttnetsae OF y.
Heavily Weighted brush,
~ know ono wonnn usdD,fn,tpun fS3s-
- Id iinoioum with n biaeapsurs vffsatn,
- sign In hor hnliwnSR SiHf.ftnf,fh IA
80 DO nH onaet!vo aFFR sspH2QEa moor
ter sho had Givrn hsb5nE sI waot
Id rubbed ana polIahsd ydIb WhsH
~ WAS hrst laid II sh0Wpd 6usgy3 hehe
ark. and tho moro IL as9g ssFuhtsfs
ia worse it graw, r,pW hrvasss.
fition she found that ril4 fHH6yttj h,,
tho cleansing agaRA, Ind fha fe
as Il mistake ~ nsa SUas7hpsf8yWRp5H
which tbsrd was GapRsigeSH1k1fL
aey sbegfd not ba used tsss4a4A 93ass
'st4T ls liBseed oil In Che GlIr.
CO Of As fRbEta Naturally IL takes
psSss f5s 4fa had hffaGt hf tho saus-
% aAef to show on iBiaid jiBD=
nH T@ 10 does on fhs sHFfans NJ
e. @SVsMfHd, but u is rs had for Dno
Is for tho hthsF,
6Y that is nsadad is y gsai hv,isb,
'nild snaR and inkaWaFtH water.
10 as mn" waihr 10 Rossiijs, and
LIVER alloy IL ~ stay ap iha s,is5asa
IL ~ likely IN sesB jG around tbs