The Washington times., 1924-07-14
HOW TOL|GHTEN
BURDENS Of
CLEANING
Sally Davidson Shows How
Work Can Be Done Quickly
and Effectively

Having packed away all the win.
ter things and cleaned walls, floors
and woodwork, the next step usual.
ly Is cleaning windows, pictures,
mirrors and electric lighting fix.
lures.
The windows are really not half
as difficult to clean as most people
think, provided proper implements
are used. The work can be done
very quickly. in fact If a window
washer mounted on long handle
is used on the outside of the win.
dows and a special window clean
ing cloth on the inside. These
cloths also are very good to use
on picture glass and mirrors be.
cause they eliminate the possibility
OF leaving wOolly substance in the
corners and side crevices.
Cleaning the Fixtures.
The chief thing to remember
about lighting fixtures is that one
simply cannot use metal cleaners of
any sort on them neither can they
be washed and scrubbed, because
after the fixture has been bronzed,
FURNISHED or polished, it is always
given a coat of lacquer which is
put on to preserve the finish. When
que TO any cause this LACQUER Is
removed, the exposed metal oxi.
dies. For that reason fixtures must
neither be washed nor cleaned. but
merely busted carefully with soft
rag.
so Tar / have not been able to
find any effective remedy for oxj.
died lighting fixtures except to
| have them refinished. This process
is not really very expensive and
adds much to any room; however,
the time to do this is rather in the
fall than in the spring. when flies
and various insects are bound to
| get into the house, even when ut.
most care is exercised. Although
| rather dislike the shrouds many
| people drape over pictures, mirrors
and chandeliers, it is a sensible
thing to do when one has furnish.
! ihgs of this kind of value.
: The lamps, glass shades and re-
| Electors should all be washed in
lukewarm soap suds freed from all
| dust and dirt, rinsed and dried with
a clean cloth. Only the glass part
OF the lamp should be wetted. Make
certain always that the lamps are
well dried before putting them back
| into the sockets.
Drying China and Glassware.
The washing and drying of china
and glassware is always a very tedi,
| GUS job when one has not an cleo.
/ fYin iCl1 ,bnV h,,f
nuity can reduce even this task.
/ Wash them in the usual way, but
change the water frequently and
| rinse them in clean water to which
a few drops of ammonia have been
| added. Then merely by stacking
! the china or glassware in the dish
rack and starting the electric fan
whirling, the ammonia and fan
| breeZes will dry them within a very
! few minutes and far better than
! can be done by hand.
The electric fan is also a valuable
aid in airing clothes presses and
other closets. 1t will dry paint and
of other things.
When the fan has finished with
| its various duties in the spring
| CIedIlnS pTOCSSS II SuOulu lISSlI De
looked over by the electrician, oiled
and adjusted for summer use. This
excellent practice should be pursued
with all electrical appliances about
once a year. Often they need moth
ing more than a little oiling, clean
ing and perhaps a new cord, but
given this attention it is surprising
how much longer they will last.
The same thing applies to the diff.
ferent table electrical appliances.
These come in particularly good in
spring and summer for cooking
breakfasts, luncheons and even
light dinners at the table in tie
dining room or sun.porch. If they
are badly discolored and therefore
unpresentable have them renickeIed
which is not an expensive process.
Recently I had a deep pan of my
electric grill renickeled and resi-.
vered on the inside. and it cost me
only one dollar. Judging from that
it ought not to cost more than tive
or two and a half dollars to have
tho onfiro o,>i1l ronJatnd