Evening star., 1936-02-01
BY LUCIE EBERLY.
0INGER prints and mischievous

- sketchings on mothers best
wallpaper may some years ago
4 have caused considerable con-
sternation and rep-imanding Of those
responsible for the dishgurins marks,
but in this very modern day there is
not 50 much ito do" about happenings
such as portrayed In the photo on this
page. OF course, we don't advocate
that Junior be allowed to practice his
artistic abilities on the four walls Of
his room, but we do emphasize that
when such a splurge OF ambition does
make him give way to his first I'M
pulse, it should not be considered such
a tragedy! What with the new wash
able wallpaper. and cleaning prepara-
tions for that which is not washable,
we can surely accept the boyish prank
with a little less severity.
EVEN in the adult home, where the
- dwellers may be most particular
not to run fingers along the wall as
the stairs are traversed, those smudges
and finger marks do have way OF
appearing. Very often, too. when we
least expect it (and we are usually
quite unconscious OF IT,, we press our
entire hand against the wall when We
stoop over to pick something up from
the floor-the tell-tale imprint will
generally not be noticed until the next
day-when we wonder how in the
world it got there!
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SOMETIMES when we decide to
~ move a piece Of wall furniture or
q picture we are apt to discover that
the wall is definitely marked with a
film of dust and to move the object
from its accustomed position would
leave a very conspicuous clean" place,
showing up the soil on the rest OF the
wall surface most annoyingly. Then,
too, during the Winter when the fur
mace Is going full blast, no matter how
careful we may be or how perfect a
heating plant we have in the home
SCOT and smoke smudge is bound to
appear over the radiators, in the cor
ners, and on the ceiling. The wood
work also becomes a few shades
darker, especially the cornice and
baseboards.
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livery housekeeper, therefore, Is
~ confronted with one problem or
another in keeping walls and wood
work clean, and many Zone would be
surprised how many, do not realize
that there are wonderful cleaning
agents on the market today that are
most efficient and very easy to use.
Not only do they boast these qualities,
but they have the virtue Of keeping
the wallpaper and painted surfaces
new-looking, preserving their beauty
and doubling wear. The old adage a
stitch In time saves nine" Is very true
when It comes to removing soil i'm
mediately after it appears. A light
soil is much easier and quicker to
clean than one that has been allowed
to sink into the pores OF the wood
or paper. The cleaning process IS not
80 much felt either, as it is not
necessary to rub so vigorously-conse-
quently . series of light cleaning cam
paigns is infinitely better than one
vigorous one once year.
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COME Of the new cleaning agents are
- used without water-they should. be
applied with q soft cloth or sponge and
Immediately removed with another
clean cloth. The liability Of running
the paint, or finish Of the wallpaper
is therefore nil. The important thing
to remember, however, Is to overlap
each area cleaned. If this is done
you will not encounter streaks or
smudges. The cleaning cream or gum,
should also be carefully and thor
oughly removed. Not one speck
should be left on the surface. It 1t
Is left on, the cleaning has been more
hurtful than beneficial because the
sticky film will catch new dirt and
dust twice as fast as the ordinary
surface.
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IF YOU plan to clean an entire
room it would be good plan to
move all the furniture out Of the
room, or to the center Of the floor, "a
that you can get . good perspective