Show I TIlt to LOF average housekeeper does doci oc not 1 have hale to bo reminded that her cut cutglass cutglass glass gloss and her ber sliver Oliver must be taken takeo I Icaro caro care of at most persistently and ond conscientiously conscientiously but many man n a one and 11 good ones too for some sorno Inexplicable reason Is IR prone to neglect her ber furniture Perhaps be lie because because cause It U furniture and substantial look lookIng Ing she reasons that its HI durability will allow it to care caro for tor Itself Only ODI when damage Irreparable has bOB been dono done does docs she wako wake no up to the realization that she has allowed a good piece picco of ot furniture tu to become old and dilapidated before Its I I time Essential And the secret ecret of ot preserving furniture IB is the polishing of oC It Home Homemade made pol pat polishes lobes lolles are oro often veritable wonder workers in rehabilitating decrepit furniture A polish however Is not sufficient OH nR a n unless the has hns been filled and the tho pores closed up If It tho ho wood has been bren filled originally ori and the tho pores pore have absorbed a n sufficient quantity of ot oil all the lIe surface can bo be polished put Into splendid condition even after otter yearn of ot hard liard wear wearA A wood with a n highly varnished Bur eur surface face should hould I bo he h treated with a n thin polish only as n nil alt cracks and pores In the wood are arc full tull then anti and cannot absorb more Dorc polish of at a n thick consistency The ob oh object obJect Is I to clean o the cracks crocI and 1011 pores lorell not to fill thorn up again In such eases cases soap Boap antI aud water will frequently be found of ot use However before these are arc used a n polish or oil all should bo rubbed over the t Q i r rI I V wood to prevent the water dulling the surface If It these precautions are hot used permanent damage may bo be lone dono to tobe the be furniture Olive oil Is IE an nn excellent oil to use mo na its It Is 19 less lew sticky than many oth r oils Ono One authority recommends G n a mixture of ot beer and beeswax which should not be applied however until the furniture has bos been thoroughly washed dried linN This Thill compound ID 10 prepared by boiling In Inn Ina ina a n quart of ot beer tear a n of ot beeswax tho ho size sizo of ot a pigeons egg and a n tablespoon of ot sugar The mixture should bo be allowed to cool but not get set cold before being ap applied plied with a n soft furniture brush Al At Allow Atlow low this tills to dry dr and then polish To merely polish over oer dirt and Is a n waste of or labor When these are aro no soap and water should bo be used first t Care of a Table Varnished mahogany oak ook or walnut should be bo treated with vinegar and oil all vinegar being tho cleanlier cleanser This polish pol h may bo be used In two ways Ono ODO is to mix the tho two Ingredients using vinegar and two thirds olive or linseed oll choke this thoroughly and rub on with a n soft DOtt cloth polish afterward with witha a n dry rag The other way In is If to first use nee tile the vinegar and nod then tho the oil eli clear put putting ting lug tin each on OD with a different cloth Old walnut or mahogany with a soft or waxed finish should bo kept always In a state of ot luster A smooth surface such as ns tho top op of ot a n table should be polished with white whito wax the top first being made QuIto clean clene and then sprinkling the tho wax over oe the surface The palm of ot tho the hand should bo be used In rubbing this In 10 until all tho wax tins has disappeared and the finish of ot the top Is even eee and high To Tollo Todo do this at nt homo home homei Is Ii i dIfficult but It pays pos In tho end for tor forthe forthe the surface la is better protected requires less ies rubbing and retains Its luster longer Do not oat apply the tho wax vax after tho ho lustro lustre has Una been bean attained oftener than once n a month but rub mb well with the tho hand At first however or the tho wax vax should bo ho applied once n a week It la is a 1 mistake to use oil all an ni R a n polish h for tor a n table No o matter how carefully the tho oil may mn bo ho rubbed In tho the use of at warm dishes eventually brings the oil to tho the surface and stains the tho linen |