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Show 1 Hot-'iE Cleaning, It is much better to paper the walls of close U I than to wnitewaah them, aa the eilect 'of iiuio upon ciolhiug is always bad. It your walls are already limed, bursh them down with vinegar and water, and allcrwani with thin pute and apply leng:hs ot cheap wall paper, ( paoliug them over with a tpongo or ! cloth, upon tiio face uf th paper, I thus leaving the wrong pule, which ia 1'rce from j,;mt ur chalk, for the .-ur-lace against which your clothe are to haiig. Sop all breaks in tne wall wilh plaster, net to a creamy thick-iiir-H, or il li c wail u crack'd, paste strips ol old cloth over be lore, papering. paper-ing. If there are mice holes in the wood, press wet brown paper into them, and if you wish lo make a very neat job, covei the places with, putty. It ia always best to do closets bclore you really begin your rooms, becauso that is work which requires lime and thought, aa well aa the personal supervision of the housekeeper. American Grocer. |