Show OPENING HOUSES FOR FALL USE Opening houses for fall use u Is a dif difficult difficult difficult task that many housewives must accomplish within the next few weeks majority of families who have been living inthe In the country all aU summer return to their city homes s V Getting ready for occupancy apartments that have been be n shut all summer Is quite as much labor as closing one preparatory for the vacation vaca or sojourn out of I town towrY for after neing vacant va if only a afew afew afew few weeks w the entire house must be thoroughly sunned sunn d aired and cleaned cle ned bedding put out of ot doors do rs pounded and sunned closets ventilated and the ice icebox icebox icebox box put into condition to receive food Then too all the drainpipes drain pipes must be cleansed the gas both for cooking and Illumination turned turn d on all dishes pans and pots washed out with hot water ater and suds windows cleaned cle ned V curtains hung and rugs after a sweeping or or beating put into place Even the tho cov coy covers COVers ers ers or slips sUps should be removed from the furniture BO so that when the family arrives everything will be in order oder and the atmosphere in the house will willbe willbe Willbe be one of comfort and quiet with no suggestion of or V the work that has been necessary to bring order into the vari varl various ous rooms v This cleaning and x straightening should be done from one to three days before the household arrives so that there t ere will V be no unpleasant odor of closeness and by taking plenty of time for this work the details that go to tomake tomake make the rooms attractive att will not be forgotten For Instance the pictures that have been put away or covered with cheese cloth to keep out dust can be hung in place and the that adorns the walls or mantels In parlors dining and bedrooms may be washed and set In familiar spots Begin the work of cleaning and put putting putting putting ting in order with the closets They must be b swept the floors If It bare baro washed with hot water and suds and the walls wiped down with a regulation brush or cloth around a broom then the doors left open op n for fc ventilation for these small amaH rooms Into which the wear wearing ing apparel Is to be put must be free from any odor when the family arrives V Finished with the closets the hard hardwood wood w od floors should be wiped up with a rag and lukewarm water then rubbed to a polish If there are carpets these I I must be given a thorough sweeping I and after the dust has settled the walls sh uld be carefully wiped down so no nd dust will be left lest on the paper or cell ceil ceiling ing V |