| Show HOUSECLEANING YORK It Is not generally known that several New York women are engaged in the business of putting houses in order and keeping them so They are housecleaning house-cleaning contractors and although they dont advertise yet their orders are constantly Increasing They havo engagements ahead until the middle of December The scheme was the result of constant con-stant complaints of householders who leave town for the summer and after the tiresome process of swathing their establishments in camphor and linen are called upon to spend the pleasant autumn days in unbandaging and airing air-ing their belongings This spring and fall cleaning Is as I 1 much dreaded by the Fifth avenue residents resi-dents as by the occupants of Harlem flats The more extensive and valuable their possessions the greater the necessity neces-sity for personal supervision So from the desire for exemption from this duty has risen the supply of these clever capable ca-pable and entirely valuable women who for a consideration offer to relieve the burdened chatelaine Their qualifications are given In the shape of high references and enthusiastic enthusias-tic indorsements from those they have served They prefer to have a house turned over to them in the summer in order to get a clear idea of the mistress mis-tress taste before bricabrac dra pcrlc and so on have been removed With this knowledge they begin at the garret and guarantee to put everything every-thing Ir applepie order to the last load of coal In the cellar Under their direction Works a corps of carefully I picked and trained paint and window cleaners with others whose sole busi ness It is to wipe frescoed ceilings and walls brush and polish furniture and wax floors turn mattings freshen oilcloths oil-cloths and put pictures mirrors and ornaments under cover They are personally responsible not only for the quality of their work but for the honesty of those they employ and for breakages that may occur Every shade in the house Is taken down cleaned and rehung draperies are dusted dust-ed and returned to their respective places Carpets are laid and every piece of brass In the place is made to reflect the integrity of the workers J i t r l Tt l 1 < 1 if q 1 r rr r 1 1t I i i I p J Oi i S t 1fWq c J l ° t < I r tj j 4 4 1i 1I 1 I I wsy 1I i 1p f t c p + r I t IrJT S 1 Sy Ao 1 t r f o 4 1 3 N I 1e l tr 1 r r i r tt i I r > I r 0 Costumed Soon In the Hue do la Pals I i |
