THE LINEN CUPBOARD

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3493, 1 November 1926, Page 4

THE LINEN CUPBOARD

ITSELF AND ITS CONTENTS When having a house built, it is important to make quite certain that the position of the linen cupboard has been well chosen. It should be in a dry and airy situation, and the hot water pipes should, if possible, bo made to pass through it on their way to the bathroom. The linen cupboard should have as many shelves as possible. They must, however, bo at least a foot and a half apart, otherwise there will not be sufficient room for folded bed and table linen. It is a good plan to have tho shelves made of bars of wood with spaces between, since this will enable the air to circulate more freely round the linen, and will tend to prevent the accumulation of dust and dirt. In any case, strong white paper or calico should be used to cover tho shelves, and this must renewed immediately it becomes soiled. The linen should be protected from dust by suspending pieces or calico or glazed holland from hooks jilacod in the edges of tho shelves.

Each kind of linen should be placed in a separate pile. Thus best table cloths should be arranged in one place, napkins in another, bed linen in another, and so on. It is advisable to keep each pile of articles in the same place, as this will greatly facilitate matters when any particular article is required in a hurry.

Care should be taken to see that each article has its fair share _of wear. To ensure that, everything that comes back from the wash should be placed at the bottom of its own respective pile, and when a clean article is reciuired it should betaken only from the top. It is advisable to keep a notebook in the linen cupboard. The lists of contents and the price and date of purchase should bo kept in this, and the stock should bo checked against the book at occasional intervals.