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To Clean Looking-Glasses

Wash a piece of soft sponge, remove all gritty particles from it; dip it lightly into water, squeeze it out again, and then dip it into spirits of wine; rub it over the glass, dust it with powdered blue or whiting sifted through muslin; remove it lightly and quickly with a clean cloth, and finish with a silk handkerchief. If the glass be a large one, clean one-half at a time, otherwise the spirits of wine will dry before it can be removed. If the frames are gilt, the greatest care must be taken to prevent the spirits of wine from touching them. To clean such frames, rub them well with a little dry cotton wool; this will remove all dust and dirt, without injury to the gilding. If the frames are varnished, they may be rubbed with the spirits of wine, which will take out all the spots and give the varnish a good polish.-MATTIE M., Cleveland, O.