The Ball Room.
HOW TO WAX A FLOOR.
For the benefit of those m the habit of giving- daxJees, 1 shall describe the ( best mode of waxing floors. Good boards require noth nj? but beeswax sparingly: used, and tbis should be applied by the hard grooms made for tbe the purpose. Every part of the floor mnsfc^be-weli l^^'dontf over m this wav, over and over again until all the boards are but thinly waxed. Then get seme finely powdered Frencbchalkand strew it overWloorTtie a piece of baize over the broom and iajrain go over it. This should be done spme hours before tbe floor is required, to give the chalk dust time to settle. Everything should be dnsted afterwards — window sills, door ledgeei Ac.,, as otherwise the dust flies when dancing commences*
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 204, 4 August 1883, Page 3
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132The Ball Room. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 204, 4 August 1883, Page 3
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