To Clean Calico Furniture, When Taken Down for the Summer
Shake off the loose dust, then lightly brush with a small longhaired furniture brush; after which wipe it closely with clean flannels, and rub it with dry bread.
If properly done, the curtains will look nearly as well as at first.
Fold in large parcels, and put carefully by.
While the furniture remains up, it should be preserved from the sun and air as much as possible, which injure delicate colours; and the dust may be blown off with bellows.