If there is a fireplace in the room remove the ashes and lay the fire.
Wipe the ceiling, walls, woodwork, light fixtures and pictures.
Wipe the floor, not forgetting the baseboards, or sweep the carpet.
Whatever is done to the floor is the climax of the cleaning. After that we restore the room to order. This is the period when everything should be done by wiping.
Clean rugs and furniture which have been put outdoors.
Wipe furniture, mirrors, picture-glasses, windows and tiles.
Restore the rugs, furniture and ornaments to their places.
Bits of special cleaning like polishing brasses, washing windows, caring for lamps, and the like are best done at some other time than that appointed for cleaning the room. If these jobs are included, they make the regular cleaning too heavy and too long.
This process has been written out as if the work were to be done by one person, which frequently is not the case. It is the logical order of the work, however, whatever the number of workers. The outline of the process is this: