Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-10
Regarding Washfnc.

Among the trials and Rthn Nations OF domes
TIC i,iesfsw are less esarabss th an those which
cheney Of Riddy as eceks Is fully eQnaaed BY
The total ineapaclty Of Biddy az Washsfwo
m an, and both are far exceeded by her, super,
iative npskillfulness in ironing. Thus Mater i
fsmilias IS brought to shame, and Pater fami-
las exnibirs wrath over clothing. that is only
haiti washed, doubly star he'd, and only ironed
when ironing is synonymous with scor ching.
Perhaps little light on d mest,c duties OF thIs
description may come TO house wives, Young
and old, from the perusaI Of the following from
| The evening previous, to washing, all the
| clothes should be gathered up and assorted; Z
| woolens, colored clothes, IN blaached cottpns.
| and linens and ane clothes, into their separate
| bun dies. Except woolens and colored clothes,
| all other kinds should be put to soak over
night, the very dirty parts having soap xubosd
| on them II you use a washing tlnid, ii is
usually mixed In the soaking W alter; il you use
no wash mixture, the next morning wiring OUT
the clothes, and proceed 20 wash them care
fully throug b two warm fathers; then boil the N
in clean lather briskly, but not longer than a
half hour. Wash theIa ont of boil rms
through two waters. The last rinsing water
should havea delicate tinge OF blue. likewise
linens; reserve those you wish sitter for ths
last, and mix more starch. in the waser.
SHIRT besoms and collars, skirts-in short,
anything you wish very stiff, should be
dipped in starch while dry. Swiss and
other thin muslins and laces are dipped
in starch while dry, and then cIapped with
iHc MINUS All Inc TlRub COuGltiOn 70 lTO0. JAIL
Gees. brilliants. and lawns of white grounds,
are washed like any other white material,
emitting boiling until the yellow tinge they
acquire makes 1t absolutely necessary. Un-
bleached cottons and linens follow the white
clothes, through the same waters, but must in
no case be washed or boiled with them, as they
continually discharge portion Of their color,
ard SO discolor the white clothes. In directing
the preparations for washing huids, we give
he process employed with them, but celored
clothes, in our experience, can be washed in
none OF them without injury to the color.
Callcoes, colored lawns, and colored cottons,
and linens generally, are washed through two
suds and two rinslng waters starch being
used in the last, as ali clothes look better
and keep clean longer If little stiffaned.
Many caicoes will spot, If soap is rubbed
on them they should be washed to lather,
SIMPLY. spoonful Of OK gall to
gallon Of water wilt set the celors OF almos,
any goods soaked in it previous to washing. A
tea cup of I've in g. bucket of alter will i'm
prove the color OF black goods strong,
clean tea OF common hay will preserve the
color OF those French linens so much used In
Summer by both sexes. If the water in which
it stiffens black calicoes well as starch, and
saves them from the dusty and smeared look
they so often have. Vinegar in the rinsing
water. for pink or green calicoes will brighten
them. Pearlash answers the same end for
puppies and blue. Colored and white tdnnels
must be washed separately: and by no means
wash after cotton or linen. as the lint from
these goods adhares TO the flannel There
should be little blne in the rnsing water for
white f1annels. Allow your f1annels to freeze
after washing in winter: II bleaches them.