Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Taking Care of Dresses.

AeR'hE N"tN W.
Next to neatncss in wearing n dress
comes neatness In taking it off. One
must bo very rich indeed TO be able To
afford to be careless with ones clothes.
Dresses tossed down anyhow, when
taken off. soon grow shabby and tum-
bled. and wear out twice as fast as If well
kept. When dress is taken off, even
fm few hours, it should always be
shaken out and hung up, or else folded
and laid away. fit has been worn out
walking il should be well brushed, since
dust, II allowed to accumulate, soon
robs IL of its freshness and cuts the ma
terial I'm every crease into which il works
its way. a stiff whisk broom should
never be used for silk-a hair brush IL
far better--while soft wooden cloth is
best of all, especially for removing the
dust from the skirt under the ilounces
Whether ii Is best to fold dresses or To
hang them up Is an open question
Thick silks cut in the folds when folded.
SO they probably keep best when hang
ing, while, on the other hand, thin.
light dresses are better folded Princess
dresses, with much trimming. after the
present fashion, should have two loops
for hanging, one on each side, else the
weight of the trimming will pull the
skirt out of shape. Dresses should never
be crowded in n wardrobe lest they lose
their freshness and take on undesirable
folds. Dress-waists, if separate. should
never be hung out; the proper way is TO
fold them smoothly, with the sleeves
carefully pulled out. the shoulder seams
straight and the lining outside. Then
lay them in n drawer. on shelf or in
the tray of a packing trunk long enough
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tossed carelcssly into drawer soon lose
their freshness and look soilcd and worn.
A II such should be carefully rolled up
and laid away in boxes after each time
of wearing. A soft bonnet whisk should
form part of every lady's toilet proper
ties her bonncts should always be
brushed and the strings rolled up before
putting away.
OF course all this takes time, and there
are busy people who find II impossible; ;
still. when IL can be done, IL pays in the
end. Linen collars in the morning, real
laccs in the evening. are the most eco
nomiCal n well as the most stylish neck
wear. Crepe lissc and tarlctan ruches
cost less than lace in the beginning, but
when once soiled are done with, while
the lace may he washed again and again.
Every lady who wishes to dress well on
n small income should he able to do up
her own laccs. The ability 10 do fine
ironing also will be found u most useful
accomplishment. Washing dresses are
the pTctticst possible wear for warm
weather; but If the aid of laundress
has 10 he called in every time they
are washed, they will also be found very
expensive. The ironing and futing-
not the washing-is what makes them
so, and If this can be done nj home.
without being an additional burden to
the servants. the young ladies will find
themselves able 10 dress i'm white all the
summer NJ very small expense. no
slight consideration 10 people with small
incomes. 1t is good economy to change
ones dress for evening. since ans dress
lasts much longer If worn in turn with
others than II worn MI the time. and
with most people dress may be worn in
the morning which would be wholly out
Of taste in the evening. But even II YOU
do your own work YOU may still he
neatly dressed We once knew = lady
living In flat. without a servant, who
was yet always ready 10 receive com
pany. She dressed In the morning
neatly, in pretty woollen suit, and over
this sho donned calico wrapper with
long sleeves huttoncd ut the wrists A
calico sweeping cap covered her hair.
and y long apron was tied about her
waist. Thus accouicred she went about
her houscwork; swept. busted. cooked
and washed dishes. When the dour-bell
mg. wrapper and cap were laid of in a
wiukling. and visitor had seldom To
ring twice before being admittcd.-Fhild-
L,lphid Times.