The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-29
The Care OF Clothing.

The Care OF Clothing.
Concerning the fashion of clothing ant
the various fabrics of which 1t it made in
formation Is full and frequent. Very little,
however, is shid about the care Of cloth
ing, and the ways In which 1t may be pre-
served for the longest time and in the best
possible condition. To those who change
their garments with every change of styit
this is matter of slight importance, bul
| to those who purchase silk dress or q
broadcloth suit only once in series OF
years 1t is matter Of interest and value.
and quality, are very little affected by the
various currents of fashion, They hold
their own through all the years aud arc
always good, always ''stylish, always suit.
| able. While new fabrics are for the hour
of their popularity high priced, these stan
dard ,ods sell at the standard price and
know little Of rise or fall IN standard value.
| Neglect and Carccssncss deterioratc cloth
| ing great deal faster than steady wear
does. The housekceler who instead of
| changing her nice dress when she passes
| from the street or the church to her kitchen,
keeps 1t on and takes 1t with her through
the various processes OF dishwashing,
sweeping and cooking will soon rob 1t of
all It's nicely while she who wears her fine
clothes only in places where fine clothes
arc suitable may keep them in good condi-
tion for an indefinite time. TO dress ac-
cording to ones work is good taste, 70 d
sense and economy. The careful person
will take pans to preserve new calico no
less than a new silk. We knew q Young
| lady once who put OH a nice new calico
which she had taken great pains to make,
and wore il through tho morning dew to
milk the COWS. 10 keep her arms from
being soiled or tanned by the sun, she de-
clined 10 turn up the Sleeves of the dress.
In TWO days the Diee new calico looked
like ull the rest Of her dresses, duwdy,
slatternly, unclcan. We knew another
young lady who had six silk dresses, and
not one OF them was fit to wear, though
none Of them had been made above a year.
They were spotted, dragglcd, tumbled,
mussed, abused. We knew another younr
lady who was the fortunate p0sscssor OF
one nice black alpaca dress which she wore
on all occasions tho season thro lgh, and
always appeared faulllessly dressed. She
had no work TO do that would specially
soil her clothes. 1t a stray drop of any
thing that could make spot fell upon her
Dire 8 1t was ut once removed. All dust
was brushed off, sponge dipped in am
monla water Enlightened faded places, and
snowy collars and cuffs suggested dainty
habits Cf cleanliness. Tic care of cloth
ing to be easy must be habitua The
hardest part is in forming the habit, and
this cannot too carly in life be formed
Most children love TO make mud pies and
play in the dirt generally and give little
heed to keeping themselves clean. This
is all well enough at times, and they
should be indulgcd in their mud pies pro
vidcd they are dressed for the work. But
it is ''poor-folksy" in the last degree TO
allow child to play in the dirt with nice
clothes on, or 70 permit Il young person TO
dress nappropratcly while a. work 1t is
vastly easier to change n good coat for
poor one than it is to restore 1t to its
pristine condition soilcd coat. 1t is
vastly easier to put on Il pair of ovcrals
than it is to sponge thoroughly pair of
pantalOons. But the worst of it Is TINT
those who neglect to change the coat and
To put on the overalls neglect also the
sponging and cleansing processes, and let
dust gather and spots remain. Il clothes
brush, wisp broom n bottle of ammonia,
sporge, a hand brush, cake OF erasivc
soup, vial of alcohol, should form a bart
OF the furnishings Of every toilet. After
all dust has been removed from clothing
spots may be taken out of black cloth with
the hand brusa dipped in mixture of
equal partB OF ammonia. alcohol and water
This WILL lbrightcna as " ell as clean Q. Benz,ne
is useful In removing q e,lse spots. Spots OF
grease may be removed from colorcd silks
by putting on them raw starch made into
paste with water. Dust is best removed
from silk by soft flannel, from velvet
with brush made specially for the pu:-
pose. If hats and bonnets when tal.en
from the head are brushed and put sway
in boxes and covered up. Instead of heng
laid down anywhere, they will last fresh u
long time. Shawls and all articles that
may bc folded, should be folded when
taken from the person in their original
creascs and laid away. ClOuks should be
hung up III puce, gloves pulled out length
wise, wrapped in tissue paper aud lald
away, laccs smoothed out nicely and
folded, If requisite, 50 that they will come
out Of the box new and fresh when needed
again. A strip Of old black broadCloth
four or five inches wide, rolled up tightly
and scwcd to keep the roll In place, ia bet
ter than sponge or II cloth for cleansing
black and dark -colorcd clothes. Whatever
llnf comes from IT IN rubbing is black and
does not show. Whea black clothes are
washed. as they may. often be previous to
making over, fresh clean water should be
used, and they should DO pressed on the
wrong side before being qaite dry. Ii
washed in water previously used for white
clothing they will Dc covered with lint. In
securing clothing against moths, If linen is
used for wrappngs no moth will modest.
Paper bags are equally good if they are
perfectly tight, and 30 are trunks and
boxes closed 80 tightly that no crcvice is
left open for the entrance of tho moth fly.
AS the moth loves darkness, 1t will not
molest cvon furs hung up in light rooms
open to air and sunshine.
"CordurOy jim"
Some time in The year 1866 a number of
adventurous spirits from California. con.