The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-01
The Care q cIethinr.

CONCERNING the fashion Of clothing and
the various fabrics Of which il 4 made 4,
formation is full aud frequent. Very lid.
tie, however, IS said about the care Of
clothing, aud the ways In which il may Be
preserved for the longest time and in the
best possible condition. TO those who
change their garments with every change
Of style this is matter Of slight impor-
lance, but to those who purchase silk
dress or abfoadeloth suit only once ia 4
series Of years, il is matter Of interest
and value, Silks, eashmeres, cloths Of
standard style and quality, are very little
Affected by the various currents Of fashion.
They hold their own through all the years
and ars always good, always s'stylish,p al.
ways suitable. While new fabrics are for
the hour Of their popularity high-priced,
these standard goods sell at the standard
price. and know little Of rise or fall IN
standard value
Neglect and carclessness dcteriorate
clothing great deal faster than steady
wear does The houaekeeper who instead
OF changing her nice dress when she passes
from the street or the church to her kitch-
en-, keeps it on and takes il with her
through the various processes Of dishwash-
ing, sweeping aud cooking will soon rob il
4 OF all ats nicely, while she who wears her
hne clothes only in places where fine clothes
are suitable, may keep them in good con-
dltlon for an indefinite time. To dress
according to ones work Is good taste. good
sense aud economy. The careful person
viii take pains to preserve now calico no
less than new silk. We knew Young
lady once who put on a nice new calico
which she had taken great pains to make.
and wore 1t through the morning dew 10
milk the COWS. To keep her arms from
being soiled or tanned by the sun, she de-
ciined to turn up the sleeves Of the dress.
In two days the nice new calico looked
like all the rest Of her dresses. dowdv
slaiternly, unolean. 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, draggled, tumbled,
mnssed, abused. We knew another Young
lady who was the fortunate possessor of
one nice black alpaca dress which she wore
on all occasions the season through, and
! always appeared faultlessly dressed. She
: had no work to do that would specially
! soil her clothes. II stray drop Of any
! thing that could make spot fell upon her
! dress il was at once removed. An dust
was brushed of, a sponge dipped in am
; monia water frightened faded places, and
snowy collars aud cuffs suggested dainty
habits Of cleanliness.
? The care of clothing to be easy must be
a habitual. The hardest part is ia forming
y the habit and this cannot too early in life
be formed. Most children love 10 make
mud pies aud play ia the dirt generally
and give little heed to keeping themselves
NJ clean. This is all well enough at times.
!, and they should be INDUCED in their mud
), pies provided they are dressed for the
a. work But il is ''poor.folksyr in the last
~ degree to allow child to play 10 the dirt
, with nice clothes on, Or TO permit young
NJ person to dress appropriately while at
N work, II is vastly easier to change n good
y coat for poor Que than it is TO restore to
!, its pristine condition soiled coat. Il il
vastly easier to put on pair Of oseraIs
Mt than Il IS to sponge thoroughly pair of
pantaloons. But the worst Of it Is that
a those who neglect to change the coat and
~ put on the oyeralls neglect also the sponc
ing and cleansing processes, and let dus5
!, gather aud the spots remain.
ac A clothes brush, u wisp broom, bottle
h OF ammonia, sponge, a hand brush, a
n cake oil erasiye soap, vial Of alcohol,
:. should fern part Of the furnishings Of
= every toilet. After all dust has been re.
! moved from clothing spots may be taken
= out Of black cloth with hand brush din.
T. ped in mixture Of equal parts Of ammo
i ! MA, alcohol and water This win brighten
d = as well as cleanse. Benzine Is useful in
ae removing grease spots. Spots Of grease
"A may be removed from colored silks by
~ putting on raw starch made into paste
Z with water Dust is best removed from
i;I I silk BY soft flannel, from velvet with a
=, . brush made specially for the purpose. II
{, hats aud bonnets wheu taken from the
q q head are brushed aud put away in boxes
4 and covered up, instead Of being laid
Il down anywhere, they will look fresh d long
!, time Shawls and all articles that NAV
= be folded, should be folded when taken
e from the person in their original ereases
=, and laid away. Cloaks should be hung IN
!, 10 place, gloves pulled out lengthwise.
l. wrapped in tissue paper aud laid away,
" laces smoothed cut nicely aud folded. II
! ! requisite, SO that they wiz come out Of the
= box new and fresh when needed again.
= =, A strip Of old black broad cloth four or
~ five inches wide, rolled up tightly and
4; h sewsd to keep the roll in place, Is bette,
!, than sponge or cloth for cIeasing black
and dark coiored clothes. Whatever lin,
comes from it in rubbing Is black and
does not not show When black clothes
are washed, as they may often be previous
50 70 making over, fresh clean water should
ne be used, aud they should bo pressed on
or the wrong side before being quite dry
ut II washed in water previously used fos
o white clothing they will be covered with
0. lint. 10 securing clothing against moths
al If linen Is used for wrnppings no moth will
10 MODEST Paper bags are equally good II
le they are perfectly tight, and so are trunk
e. and boxes closed SO tightly that 90 ersyies
es IS left open for the entrance Of the mott
d, fly. As the moth loves darkness. L Vii
n not MODEST even fnrs hung up in iah
RI rooms open to air aud sunshine.
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