Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
NATIONS AND xAioENS.
mission and Influence Of Dress-women
OF Chili-Sleeping Rooms-The Baby
Making Tea-Cseful Hints
for Washing Day.
Nelly Browne in The Household

Nelly Browne In The Household
In cases where Il is feared that soap may
change the color of an article. as. for instance,
scarlet hosiery or lilac print, if the carmen,
be not badly soiled, it may be cleanssd by
washing, without soap. IN water in which
pared potatoes have been boiled. This
method will also prevent colors from 1run-
ming in washing prints
To prevent blue from running into a
white ground, dissolve a teaspoonful OF COD.
peras in pailful Of soft water, and piece
OF lime the siZs Of an acorn, and soak the
garments IN this water two hours before
washing.
10 keep colors from running in washing
black prints, put . teaspoonfui Of black pep.
per in the first water
10 make linen beautifully white, prepare
the water for washing by putting into every
ten gallons of water a large handful Of pow
dered borax- Or. boil with the clothes ons
tea-poonful Of spirits of turpentins
To remove tea stains from q white cloth
soak it in javelle water which is made as
follows: Put pound Of sal soda and S csnts
worth Of chloride of lima into an esrthen
vessel, pour over it two quarts Of soft water,
stir we'll until the sal spds Is dissolved, and
uSe the bath warm. This Is also effectual
IN case Of grass, tannin or fruit stains
simpler way to remove grass stains is
to spread butter on them and lay the arti-
Gle in hot sunshine
Fruit stains upon cloth or upon the hands
may bs removed by rubbing with tn, juice
OF ripe tomatoes. Ii applied Immediately,
powdered starch will also take fruit stain,
out Of table linen Left on the spot for a
few hours, it absorbs every trace of the
stain.
For mildew stains, mix together soft
soap, laundry starch and half as much salt,
and the juice of lemon. Apply to the
mildewel spots, and spread tine garment on
the grass. Or, wet the linen, rub into it
white soap, then finely-powderel chalk; lay
upon the grass and keep damp. Mildew
stains that have been long in linen may be
removed by rubbing yellow soap on both
sides. aitsrwari laying on very thick,
starch wetted with cold water. Rub in
well and expose TO light and air.
There are several effectual methods of re-
moving grease from cloth. First, wet with
a linen cloth dipped in chloroform Seconi,
mix four tab,espoonfuls OF alcohol with ons
tablespoonful of salt; shake together until
the salt is dissolved, then apply with
sponge. Third, wet with weak ammonia
water; then lay thin white blotting or
tissue paper over it, and iron lightly with
an iron not too hot Fourth. apply a mix
ture OF equal parts Of alcohol, gin and aqua
ammonia
To make very stiff starch, add to each
eupful and half Of cold, soapy water two
heaped teaspoonfuls Of starch and one even
teaspoonful Of powdered borax Dissolve,
and wiring through it collars, cuff, etc,
having previously dried them They will |
be as stiff as pasteboard. Another way to |
make starch very stiff is to use equal guam |
titles Of starch and EPSON salts, using only
half the usual quantity Of the former
For everything but Iaces starch may be |
used cold; but cold starch will not stiffen |
lace. Laces should be cleansed by winding |
them round and round long bottle between |
two tnickneSses OF flannel and boiling in |
water to which trife of borax has been |
added. Then remove the outside flannel, |
rinse the lace in two or three waters, then
dip in weak starch or gum-arabic water;
all without removing the lace from the bot.
tie. Dried in this way it is kept smooth.
and it is not easily injured, needing no |
ironing ~