Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-28

| III tnenl IhlS acld IS lar better than ashes,
stthd or Sh0t for ashes and sand scratch the
glass. and If any shot IS lett In by accident it
Is poisonous: Richly cut glass must be cleaned
and polished with a soft brush, upon which a
! little fine chalk or. whiting is put by this
means the luster and brilliancy are pre-
Old Clothes Made New.
From Harpers Bazaar.
The time OF looking over partly worn clothes,
with view to renovating them so that they
| Will have semblance of their former fresh
| ness, Is an anxious one for the busy woman who
is forced by the state OF her purse to turn &C.
count every available piece of material.
| II is surprising what can be accomplished
| when the ways and means are understood. Old
| garments which have been spending longer
| or shorter leave of absence in the retirement of
the boxes and chests OF storeroom and garnet,
| under the manipulation of skillful fingers can
| be made to take on a freshness which any one
not versed in the art OF restoration would not
| believe possible.
By laying in u good stock of patience and per-
severance and taking for motto the cheering
assurance that there is nothing SO old that it
can not be made to look better" wonders may
be accomplished by means Of careful cleaning
'udicio9s dyeins, and persistent steaming.
The first thing to be done to q garment that
is to be made over is to rip it to pieces, pick out
| all the threads. and brush IL thoroughly. >If
you know just how 1t Is to be made again, Sc
| iect only the pieces needed, not to waste
not be used.
II tne material IS wooden, but little worn,
and not much, Ii any, soled, good brushing
and pressing are all that will be needed. Pin
| the pieces on an ironing table, and brush
| wise.
1.-THE gathers and wrinkles to be pressed out
are few and not deeply made, but little mois-
! ture need be used. Wiring cloth out Of clean
water until it is entirely drained, spread it over
the goods ana iron over the cloth until it is per-
! fectly dry. Wiring out the cloth again, and 20
| owe: all the goods in the same way. When one
piece must be nfoistened and pressed, It is neces-
| sary that all the rest should receive the same
One reason why made-over garments so fire.
quently have an unpleasant and botched look
is because too little attention is paid to such
small items. Ii the work must be done It is
surely worth while to do it we'll, so that one
VIII WILL feel repaid for ones labor in the end, and
1.-THE stuff is much soiled, a thorough brushing
10 also the first step in the cleaning process A
washing in warm soap-suds if followed by a
! careful rinsing in clear water and still more
Much the best plan is to use some kind of
cleaning nuid. for the objections to washing are
many. Some colors lade badly; even black
| turns rusty. The stuff must not be wrung, or
even squeezed hard, 10 take out the water as tt
will be .full of wrinkles which refuse 10 be
pressed out II the stuff is Of delicate color and
is nunS up 10 let the water drain out il is apt to
nave decidedly slreaked appearance, which
the most careful rinsing cannot prevent
all grease and other spots. Grease spots may be
eradicated from black goods by rubbing with
sponge clipped In turpentine, having first laid
Tue STUN over wooden cloth folded three or
four times. Grease spots can be taken from
material OF any color by covering the place with
pipe clay. Powder the clay, and mOsien it with
water to the consistency OF thick cream. spread
Il over the spot, and let it dry. After it has
been on several hours, scrape it off with the
blunt edge OF knife, and dust off all the fine
powder with a soft brush.
10 remove paint spots. apply turpentine until
with alcohol. Oil, wax, and resinous Substance
may also be removed by first applying turpen-
Spots made by rust and some kind of ink NAV
De removed nom wooieus by applying citric
acid. This acid can not be used on some cninrs
without Changing =, them to very ugly shade,
OF the goods to be cleaned by putting some on
waste bit before attacking the spot. It is al
that you will not make matters worse while
trying to impr We them. In these DAYS of
many shades and colors it is not safe to saw
that what will act as well as could be desired
on one shade will not behave in exactly an
opposite manner on q different shade OF the
After the most conspicuous spots have beer
removed, the stuff is to be sponged of with
some cleaning fluid. The following mixture will
be found very good preparation for sponging
all kinds OF WOODEN goods; two ounces Of Whiie
CASTLE SOAP cut In small bits and dissolved in
tirey dissolved, add four onces of am mollia fonr
ounces OF alcohol, two ounces fether, one ounce
OF glyeerine. and three Quarts OF soft water Mix
with glass or rubber shoppers.
Pour quantity OF the fluid into an earthen
dish; lay the goods on an ironing table covered
with q rubber blanket; apply the fluid with q
sponge, using enough to wet the stuff thoroughly.
and drawing the sponge over 1t always in one di..
II with hot iron, laying q piece of muslin over
the goods. 1t the stuff Is light-colored the cloth
must must be white: but II black or dark-colored, q
muslin is apt to iron OFT ON the goods beneath
and IL white muslin is used over black or dark,
stun II Is sure TO leave on 1t liberal supply OF
lint, which is difficult to brush Oh.
Care must be taken that there are no seams or
cr , either In the ironing blanket or in the
cloth, ora shiny streak on the goods will be the
result. The rubber blanket used under the stuff
while sponging 1t must, OF course, be removed
When black stuff has become rusty, the color
IAN IAN pe restoreu by sponging 1t with strong am
mona and acnbo wko o. efaai parts OF am
Black stuff may be restored to Its former fresh.
ness by sponging It with q liquor made by boil
Ing large handful Of ffg leaves Ia two quarts OF
water until reduced to a pint This may be
used on cloth, Grape, and bombazine.
Grease spots can often be removed from silk
oy rubbing the fabric between the palms OF the
nanas. !urpentine, alcohol, or benzine can be
used, and pipe-clay will remove spots without
inluring the most delicate shades.
Black silk can be made 70 look almost as good
- ss new ~ sponging on the right side with weak
yea or cofiee, and pressing on the right side with
tnlck nannel between the silk and the iron.
~ men the silk IL very much wrinkled, sponge on
the wrong side with weak gum-arabic water,
a aln; when nearly dry, iron between two wooden
Rusty black lace can be wonderfully freshened
up oy rinsing 1t In water TO which have been
ADDED borax and alcohol In the proportion OF
que tablespoonful each Of borax and alcohol to
one c9Pfni Of soft water. Alter the lace Is partly
| ny, zip 1t In water in which an old kid glove
nas Deen boiled, squeeze gently, pull out the
nnGs., pin ON sheets Of blottinypaper, and dry
| The creAses can be taken out of velvet and the
pile raised by drawing IL across q hot iron over
which vet cloth has been spread II there are
| pm Harks over which the pile refuses TO rise,
oIusn up with . stid brush and steam II, re-
Peaang tne operation several times. Marrow
ssivet RIBBON can be ironed by dampening the
nack and drawing IL across the nat face Of an
| IRON set upright on table
. W men the nap n worn or OF cloth it can some
snes oe restored thus: soak the goods In cold
vseL I0f an hour, theh with pin or needle gen.
Sy YiSx mp the nap; after the nap u raised,
ofnn II the right way with soft brush.
HIS Well to be exact, although the belief may
be carried too far for the death Of q youna
rns nno more Or less poetical Hudson river
| .a.svso condnotor remarked, when asked the
| .suaI question: "Her weariet spirit sank to
| 1ese g $40. railroad time."-6koe AMd Leather