Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-17
CLEANING LACES.
A European Trade Understood by uui
Few Americans.


A European Trade Understood by hui
Few Americans.
A fashionable ,lress-mhkcr leaned otter
workable which was covered ana
pilel up with yards upon yards of crear''
colorcd lace that had cost deal OF
nnancy. rr.u, 81.
Just look ut it," she said, as she took
length in her hand. at has been alb
solutcly ruined by the cleaner, and 1t
wss bough, in Paris only year ago, 1t
is another illustration Of tue fact that
many Of the persons who have money TO
evpcnd layi.lrly are destitute of the
knowledge Of taking care of the things
they buy with il. This lace belongs ON
one Of those elegant house-robcs called
hmatincc gowns which arc So popular
with drcSsy Young .natrons for demi.
tuilciS. The long. square train was
trimmed with full p!aits OF II, gnd jtwasr.
masscd on every available lDpA NJ oyer.
the gown. II was u dress designed to
be- worn only in the privacy OF the home
circle. II belongs to very elegant
Young ma,ron. can assure you. hut
when this expensive Lace became soilcd
she knew no other way Of havinglit
frt,hcncd than On intrust u to the pro.
frs,ional lacc-clearcr. That is allyery
well IL yDR are sure that the cleaner
thoroughly understands the delicat,
business Of cleansing such iinc fabrics
and is 10 BE- rolipl upon.u .lI, rs b.
There are very fsw lace-oleaners IN
the West. or In this country. in faet,
whom would trust 10 do such wcys
Tho work can be- better accomplishment
home. ~ II rule. Once tho cleaning and
repairing oi lace was considered part OF
the education of the young women VI
highest rank in Eunoyc. y We are told
that The Princess of Wales and her slT
Ter were skilled in and accustomed I,
doing up their own leccs aud musl;.l
The genuine lacc-clcaner learns hf
tadc by Il long apprenticeship am w
closest application. IL is. y prsfcJslos
confined almost entirely 10 contincnth
Europe. and the Few really learned in u
who locate In America "a S,ithc . r..
to. their craft most jculousE. Thc bSf
lace cleaner and repaircr have ever
known In Chicago was French woman
who died three or four years ago. She
commanded n largo patronage, ami ha'
the business ofafl tho great retail shops
Her income ironi, her business was ihre!
or iohr,hanltc.l dollars q month. Sh:
cmploys,l several sirls,' hut was too
l.shrpwd 30 teach any af yl,snIenough oil
hcr trade 10 enable any of them TO carry
Il ON alone. Dne Of them, however. q
little bohemian lass, was kcencr-witted
! even than her mistress, and watched her
so closely that on her death she was able
Ia undertake the same work. Her youth
and incNpcricncc in business alone pre-.
vents her from securing rs fXteasive
patronage. for she is quite rs skillful ~
the woman from whom she purloincd
the important portion OF her knowl'
edge ..... ~.
How can fine lace b. successfully
renovated without sending it toa pro
icSsional clcancrP' inquired ;hc lis
tpnrr. .Y.4... "a.
EITHER wind il around bottles or sew
IL on muslin aud boil il in suds made oil
soft water anl white CASTLE sonp. rims
ing well in sof. water whom removed
from the sudS. II Il suspicion Of stiflen.
inc is desired. dip in thin solution
made Of gum.arpbic aud water. Pres
out between pieces Of fine flannel. Is,
employing this process il will be fount
that the finest varieties of lace in use will
look better than they Ito when they cont
from any hands but those of tho most
| skillnl cleaners. Lace mcnding can
only be done by those who know how TO
! hin il on lace cushions and pick up the
broken stitches 80 that the sharpest eyes
can not discover where the rent existed.
Elegant silks, that with proper
treatment could be made to look almost
n well as new. often receive the last
touches Of their destruction when sent
20 the cleaner or dyer. The best way
Ia clean silk or satin GOWNS is to sep
ara,c the brcallihs; but IL this seems too
much trouble rip out the sleeves and
take the skirt and drapcries out OF their
bands and fsstmiugs. .Takostwo earth.
enwarc jars and put -hnli u gallon ~oi
gasoline in each. You must be
sure that they stand long
way from the fire, and never
mrdllc with this cOnbustiblc material
after the sun has set. Soak each part oil
the silk in one jar and lay II piece by
piece on me , onn .iSpn tben tho other
up,... ~ ASSET n, ;, sconrir ~ rush.
D. ~ ,I !, a ." Into ,bs same lar. Let the
rasoIins RIM of. before rinsing in the
other jar, Z Lay, u'e slS Snl8ouily'on
clean sheet AMI ruD VII ary Win iln'