The Portland daily press., 1889-07-02
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HINTS ABOUT DRESS.

Hold crushed velvet over pan Of boiling
water, and the steam will gradually raise the
pile. which you can assist by brushing it in
contrary direction with q soft brush.
Brush the dust from black lace, sponge
with green tea, aud PIN it on blanket to
dry, pulling it into shape as you pin along.
Jet passementeries must be rubbed with
flannel and the lost beads replaced.
Wash black cashmere in suds made of soap
bark which can be obtained at any druggists,
rinse in clear water, then in a second water
to which blueing has been added. If the
goods are much faded, add a good deal of
blueiDg and let the cashmere lie in this over
night. Pick it up by the edges. and hang in
shady place to dry, without wringing, and
press while still damp. A plain skirt need
not be ripped.
boiled Is excellent for washing lawns,
cambrics and sateens that are easily faded
They should be washed in more water than
wooden goods 1t is especially recommended
for sateens, as it preserves their original
gloss. Iron on the wrong side while slightly
damp.
Brush black silk with velvet brush or
rub it with an old silk handkerchief; then
sponge with alcohol and warm water on the
wrong side. and let it drip dry. Do not iron
or fold it. A French method is to sponge
muslin bag. Sponge it on the right side and
iron with medium warm iron when partly
dry.
In buying any garment have regard to
your greatest need of it and to what you have
to wear 1t with. 1t Is more economical and
more satisfactory to confine one's-self to
very few cOlors.
When buttons are taken off dress or
other garment they should be strung aud
tied: then when one wants certain set she
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could have done the separate buttons, if
loose In "a box or bag with many kinds.
A woman limited in means will find good
quality of black cashmere the most salts
factory goods that she can buy for all
purpose dress. Such a dress can be worn
ribbon bows or lace jabot so smartens it up
that it can be worn without hesitancy upon
festive occasions.
When taking hastings out of silk or velvet,
It is well :" cut through the middle of each
long stitch.
Eighteen inches of twist will work
butt0n-hole; 1t is great saving to cut the
twist In eighteen-inch lengths before be
ginning to work them. There are no pieces
left to 90 to waste.
To dress too tightly is a sin against
health; to dress beyond ones means is
dish0nest and crime; to sweep dirty pave
ments with delicate gowns is high treason
against taste and cleanliness.
THE SENSIBLE H0USEKEEPERS OF THE
FUTURE.
Iwish that it we're in my power to per-
suade young girls who wonder what they
shall do to earn their living, that it is really
better to choose some business that is in the
line of woman'S natural work. There is a
great repugnance at the thought of being a
servant, but girl is no less a servant to the
man who owns the shop where she stands
all day behind the counter, than she is
where she waits upon the table, or cooks the
dinner in pleasant house; and to my mind
there would not be a moments question be-
tween the two ways Of going out to service.
The wages are better. the freedom and lib
erty are double in one what they ara in the
other. If, instead of the sham service that
is given by ignorant, aud really 0verpaid SER
wants today, sensible New England girls who
are anxious to be taking care of themselves
ana earning good wages, would fit themselves
at the cooking schools, or In any way they
found available, they would not long wait
for employment, and they would be valued
immensely by their employers. Whei one
realizes how hard it is to find good women
for every kind OF work In our houses, and
what prices rich people are more than willing
to pay If they can be well suited, it is Won
der more girls are not ready to seize the
chances. 1t Is because such work has been
most always SO carelessly and badly done
that it has fallen into disrepute, and the do
ers of it have taken such low rank. Nobody
takes the trouble to fit herself properly, but
women trust to being taught and finding out
their duties after they assume such positions
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