Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-07
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carefully until it is translucent, 1t
must be quite thick aud if one cup
full (as cups vary) is not enough,
dissolve more and add, being careful
not To let il burn, Fifteen 20 twenty
minutes boiling | find sufficient, and
it is ready To strain in a three
cornered checse-eloth bag, which
you will find better than thicker
goods, as the starch runs through it
readily. Now add teaspooufu of
kerosene and a few drops OF biuing.
Some use bit of butter or sperm,
but | find kerosene to answer the
purpose and is always at htad.
The starch made and the clothes
ready, you may now proceed to
business Don't be In 4 hurry, for
what time you consume in the
sArching will be made up in the
fronting, As soon rs the sttrJh is
sufficiently cool % bear your hand
take shirt which has Just come
from the rinse water, gather up the
bosom, immerse In the starch, rub
well, long aud vigorously tll the
starch has entered every told OF the
bosom, lining aud all; don't wiring
or squeeze, but draw it through your
fingers we'll, slipping off all super
tluuus starch; treat band aud wrist
bands the same, hang up until bone
| dry Proceed to do the shme 30 the
collars aud cuffs, not forgetting that
success in the ironing depends
wholly upon how we'll you rub In
the staron. La stripping them Of
the starch, endeNor Jo smooth out
/ ALI wmklts wndo wet, auI whom
dry tney witi rattle ike paper.
IT tho romag does no, take place
until tue nest day put yoIr linen.
away carefully oUg OF the du,t, bur
do not sprinkle. \ half h1ur before
you are ready 10 ron 1t, wrlns out
OF cold water very dry aoIoln white
cotton rag twice .ae siz3 OF % towel
/ lay tue collars ana culfs on n, with
a fold of the rIg between eton artl-
Gle, roll up smoothly aud tight. On
the shirt bosoms lay "A similar rag
only smaller, enough to cover the
alta hod parts, roll As before aud
pa ,Ly tor thirty minutes, Heat
on tue fire three polishing irons,
which are oblong in shape with
rounded corners. The ones | have
are called the Detroit" aud have a
corrugated surface, which adds
much in obtaining that luster SO
) envied in well lauudried linen. In
r using them at first they seem very
awkward, being easily turned over,
but IiltIe attention aud practice
will enable you to use them with
doxtority aud effect
When the time Is up, take Que
article at time, lay on y clean
white ironing board SEQ that your
hands are immaculate aud your
irons clean; rub the latter on brown
/ paper and bit Of beesway, then on
, a clean rag, If your pollsher is lt
t the right heat, it will only take q
few firm rubs up and down on each
{ side To make you feel proud Of your
collars and cuffs. The shirt bosoms
; are drawn out smoothly on bosom
board, after ironing the sleeves aud
| body, also the neck and wristbands.
4 Now grasp the neck with your left
: hand and slide, as it were, your iron
: up the middle, sending all wrinkles
g to the sides instead Of the top or
bottom. Press firmly, curve around
r the neok-blud, so that j. will stand,
3 put n pin IN 10 10 preserve its shape,
fold and your work is done DON'T
a be discouraged by your first failure,
, the results are worth the trial and
. you will soon find yourself com
. petent 10 teach your next new laun-
dress, bearing in mind that the
/ ironing is the least part Of the work,
\ and that success depends upon
, white clothes and thorough starch
/ iug.-G0o2 Uousekeepjng.