Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-20
lAuNpgRINo SUMNER CLOTHING.

c"icss' osfer' r~"'srs'' rsr'' MAINE
LAUNDERING SUMNER CLOTHING.
To be sure. the beat cotton gowns Of
adults are not made with any view to
their being Numbered; aud under ordI-
nary conditions, with careful usage they
do Weld one seasons wear without rem
ovation.
Hut sooner or later, there come. q day
when they sr- no longer prc.enisble,
aud the knowledge II how la successful.
IN rrno,sie them !. essential.
N combined With velvet ar other un-
washable material, they must be rlppci
entirely apart, aud after being carefully
Numbered. can BE- rs-msde, very likely,
into az pretty q gown AZ they originally
were. Hut u shouli bs In way which
viii admit ~ their hsing Numbered With
gut ripping them apart. q. having once
uDdcrgone this operation, J, viii have Ia
le rctsated often.
With the clothing of children, washing
I. for,gonr conclusion from the begin.
ming, and nothing should b. usci by
way ~ decoration which will not under
80 the operation.
All gingham. wlll shrink In washing,
the coarse domestic Que. most, aud this
should always d. taken Into consid.rs-
ton when cutting garment. Ssiecn.
.hrlnk VERY little, and even the mosi
delicate color. wash beautifully, II u IL
done In . skillful, palns,sking manner.
Never throw a nice, ColorSi garment IN
Co IA. general wash, where, very likely,
. careless. ignorant servant slll toes u
down among q heap ~ soils,i clothing on
= damp, dusty foof. Their " Ill prob
ably lle until .he has flushed the White
clothes. anil then very likely H. left to
soak In the .Ids aN hlle befov washing.
wh.n w.. consider the careless wsy
(which they are often handled ~ every
step 10 ~. operation. Ne eau only Won.
Ter that they fad. ne little % they ,lo.
n your established a.hing DAY proves
Ia h. fair one. we'll anil g,-,'i; " not,
leave any colorri garments YOU arr
CAREFUL about until such one come.
then. .upplle,l With an ahundspcr ~ .ofi
water aud reliable brand of soap " hitch
you are .urr does not contain enough
sodt Ca - iniurious, suCcsss IL reasonably
assured. 1o make u even more 80. have
either an ounce ~ powdered sugar ~
lead or pint 70 ~ gall.
There s.-ms almost M limit a. the
numlsr - soaps on the market, hat un.
fortunately, many 10 ihsm contain such
q large psr cent of sofia that the, arv in.
Iafiou. L. rilorv,i fabric. snd paint.
Mh-u yuu have found one that v not,
nee u anI "l't veil ruough alone"
Never VI color~i gsrmrni i've IN
.osp.ud. an, longer than !. nc,,.safy a.
rvtnoyr the iiit. II tho Colors arv deli
cate anil you have fear. - their ftding.
dissolve q ahlc.Iroutul II sugar ~ lead
an.l I,ui Il IN a iah With tso psiliul. -
cold, sofi water. lmmcrse the garment
IA thi. pfrparation anil ~ Il remain IT.
teen or twsniy minutes, stirring u Of
ten that every part NAV n" saiuuird.
\ toasupiul II en- gall may o. sahstiiui-
"a fur ihc sugar 10 lead With equally
gu-si rvsulis.
Vt The expiration ~ the time, wiring
Il oui anil wash quickly In luksssrm
,osp.ud.. IL not apply soap dlr~tly
o. The garment u yuu can I-o..ihlN aNuti
n. l,ln.c Thoroughly through two cold.
.ofi vai.ts. a. ~hl,h a Tablespoonful IT
ssli has l,--n si,is.i.
Aui here anil now si.h e. add my
pruts.i agsiust tho amuuut of .tirn~s-
the average woman puts Into her Cuit"n
gowns In LAUNDERING thsm. tot C"m-
moo wsar th"y probably b. keep clean
Longer. bat e,rfy lock ~ dainilu-.s sni
,oolu~., H.. l.-,n removed When they
stand oui sgrv.si'cly and l"ok uncom-
Portable.
m the garment u dark colurvl, step a
handful 20 has W. soft water, sirain or
The liquor and us- u In making siafrh
INSTEAD ~ clear water. or Nrak coffee
can D. substituted wiih equally guci -
.ult.. Hut whatever yuu max" your
.iarrh of. b. .uf- and adi pinch II .ah
ta Il. api t-oll Il wsll n,c minutes.
Nothing should D. added io impart
t.oli.h ~ glo.s. as ihls !. precisely What
Yea Ntsh o. AVOID.
wup . tosrl ~ other cloth aruund
th~ garment anil wiring a. dry a. possl-
he. shake out sell, snd hang In III"
shade o. dfy. Remove from IA" lin" a.
."on q. perfr,ily dry, they should D.
thoroughly dsmpsn~,i, snl rull~l az In
a damp cluth. O,rv l-iug tAkrn to ~ al
lism. lnsiir thu roll. ", u w. Ia this
condition s.Nsfal hours bcfprv fronting,
ihst tie moisture may Pcnstrai" c'rnly
g. ~ parts.
Ia iruuing. a. fsr q. T1s.lhl., les - On
the wrong .lie \ smlil-slf",i, Ioint"i
.adirun l. almost . be,-..ity Ia iruuing
wal.t snd .l,s,rs: ani small hoarl
four inch-. " he and tso let l"ng, With
two thlrkn~ss-. ~ cloth s.S~i over u,
q. also very convenient Ia iruuins
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