The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-20
HINTS FOR THE LAUNDRY.
How to wash Knit Woods asd silks With.
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How to wash Knit Woods asA silks with
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It is a bad practice, but rs common
as it is bad. TO wash underwear in the
same suds that has served for white
things. Aside from the dirtlheld in so
luton the water is charged with linty
particles that are sure to cling and
abide in the elastic mesh of knit goods
ANY woman that doub IL best look at
a eolored stocking washed in such fash
ion.
To wash colered knit silk garments,
dissolve handful Of powdered borax
in pail of warmish water. and soak
the things in it for fifteen minutes
Then wash rapidly through good
white soapsuds, rubbing as lightly as
possible 1t should be about blood
warm, that is ninety-eight degrees
Hotter water tends 20 make silk harsh
and crinkly Squeeze out the suds, but
do not wiring. Rinse inatwo waters of
the same temperature. and hang to dry
without any wringing.
Wash plain silk stockings in the same
way.
Lace-woven ones in white and deli
cate tints are best cleaned with BEN
zine or naphtha. To do this. turn them
wrong side out: shake them free of all
removable particles; lay them fat in
an earthen dish ,and food them with
naphtha Agitate rapidly for a min
ute or two: then turn and wash the
other side in clean naphtha- That just
used, after settling few seconds, may
be poured from the sediment of dirt
and used to clean textures less delicate.
Hang the cleaned stockings to air until
there is no smell of naphtha about
them.
To iron knitted silk do not sprinkle
it. Roll up the garments in a thick
towel wrung out of clear water and
let them lie for an hour. Then lay
them very smooth and press hard on
both sides with heavy iron just be-
low scorehing heat. Iron always
lengthwise knit garment and be sure
there are no wrinkles on the under
side
Wash heavy stockings and under
wear. whether all wool or mixed cot
ton and wool. exactly as you do fan
nels-ths; is in strong suas made Of
borax soap. with little rubbing and no
machine wringing.
Many precautions are used to keep
cotton stockings from fading but few
of them have snv value. For black
ones. the best thing is TO buy only such
as are known not TO streak or stain.
The first cost is greater. but in the
end you save. not only your pocket,
but your pride. which certainly suffers
If you go about with foxy feet
In general way IL may Oe said that
salt and celebrity are the best helps TO
save colors.
Very few fancy colors in cotton will
bear more than one or two wasbings
without growing dingy- Ammonia in
the wash water viii help TO brighten
some reds There is. however, so much
variation in the dye stuffs and the dye-
ing that no certain rule IL possible
Sugar of lead water and black pepper
tea are held by some good laundresses
sovereign for any colored cottons
Whatever is used or let alone, shake
your stockings free Of dirt and dust.
wash them in plenty Of fresh, clean
suds. rinse well and -ry quickly. while
wrong side out Iron while slightly
damp, folding the stOc<ing carefully
along the back seam and pressing the
iron forward
Wet very dirty socks. as those Of a
workinensn or small boy. with zero
sene OIL: let them lie half an hour.
Then scald with boiling wst~r. to-
which ammonia or Washing soda has
been added till Il feels sick TO the
touch. Str the socks rapidly refund
and round in Il with a wooden paddle;
fish them ou: in minute or two and
wash a. you do the rest You will be
sinp,- amazed 20 see ho1 much dirt
they aave Lost Remember not 20 let
them stand TOO long. or t-- fabric rnsy
be a jnTed Free Press
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