The evening times., 1896-10-14

still, on not too bright day, in the open
air, the wrinkles will disappear unless 1t
be from some very soft ''slinky" fabric,
when flat iron, tnot as you respect your
clothes let it be too hot), must be used. in
deed, with lisse nd satin, an Iron scarcely
more than warm, will work wonders.
Next, in clear light, the artists north
light if possible, search mus be made for
those subtle, mean-spirited spots. which
have a possum-like way of hiding them
selves. When you have one, mark it care
fully, for when you lay the garment in
another light on the cleaning hoard, 10,
there viii. be no blemish to be seen.
The soap bark, which is invaluable also
for removing spots from mems and boys
clothes, is made as follows: Pour upon 8
cents worth Zone ouncei of soap bark, to
I've bought at any druggists, a pint Of
boiling water. let 1t stand over night,
strain through fire sieve, add a gill of
alcohol, and it is ready for use and will
keep any length OF time If enough OF
the liquid is needed to wash out the
breadths of a gown to be made over. the
proportion should be the same but a larger
amount; the alcohol is to he dispensed with
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two Henrietta cloth or any soft, all WOOL
OF silk material washed in this way and
pressed while slightly damp, locks every
whit as good as new and is a S clean as a
whistle
Any house mother or ''gude WIFE who
desires to keep her husband and boy and
her own skirts spo.less should never be
without rubbit. 1t is made Of rather
s,p, III Of t,,.I,t
color that will not leave lint to tattle of
its use; there should be two or three
thicknesses pf this and it may be made
like an iron holder, or fitted into the
wooden arrangement, with "knobby"
handle at the top, such as is used for
biottinE paper. This should he kept with
the bottle OF soap bark and when the
spring and fall cleaning takes place, a
second flat rubbit should he at hand to
lay under the spots TO absorb moisture
when they are being rubbed
A heavy hand is ruinous in cleaning
clothes, the rubbing must be brisk and
light; there must be no pressing down,
this gives the threadbare, white look,
which once carelessly attained can never
be done away with. Where spots are
positively known to be from grease, French
tlliln luIu Oh ONtF htNtI ldlis 10
remove and Will not injure the fraiIest
fabric.
If there is heap ofligh tand dark gloves
either suede or dressed kid, and another
of soft silk sashes and neckties, really
magical work may be wrought with the
gasoline. should the heap he large do not
begin with less than quart, o cents
worth, but be careful To keep a way from
fire or lamp light, as this is an explosive.
Pour half pint of the gasoline into a small
washbo wi, take the gloves or ribbon, one
at time, dip them in and rub between the
hands as you would linen in water; use
this until it is very dark looking, then
throw out and rinse in clear, this last vii!
do for The first washing of the second lot,
and so on until the work is finished. The
articles will be soft, not stiff and horny as
when bcnzine is used. and the gloves are So
pliable that they need not be dried on the
hand.
AS odors ascend, it is well to use the
gasoline, if possible. in the upper stories
of house or in the open air, and greatcarc
must he taken III aiming Tie aTucies, as II
will take several days and nights for the
unpleasant odor to eyaporate. The open
air is the best, but the smell will disappear
eventually If they are hung in any open
space They should also be packed away
in some sweet-smelling lavender or orris
root for while before using; unless stained
with perspiratioD they will look like new
no matter how soiled.
If a cloth gown was packed away,
after being Worn through a season with,
for instance, a white waistcoat and collars
and cuffs, braided with black, the whole
character of the costume and even the
color of the cloth will be unrecognizable il
these small accessories are changed. Corn
flower blue braided with hazel-bruwn or
primrose yellow with black, makes a de-
lightful change and one to be very fashion
able for the coming season.
The change OF sleeve this season also
gives the cunning woman wonderful
opportunity for making an old gown new
and such Il woma n is wise enough to know
that once~a costume has been adapted
the lines of her figure and is becoming,
half the battle is Won and makes the old
well worth battling with
Most people come to grief in striving to
recurl ostrich plumes, but these have never
probably tried the effect OF using an ordi-
nary whalebone made Is hot as curling
iron. Beware of taking but one tendril Of
the feather at tine, this gives the ugly
tight curl one always associates with
amateur work. A half.dozcn or more
of these tendrils should be taken, the warm
whalebone put low down near the stem and
bend to the feather instead of tight curl
Repeat this, with bunch of tendrils at
a time, until the whole is curled