New-York tribune., 1897-01-11
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FOR HEP WHO "LOOKETH WELL TO THE
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FOR HEP WHO "LOOKETH WELL TO THE
WAYS OF THE HOUSEHOLD"
At this season OF the year in the quiet that
usually follows the holidays the woman who
looketh well 10 the ways OF her household Is apt
TO turn her attention toward such cloth garments
as have been cast aside no longer I'm condition
TO wear. yet all TOO valuable 10 throw away. It IS
doubtful whether garment o; pure wool Is ever
worn enough 10 into the refuse heap: while
shred remains il may be- washed and dyed at home
Il II IS needed. and though it cannot be made
over IL may finish useful existence in rag rug
These rugs not 10 be despised when made
in picturesque "hit-and-miss' patterns in which
the smallest scraps may be utilized.
The majority OF garments cast aside need moth
ing but cleaning and making over. 1t is extremely
easy TO clean any cloth OF pure wool. Regular
cleaners clean garments without ripping them. but
this difficult thing for the novice to DO. and It
is better not TO attempt IT,
HOW TO CLEAN \ GARMENT
The first process in cleaning is. therefore. 70 rip
the garment This does not apply 10 mems clothes
which no inexperienced person should attemp, to
rip. Such clothing. when cleaned at home. should
be treated without ripping except where It is pos
sibe by ripping up the lining to reach the under
side OF the cloth Il is much cheaper to have mems
suits cleaned by regular cleaners than II Is to have
cleaned Women's frocks and coats. which more
complicated and cleaners say. difficult to
manage
Entirely different directions required for mems
clothes because they are heavier and harder 10
manage II needs the muscle OF man and the
apparatus Of professional cleaner 10 clean prop
erly coats and trousers OF cloth and press
them into good shape.
No fastidious man IS likely 10 express any graft
tude at the crude efforts OF the OF his house
hold in this direction
The lighter woollens OF women's wear are easily
cleaned with soap-bark DO not attempt 10 clean
the Innings unless they silk II does not pay
when new lining be purchased At so low a
price : II j. sold nowadays.
Brush the threads out of seams and shake out
all the dust Examine the cloth carefully and n
there seams or grease spots remove them with
benzne gasoline
Lay a clean cloth under the spots and rub the
benzne on with another cloth II the grease has
hardened into the material. steam IT until ii is
hot and apply the grease extractor to the hot
cloth.
Tar and pain; about difficult eradicate
as anything They may he removed with the fol-
lowing preparations
To half pint Of equal parts o. benzine ana water
add four ounces OF ammonia and the same amount
o. sal soda Try II FIRST on a sample OF the goods
several iods OF coarse muslin linen and dampen
the spot thoroughly with the mixture and rub it
Begin now 10 clean the cloth with soap-bark
skirt striped qi pstS itS & &sosering docs SeTy
soap-bark which has been o'ered with quart OF
cold and boiled down 10 pint. Strain II
and mix in about two quarts OF Narm-nOt hot
water This Is the regular cleaning solution.
Have a rather SOFT brush at hand-a soft scrub
hing brush will do Lay the cloth the board.
din the brush in The solution OF soap-bark and
: rub the olOih thoroughly making sweeping
strokes I'm direction until il Is a thick ather
Rinse IL piece b. piece AS II l. cleaned through At
least four pals OF water. Tn" last water should be-
clear when the cloth f. Wrung out OF it, II will
not be enough 10 merely III the cloth from
pail TO another the cloth must he wrung each
time IT is lifted from one water 10 another.
Let the cloth hang until II T. almost dry. but
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II you make d practice OF cleaning all old wooens
in this way at regular intervals, II will save the
house from the ravages OF clothes moths who
delight In soiled garments OF wool which are LEFT
I'm dark closets.
When n dark cloth has been properly cleaned II
cannot be distinguished from the new except by
The presence OF worn places
All cloth should be carefully cleaned before using
any OF the excellent mercantile dyes now in
II IL very difficult to do anything with mixed
goods II vii! clean well II will not dye
we'll II is not ft for rag rug because II does
MOI retain colcr and soon becomes faded and
shabby The best advice 10 any one intending 10
invest in such cloth IL "Punchs' famous advice
TO those about TO marry"-don't do It.