Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-20
GOOD, BETTER, BEST.
the Advantage of Your
Wardrobe.

Do not procrastinate. It is growing
perilously near the time when summer
will make a sudden leap into the lap of
spring and those of US who have not taken
time by the forelock will go round the
city suggestive of nothing so much as
broiled live lobster. Get some hot day
clothes in order at once. and this means
have a natty skirt in shape and a shirt
waist or two In order and done up with
tie. belt. collar. and cuffs, all ready to put
on without any furry OF hurry or search
to add to the heat.
Very good advice and happy the girl who
gives her order to the tailor now for a
skirt and Jacket she is sure to be all right
in,- but how about the one who gave that
order last year and must wear the suit
now Tor Il second year, or even q third!
There are two things necessary about a
tailor suit: they are that it shall be per-
fectly clean and Of q generally new cut.
Any skirt made within the past three
years will cut over into exactly the thing
this year. And now comes the more i'm.
ike aasa" "tw aSfha.Sn to 90 h sayan the stun e Cleaned Cd
and pressed and as 1t Is q make-over and
most OF us want to save it Is decidedly
may after reading this. with a result that
is perfect.
First. when you rip up the skirt. use a
ssarp p sna1f e. mot %'5cb scissors as no;ss,b tear the is
makes the dust fly out. Next mark each
breadth. the front with one cross of white
tuTedQ, TWO SiUeS Win Two. the SlCe DackS
with three. and SO on. Do not neglect
this. 1t makes perfect work and saves
trouble later on: When all in pieces take
cloth, and whisk and shake. 1t must be as
clean as possible before 1t Is wet. Now,
after about three hours work the goods
are ready for cleaning. If the lining Is
of good quality and not worn clean it.
too.
Best is the name given to a cleaning
fluid that should be in the possession OF
every housewife, be she wife and mother
or only aunt or h~ousekeeper. The proper
tons are:
o%ns-quarter alcohol. one-auarter ether,
Let your druggist mix this for you and
never take 1t near a fire. Next take a halt
Pint pHune Of o1 hot aes Yates asr', and SU dissolve I've tn then aa add q
a gallon of water and boil: put into q demi-
john with a very, tight cork and add when
them together and you have the most efica-
cious cleaning fluid that can be mixed. 1t
removes grease, stains Except when the
color is already d~estroyed) and 1t softens
Now you are in possession of a real secret
OF the trade; value 1t and try 1t. but read
the way in which the goods are handled.
Fill a washtub with warm water about
four inches deep (not hot Water); add to
ture and then throw in your clothes four or
five breadths, and wash by. squeezing the
water through the fabric: do not rub: the
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cleaning water is forced through the meshes
of the goods the better.
From the tub take each piece and rinse
In clear water of the same temperature as
that at first used; this keeps the material
from becoming harsh. Rinse until the water
Is not dlscolored and then. II the goods be
black. throw into a pan OF blue water so
dark that 1t Is nearly black itself. Take out.
fold in a regular way and put through a
wringer: do not twist. Then hang in the
shade, but in the open air If possible. to
dry.
is black 1t should be ironed upon q blacS
ironing sheet always: If white is used ali
your trouble is for nothing. as the lint will
enter into it and never come entirely out.
In all cases where cloth Is used the pieces
before marked in pairs should be laid right
with heavy irons not hot enough to leave
any mark either of yellow or of the shape
Of the iron upon the ironing sheet. A very
hot iron kills the life of a wool material
and also destroys the new nap eject that
is produced by ironing two pieces face to
Of the cloth is as important as any part Of
the work. Do the ironing upon a broad
table top, SO that the pieces need not be
ironed until finished. and then lay them,
still together, somewhere where they may
lies smooth until absolutely stone dry.
AS for the lining. wash it in the water
washed Is Of a light color it is best to do
only one piece at a time and not allow 1t
to soak. The washing water must be chang
ed as soon as discolored SO that for econ
omy very little water should. be put In the
tub at a time. Remember that the whole
fiber of q fabric is dyed by, the water IN
which 1t is washed or rinsed. and II light
gray is to be washed or white. the water
must be absolutely pure.