New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30
FOR WEDNESDAY. ArGrST 81


The art ~ taking stains out - wash goods T. one
in which ~" export hou~okcepc- should exec. A
slight knowledge Of simple chemistry f. g. this
connection. noft val liable. and often enables one
10 remove unsirh'y spots on garments mat seemed
hop"cssly spoiled Calico. or the cambric gools
which hav" ronerally succeeded IL H. use is often
faded IN washing 10y soap which contains a proper
ton of soda OF some powerful alkali There are
certain patent starches thnt show by their action
delicate cIdef blues aud green's that they con
tain an injurious aikal
Tho expert houscLec;cr Is often ANNOYED 20 ind
that c0lor-tcsted cambIi- which has been properly
washed and dri"l IN a darhcued room rs quickly
possible. has. IN spite @: every care. faded In
spots or taken ugly duh hue The intelligent
woman knows hat such stains come IN the ma
jor!ty Of cascs from ono Of two causes. either an
alkali OF acid. The chief cause Of aiAa stains f.
found ia the potash. soda boraX used In Laundry
work. and especially In TIE lnord!uate amount II
such alknl found Ia laundry soaps While these
sirOng soaps are valuable In Washing white clothes.
they are too strong to coorcd goods Acid
stains come chiefly from the Precipitation OF the
body.
IL this athletic age. when the coorcd shirt waist
is SO much worn. new problem cohfronts the
manufacturer Of these cotton goods Exposure TO
the sun in inc jcuni. field and the golf links
and ihc action OF pfrspiraion. 50 Freely indUccd by
excessive exercise. causc all these fabrics to ftde
IN a short iim'. TO md dye which VIII wiln-
stand such conditions la IN" wish % dealers. bur
50 far unrealizcd. There are fov cOttons. Ike
d,nlips, which too heavy for wearing PURPOSES
and 4 fc,y linens Ike the German blue linens
wlirh viii endure such wear. but ordinarily cOlOred
goods ioclm' nup'IcsslN stained or duilrd. tolOred
dfmbTlc@ which have resisted the usual tests
Gifted faded tine open air before thty are washed
The popularity ol thc pur" white shirt waist il
sonnet hing that f. likely endure for this reason.
The bleaching OF piece OF goods from mis- cause
is easily recognized by the fact that II Is faded
only where u is exposed To the light The fading
caused by strong soda tincturcd soap produces
NOR uniform duInr-- Of color. does also the
use II alkat starch.
The best treatment for goods that has been
faded with alkali IL TO dip II carefully IN weak
bath Of vinegar and water rinse t. we'll and iron IL
smooth at once, IL viii require Htir experiment.
Ing to ascertain exactly how strong an acid bath u
required 10 ncutralze any given nikali stain. II Is
more dflcult neutralizc the acid stains because
which have not been stained will suffer II exposed
Where the color has been blcached out by the sun.
there IS nothing that Will restore H.
lron-ruat stains which seem TO be one OF tn"
most indelibc. are easily drawn out OF white
goods Ht,h lemon juice. salt and strong sun
light Saturate The spots with lemon juice spread
the salt thicky over them after laying them Whero
Inc strongest sunlight Will shine upon them for at
least six hours. Take up the stained goods at the
end OF this time and wash II well II the spots
have not entirely disappeared, expose them 10 the
sun In the same manner ~ before Rub the spots
thoroughly with soap and water 10 remove me
lemon Juice ana salt. and the last VcstlHe on
heavy stain OF this Kind will disappear Ink stains
WELD to milk Soak the goods In sweet mix ana
set IL where the milk VIII sour. After Few hours
rlp out the ink stains as well as you can In the
milk. II a dull vestlge remains. bleach IL out on