The Jersey City news., 1899-06-20

ones clothes so, much good as a sun
bath. says Anna Rittenhouse in the Phil
adelphia Press
I went to call on careful woman yes
terday and found her in the most becom-
ing negligee. with clothes of every de-
scription heaped up around her on the
chairs and sofa.
Where are you going" I said. II
thought you were TO remain in town all
summer?"
st is because I am not going away"
she answered. ''that / am doing this.
am now preparing to give all my clothes
summing
DO you believe In the sun bath as the
greatest blessing woman and her per-
sonal belongings can have?v she con-
tinued, sIf you don't I am going to make
a. disciple of you right here. No airing
for the clothes is half as good as sun
ming. Once a month choose day when
the full tide of sunlight is on the land,
winter and summer, and put all my be-
1ongings out in it,
But some of your dresses will fade in
the sunlight" 1 said. 'sThen what do
you do?''
'"Why. those, of course. don't put'out
in the sunshine; that is, / do not put
them right side I'D. Innings rarely fade.
I begin by pinning back all the window
draperies and laying everything on Win
dow slls and chairs near the windows.
When this is not sufficient pull couch
into that part of the room where the
sunlight falls clearly and spread the
things on that. In the winter, once
month is sufficient. but in the summer I
give a bath to my clothes twice month.
.of course 1 do not put my muslin
gowns out IN TIE sunshine. fer that is
.nnecesSary. as they go to the wash,
but nv China silk and foulard and in
formal house Gowns that happen 10 De
unwas shable. all these go into the sun.
In NV sack windows I tie cord across
the window sill. Then ! turn my clothes
inside out hook them at the belt. pat
them over he metal stretche~. and hang
them out IN the sun by cord. Fhere
they remain lntil afternoon. With my
bodice I pull .he sleeves wrong side Nout.
take off the shields. Then I prepare in
a basin weak solution Of household
ammonia. Into this I dip little silk
sponge and carefully sponge off the lin
ines under the arms. where the perspira-
ton is apt to have made It unpleasant
in color ! do this around the neck
band and across the shoulders, Wherever
the perspiration has stained it.
'If the perspiration, added to the dust,
has given the lining a soiled look around
the throat, I pour little gasoline in
mug. dip the sponge In that and wipe
off all the stains effectually before put
ting the bodice in the sun. do not put
any of these clothes in the shadow, MIND
YOU. and let air and sun filter on them,
but put them right out in the full glare
of the light, so that they are warm and
baked when / take them in after lunch
con.
''Of course. before I hang the skirts
out shake them thoroughly and go
over all the hens with whisk-broom.
wherever there are spots 1 first sponge
off with a little water 10 remove the dust
and then use the gasoline.
81 not only do this to all my clothes
but to my shoes. my gloves, my siik
skirt and my pettieoats that do not
wash. and to my corsets. NO garments.
by the way, need such frequent and
strong summing as corsets and shoes.
They hold the perspiration as nothing
else does Whenever take my boots on
at night turn them inside out and put
them by the open window. where they
will get the air. All women who al
low their boots to remain under cover
without air OF sunshine make serious
mistake. / am probably blessed by per-
spring very little. and I wonder what
In the world women do who never take
the trouble to sun their clothes and yet
perspire profusely.'
my cook says I have mania for
sur-baths,'' she continued, "for see to
1t personally that all the cooking uten-
sils are put In the window to sun once
a month. There is nothing to me like
sunshine for it goes into all the hooks
and crannies and disinfects in more
wholesome way than any liquid.
There is no habit so easy to get into
as letting ones clothes get musty from
lack of sunlight and air. 1t is so easy
to wear gown. take 1t off, brush 1t
carefully, hang 1T up in the closet and
lock the closet door. The woman who
does this land she is legion) thinks with
pride of her carefulness and is always
delighted that she can truthfully boast
that no person can catch her unaWares
and find her bureau, washstand and
closet in disorder.
$50 far SO good But two days OF dis
order during the month when everything
is turned out of these receptacies and
turned into the glare of the sunshine
would materially add to the sweetness
and fragrance of the clothes.
There is no perfume in the world so
sweet to me as that of sun baked gar
ment put 1t on the next day with the
secnrest feeling of its cleanliness and its
health. No mother of family can af-
ford not to take advantage of this sys-
tematic summing. For the clothes Of the
children, especially little boys, who are
apt to dip into all sorts of disagreeable
things before the week is over, it is all
most imperative.
st can remember my mother, who was
a dear, fragrant old lady, always i'm
pressed upon me the fact that AN or
derly woman is not necessarily a cleanly
woman Whenever i see women care
fully brush and hang their ciothes away
from the light every day I know what
this means
So you, who want to be a careful
woman. and have about your clothes,
not perfume, but the fragrance of sum
light and air and health remember the
admonition of the dear old 1ady-the