The San Francisco call., 1899-12-25
IRONING TABLE LINEN.
There Is an Art in Giving It Luster
and Brilliance.

There IS more ga ironing table linen than
has been dreamed ~ ln many housewives
philosophy There Us no reason why table
linen of even "a coarse quality should not
have glisten and shine that is the pecu-
lar property ~ All properly ironed linen.
We see cheap table cloths starched 10
give them body, but ~ the starch was
avoided and the linen properly Numbered
and used with silence cloth beneath H. II
would look far better. We cannot deceive
folks into thinking coarse table cloth
i- 0f the finest damask texture. but We
can have common cloth look well IL
properly lrOncd as one Tar more costly
Improperly Numbered.
Linen Dy good rights should be dried
only enough to make 81 possible 20 iron IL
well TX ls well nigh Impossible 10 iron
out wrinkles that have once dried in: even
with good eprinkling this Is a difficult
task 10 do. as any one may know who has
tried g. After the linen is washed and
rluscG until quite clean. then let IL hang
g. The sun if possible until just dry enough
70 ir0r nicely. Have the iron hot. luke
warm iron VIII not DO. Fold the cloth
lerEthwise. ~ az an. for the first pressing.
press hard and iron smoothly until the
linen Dr. quite dry. unless n Is perfectly
dry it VIII not have that luster and brill
lance that all well-ironcd linen has. Fold
tho cloth lengthwise until il IS narrow
enough 90 suit The taste and then cross
wise folding is allowable.
The only points 10 be observed are
these: Iron The linen before IL is dry and
iron it until it is perfectly dry. This Will
insure perfect work.
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silk or such fabrics Il IS entirely out OF
place.
Table linen should be ironed in the same
wav as table cloths. and all fancy fold
tnre avoided. Sometimes IN hotels fancy
fOldincs are used. but for the home table
lct the napkins be folded in plain squares
and hc ironed 50 perfectly that their gloss
will be an attractive feature or the table
decorations
n Ironing embroidered pieces. these too
should bo lroned before they are allowed
90 dry To D. best 10 fold such pieces as
fofIice. center pieces. etc, In towels right
from The rinsiug water: have the towel
dry and roll lightly. do not let lie too
long or tho COlors ~ even the wash en-
hroilCrV silks may run. Have the irons
hof and press smoothly and quickly, using
tho piece 10 It's wrong side, ana with the
embroidery face down iron II upon sur
face flat Is soft enough 10 allow IL TO
ssricp ID Ife own level" Then turn again,
and if The luster Of the linen has been
dlmmel "a little by this process press
again 0n the right side. avoiding the en-
hr0idcrcd portion. The pressing upon the
wrong Side must be resorted 70 70 prins llss
out the beauty OF the embroidery ana
make a. show well. In point or fact, ein-
hroldercd pieces look much better atler
once laundering. II this Us well done' thAn
they DO af first.
T70f irons and clean. with a good ironing
board or table. covered with a tolceu
blanket tackled firmly in place. linen not
too dry. and "a good. strong pressure. are
Tho main things needed In ironing table
linen. and there is no reason why the
home table should not look as well every
dav. as far as these points 60. as Wnen
m is set for company. kansas Clly
Star.