The Indianapolis journal., 1900-10-28

Art OF Washing Clothes Well Not
known TO English Women.

Elizabeth l. Banks. in Chicago Post
London has new sensation in the shape OF
being driven about by Cinnamon. The fact thar
th.se Cinnamon sitting Up In conspicuous places
the London mob. or even so much as y'eIIed az or
treated 10 the popular slang expression.
TO show how utterly discouraeed Londcn has
become with its native washerwomen and how
land OF the sEoxers'' and with his pigtaii an
too prominent can be heartily welcomed when
he comes with the cry OF "Washee, washee.
washee,'
London washerwomen are Ike certain brand
attempt 10 wash tnem-oh yes. The hamper OF
remarkable-looking garments that comes oaek
sanitary laundry where nfty women are em-
ployed." so runs the prospectus In the front of
rageous attempts" But for really washing
clothes they simply won't do IL. Perhaps 4 Is
learning how, that Is something they positively
refuse TO do. Now. my washerwoman u Just
have tried great many. because al nrst 1
thought might have been particularly unfor-
her predecessor, only more So
Let me tell you how the LONDON washerHoms1s
then wonder. II you can that 70 the cry OF
80 me'e0Hei con va1,. ,hs Vs.
when they saw the pigtaied Cinnamon mounted
S1 S1i their ~ laundry wsssns added a. my & mite 20
Us random notes from the performances at the
concert OF the powers. that Outlines discoraent
stop our ears against IL or drown the sound
entirely by our own cries to the passing Chinese
clean our clothes and smoothly iron them!
But To the London washerwoman and her evil
ways. She gets a tub half full OF water-wat~r
that is dirty and with scum on top Of II be-
she put it away last week. she puts into that
tub board, No. l did not say a wash
same huted thing OF zinc wood that YOU in
Chicago use for laundry work. lis Just a board
likely to have knocked on a soap box Across
the top OF the tub she puts the board and into
the tub OF dirty water She puts the linen. Then
with piece OF the most diabolical kind OF soap
that eats into her own poor, rough hands ana
that badly rinsed linen. the genius OF the toB
begins operating with a serubbing brush Il
for the kitchen floor. Let US be thankful II q
turns out not TO be the IDENTICAL one. garment
scrubs il heavily IL it's fine and dainty bit OF
lingerie and lightly IL It's coarse and ordinary
Presto the article Is washed ana thrown
into what is called a copper. but Is Just a
wasn't properly wiped out the last time. Il
boils till tender. and then it's taken out. and.
the article is soused through what is called clean
water. but is not, since the rinse tub was not
properly cared for the last time any more than
the wash tub or the boiler. II is then ''wrung
out The washerwoman calls IL 'wringing.
ment all up in wad. press IL together with her
two hands, and then hang it out on line II
blacks" from the London chimneys fan down
upon IL, just like snownakes descending fror1
the sky-thst Is. not at all like snOwfakesi
When dried-which process takes a very LONG
time because the garment has % been hung out
or In the middle. thrown table and man.
ged' ironed. No folding up tightly and put
ting away TO wait for tho sprinklng 20 take
effect does the London washerwoman believe m
a hslf-cold scorching hot dirty iron CON-
petes the process OF the laundering" OF our
linen.
Perhaps you will think I speak only OF the
washerwoman who does washing and ironing IN
a small way" MOI I have described the pro-
OF washing and ironing In every typical
London laundry where hand work Is done.
AS for the places where they do machine
work. with steam engines, they are worse, so
far results concerned. than the
hand" establishments. 1 speak not only from
my own personal experience, out from the *
perience of all my friends. both American and
English, who have had washing done In London
United States loudest In their denunciations
OF the present English laundry system Some oc
them tell me they would be willing 90 pay
double the price charged IL they could only set
their linen done up 1t Is done In France aud
America.