Evening star., 1901-11-15
GETTING READYFOR WINTER
BRINGING OUT HEAVY CLOTHES
AFTER THEIR SUMNER HIDING.
Recipes fer Cleaning wooIens or for
Frightening Up Fnded
Garments.
Written for The Evening Star


have a large wooden chest-a cedar one is
best-which can be lined with paper and
made inaccessible to moths. When furs are
packed away they are usually wrapped in
cloths and saturated with some pungent
drug supposed to be obnoxious to the in
sect Gum camphor or moth balls are pop
ular. In some households tobacco is used
Furs should always be inclosed in box
: and covered with thick paper securely
gummed along the edges. The moths Will
not eat through paper. and if no openings
are left for them the furs will be quite safe.
Early in the autumn these boxes should
be opened, the furs taken out busted
smartIy with a rattan stick and then
stroked with fine brush. The linen or
silk handkerchief in which they have been
incaseed should be replaced by fresh ones,
delicately perfumed with sachet powder.
Sachets should be scattered among the furs
and they should be again sealed up. When
taken out a few weeks later for use they
will smell delicfously.
Offensive preventives for insects are no
more efficient than the following. which
makes a delicious sachet powder: Take an
ounce of cloves cinnamon, nutmeg, mace,
caraway seed tonka beans and add to these
an equal weight of orris root Grind to a
powder and in bags like other sachet
powders. Moths will not intrude where
such sachets are kept The powder may be
scattered about where extra precautions
are required.
To Keep Them White.
When cotton or linen clothes are put away
for the winter it IS advisable to wash out
all the starch. Starch will help to rot or
discolor the material. If white clothes are
given a deep coat of indigo before they are
stored and then thoroughly washed the
following spring when taken out for use
they will not turn yellow.
Winter clothes when taken from their
summer hiding places should be carried
into the open air. busted thoroughly and
hung out to ventilate. The wind and the
will freshep them up wonderfully The
wind will take out. the scent of camphor.
but there is no efficaciOuS diSinfectdnt for
old-fashioned moth balls.
When the clothing has been aired it
should be thoroughly examined and repair
ed Underwear should be carefully darned
and supplied with missing buttons and
waists and skirts should be looked over for
spots. 1t is unwise to put garments away
until all stains have been removed, for to
moths these are attractive points for be-
ginning operations. Grease spots may be
removed by applying hot iron after they
have been well sprinkled with powdered
chalk. If any vestIge of the stain still re-
mains it can be taken out with turpentine
rubbed on with soft CLOTH
Remove Grease Spots.
The following solution is recommended
for cleaning wooden cloths. 1t is stated that
1t will remove grease spots and stains of
all kinds Take quart of clean rain water,
two ounces of aqua ammonia, teaspoonful
shaved fine Mix these In jug or bottle
and allow them to stand for several days.
The soap should be thoroughly dissolved
before the fluid is tried. This fluid should
be spread over the cloth to be cleaned, the
garment having been previously spread
over wide, smooth board or upon the
floor Sponge its surface with the cleaner
and wash of with sponges dipped in warm
water. This will remove the loosened dirt
and stains. Only little of the cloth
should be sponged with the cleaner before
fhn 1aT1f has
been renovated and mended it should be
pressed. Cloth suits which cannot be iron
ed the wrong side should be pressed
through a piece of muslin dampened and
laid smoothly over the surface. Black
gowns should be ironed through black mus
lin, or they will be covered with lint wnen
the process Is over.
All skirts that need it should be sup
piled with skirt binding. the old binding be-
ing removed before sponging. When the
work is completed the skirt or waist should
be stretched on a hanger and suspended in
the wardrobe or closet until needed
Freshening Touches.
Faded worn garments may be bright
ened with beef gala spoonful to gallon
OF water is the proper proportion. Mems
suits may be renewed with this or spong
ing of benzine.
Another recipe for renovating faded
clothing is to take one quart of alcohol,
one-quarter of a pound of logw pod, ore
quarter of an ounce of blue vitriol and two
ounces of loaf sugar Heat until all the in
gradients are dissolved and then bottle for
use. The cloth to be sponged should be
spread out as before directed and brushed
with a solution consisting % one pint of
boiling water in which three or four tea
spOonfuls of the mixture have been drop
\ ped. This should be used only on black or
] very dark colored fabrics When the ma
terial has been brushed with the solution
1t must be allowed to dry and then washed
out with suds and dried again. The cloth
should then be brushed with another piece
of cloth in order to supply any polish which
may be needed.
For Silks and Veivets.
To brighten faded silks sponge them with
warm water In which a little CASTLE soap
has been dissolved. Rub dry with a clean
cloth and press on the inside of the gar
ment with hot iron Sponging with alco-
hol brings out the color to almost its origi-
nal brightness Ammonia or sal volatile
will bring back the color when 1t has been
injured by acids.
The pile of velvet may be raised by hold
Ing the smooth part of the cloth over the
spout Of a steaming teakettle. Benzine and
aqua ammonia dissolved In water are good
spOnging fluids for dirty or dingy garments.
Everything which has been packed away
should be well brushed on being taken out.
The easiest way to brush is to stretch .l1e
garment on clothes horse or to suspend 1t
on a stretcher from stout hook i'll TIE
wall Beat gently with a switch If it is
very dusty have two clothes brushes of
different degrees of stiffness and Use The
finer one only upon the more delicate
fabrics The brushing win remove all lint.
hairs. threads and dust A new backing
brush is one OF the best things for this
work
A Weekly Airing.
When dusting a coat spread 1t on the
table with the collar toward the left and
brush the inside of the collar. Then brush
the sleeves and the back. Always dust a
coat downward because the nap runs
toward the skirt of the garment. The table
should be wiped before the coat is turned
over to brush the other side. Benzine
used to clean the lapels, will Dr.ng out
much of their pristine freshness.
All clothing should be aired once week
when not In use. Clothes, unless they are
ventilated. are likely to become damp and
uoldy. A bucket of fresh lime will keep
them fresh and dry.
II such attention Is given to clothing
when IL Is taken out of storage it may be
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