Bisbee daily review., 1903-10-04
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 IL was the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Biilis who announced from the Ply |. mouth Church pulpit i've are not yet very far removed from the say agr because woman thinks she can mak herself more beautiful by wrinslns the necks of two birds and setting their feathers in her hat, cooking them forward in the spring and backward in the autumn"
 Happy. notwithstanCing is the wo- man who has the knack of cooking her own feathers. TOT she has decid- ed advantage over the less capable sister who can never achieve a new head covering without great outlay Of money or constant recourse 10 Mime. Milliner
 Among the practical hints given her classes by well-known teacher Of millinery the following may be- commended b those who would like to Tenovate their hats. but d0n'tI know how to go about it. If you want 10 freshen the crown CT a straw hat. says this woman. who knows heat good steelfaced dat iron and turn it upside down in anything that will hold il in pCsition-a grape basket, tin pail or basin. Over itI lay damp cloth ana on this place the crown Of your hat upside down Then with clean whisk broom brush around the inside of the crown bringing it into shape This must be done quickly. as il gets into shape easily and too much steaming over does ths matter and makes it's last estate worse than the first Next tura the crown of the hat sideways On the covered t!op, and, revolving it with one hand, whisk the inside ot the sIde crowp with tbe other. Then take the brim and shape tfar, turn ing il up al one side. bending in what 1 ever shape desired. manipulating deftly with the whisk on one side and the iron and damp cloth on the other, If yoa want 10 clean a white hat. do 1t with borax and lemon, scrubbing well with a nail brush-Jhis before shaping For black hats, chip or straw. begin,nilg to grow rusty, a good liquid shoe polish may be used to good advantage but after the shaping. not before. II the brim of the hat is wired. remove that before the freshening process Straighten the wire by drawing over the sole Of your shoe or over the edge Of a work table, then return to the hat after the shaping
 Making Old Velvet Look Fresh. ''To restore velvet, steam over a hot iron covered with a damp cloth, but do not brush unless crushed bad ly. If that is the case. brush against the nap. using a soft velvet brlls.. If very badly soiled. velvet will wash, using any good soap and water; then steam. The best yelveteen is bet ter than silk velvet, so far as dur2- bility and keeping in order are con- cerneG. for making or trimming hats. Rain will not spoil a good quality of velveteen as little steaming will make it as good as new, while few drops Of water on silk velvet make little fluctuations. hard 10 remove Hats should be brushed every time they have been worn before putting away. 10 keep the Lust from grinding in Artificial flowers. dropping ana crushed, may be frightened and freshened by shaking for ten minutes in the steam from a boiling tea 1 kettle as it passes through the spout | Ce,ata .eathers respond to the same | treatment. Artificial leaves may be | laiC on the reversed hot iron. GOV cred with the damp cloth, and | whisked. but this is Q very delicate | operation. requiring quickness of | touch 4 good quality of ribbon | makes the most durable and conse- quently cheapest Of all hat trim mings standing the moisture of the sea or the flying dust of city stree-s or cou-t-v driving bet ter than flowers feathers or lace. Good qualities Of ribbon e silk will always wash. though this is not nec- essary unless they are badly soiled. To freshen and sIiffen them, spreao on a marble slab or a smooth un- finished board table, satu-ate wIth