The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-09
NEW ], CLEANSING ART.
Whole Garments Are Renovated
Nowadays and Have All the :.
Freshness of New. "
Men Enjoy the Same Modern Bless
ing-Removal of Spots With
~ out Leaving Trace. ~.

The cleaner and dyer of to-day might
assume with justice the title Of the up-to-
date fairy godmother. ST. ..... - ..,.-
Not very long ago a soiled party gown
was something to be thrown away as use
less. Occasionally a thrifty soul would
take out the least disfgured parts and
make them into. something for a smaller
member of the family, or, perhaps. fashion
them into a waist, or wash pieces that
could be u>ed as Innings or facings. But
the gown as a gown had its day and
ceased to be-, and the day was brief.
Nowadays the woman who orders her
self an evening frock Of delicate tints.
knows that when it begins to show signs
of being soiIed she can pack it off to the
cleaners and have it come back to her,
looking as fresh as when it first left the
hands of the dressmaker. The material is
of no &C nsequenca u z,
]. Silk, velvet, woollen, lace, anything
everything, can be renovated. Ask a
competent cleaner if there is anything
which cannot be cleaned and he will re-
ply with conviction. Nothing"
. Perhaps the evening gowns seem the
most marvellous in their power of being
restored to newness, because Of their frills
and furbelows, their fussiness and fulfil
ness. But they are only the beginning.
founced. silk petticoats, feather boas, neck
and belt ribbons and stocks, and gloves
and laces, and even tailor made clothes,
can all be cleansed. Everything is grist
that comes to the mill of the cleaner.
The blessings of this public benefactor
are not reserved for women alone. Mems
clothes, too, are a part of his art The
ordinary everyday tailor may sponge and
press a mans coat and trousers, but there
are times when these are the better for
a good, thoro cleaning that they can get
from the same magician who ceanses
madam's s evening toilets.
The mans dress clothes his fancy
waistcoats, costly scarfs and neckerchiefs,
even his riding .togs and his hunting pink
may be cleansed Of almost any stain.
To some persons the cleaning of an en-
tire garment seems less remarkable than
the removal of a single spot in such a
mode that it will leave no trace. Every
one has known the damage that can be
wrought to a new gown by misdirected
spoonful of ice cream or coffee, or the
culver Of a hand that is passing a plate
| of salad. ..s3
The cleaner has changed all that: The
woman's ball gown with cataract of ice
cream down the front, the mans covert
coat with "a spot of grease in the middle
Of the back, can be sent to the cleaners.
and, for a consideration, be returned spot
1 Hess and as good as before the fall
The offense has departed from cleaned
! articles. There was time when it was
4 patent to every one with olfactories w11en
1 the wearer Of cleaned clothing was any
where in the neighborhood.
But the day Of odorless cleaning is here
/ The garments or gloves come home scent
less, and may be worn with no fear O
offense. .
4 There are one or two fabrics that ar,
4 more difficult to clean than others. Chit
4 fon is very hard to manage, SO much IS,
Il that there are even good cleaners who re
1 fuse to attempt it. It will not stand an