New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
LAUNDRY WORK IN WINTER.
Methods of Keeping Clothes White and in
Good Condition.

Laundry work in winter and laundry work in
summer two Numerically different things. In
summer clothes be beached on the grass and
dried in the sunshine. and while they are
whittier for being frozen and thawed there IS seldom
warmth enough in the depth OF winter TO thaw
them the line. and IL they handled in the
frozen state they apt to crack For this reason
good housekeepers will not allow fine table linen
TO be dried OF doors in the winter even though
It may be slightly yelowed by indoor drying. Fine
handkerchiefs very easily torn. and delicate
underwear can be ruined more quickly by being
taken from the lines and folded when frozen than
in any other way.
If white cotton garments are much stained. freez-
ing viii restore them to their proper color. and If
there is time they be left the lines until
they freeze hard and thaw out. provided they are
not handled In frozen state or left to flap about
in the wind. Loosely woven materials like stock
inette, may also be left outdoors the lines until
they dry enough to bring into the house.
large laundry is a very useful place in winter
the clothes be dried there and the dangers
OF freezing avoided. Such a is also very
useful for ironing in hot weather 1t should be pro-
vided with laundry stove and the fire kept up
until the clothes dried.
Fannels and woollen stockinette ought TO be dried
on wooden frames. which any carpenter will make
and which viii prevent shrinking. This is because
the ultimate fibre Of wool Is spiral. the drawing up
and interlocking of the fbres being what cOnsti-
tutes shrinkage. In underwear factories the gar
ments are always washed and dried frames
that they may be offered soft and unshrunken for
sale
1t is much better and easier to scrub soiled fan
nels with a small brush than il is 20 rub them
clean board A rather stiff brush about four
pose. Scrub the bands and seams OF heavy wooIen
shirts as we'll those Of cotton, in this way. This
small brush is excellent in washing corsets or any
heavy pieces that are difficult rub board.
II the brush has small handle the garments may
be easily cleaned with it,
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after examining each piece to see If there any
stains or Spots thaI heeu specl4 attehtl9h plunge
them into boiling hot Soapsuds ana Ter them stand
for several hours, overnight This latter
method seems to draw out the dirt quite thorough
~. the water itself Will attest next morning
The clothes are then lifted out of this water into
clean warm water, the few sotled places that
boiler to the boiling point If the water
is hard. a tablespoonful of washing soda, but
more, should be added TO every gallon OF water in
the boiler. the soda being first dissolved in little
boiling water. II it is put in without melting il
may eat hole in the clothes If the water is soft.
a little melted soap should be used instead soda,
and soap should be rubbed each piece it is
put in the boiler. Very few Of the best hundresses
boil their clothes longer than three minutes, just
long enough to allow them to be thoroughly
scaided Longer boiling only tends to make white
the boiler the water they were boiled in should be
poured over them and they should be allowed TO
stand in II several hours overnight. No woman
who does this will be troubled with yellow
clothes. There is no better way TO bleach them in
winter.
About once month Is often enough TO blue
clothes IN winter. and the old fashioned indigo bag
which costs only a few cents, is the best buing
silk handkerchiefs should be soaked for a short
water. They should then be squeezed out with the
hands and rinsed IN cold water. to which two
after which they should be squeezed as dry as
possible. but not wruns. Finally. they should be
possible on the wrong side. with cloth between
the Iron and the silk.