The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-21
EVENING GOWNS

would like to make suggestion to
r. B. r. about the wool sweater that
may help "unshrink" it.
When It is to be washed. follow these
directions, and the wool may become soft
anc more pliable:
Dissolve one-half OF a small cake OF
white soap in one quart Of water by boil
ing; add to it q large pailful Of warm,
not hot. water; then add enough ammo
mia to make the water feel soft to the
fingers. Put the sweater in this and let
1t soak one-half hour. Do not rub on
board, but work with hands, and turn
and squeeze the garment until clean
Wiring with hands from suds and rinse
in water of the same temperature as suds,
until water is clear. Put through wringer
several times and then comes the main
part of the work. Carefully pull and
stretch the garment in every way-up
and down. sideways and lengthways.
Hang itup to dry over the Kitchen range,
and while drying take down and pull and
stretch several times. This is an excel
lent way to wash any kind Of wooden
clothing. ~. M a.
All other. formulas for washing woolens
expressly forbid the use Of the wrnger.
VINO is right? ~ 5E ID
have an ingram carpet badly spotted.
think the spots are grease. 1t has been
sent to cleaner. but he did not do good
work. I once saw a carpet cleaned with
compound containing OK gall, that
worked like a charm on carpet that
was positively filthy. 1t was put down
after being thoroughly beaten and small
space at time cleaned by rubbing the
solution. on 1t with scrubbing brush.
This raised a great lather, which was
scraped of with wooden scraper, and
the spot thoroughly wiped with a cloth
W:ung out In warm water.
Can you tell me how to prepare the
solution? Or, failing that, can you tell
me how to take the spots out In another
way2 5F{s
have read with great deaf TO In
terest the talk about canning toma.oes.
I had my tomatoes spoil year after year.
until an old lady told me to be sure ana
cut the "heart' out in canning them.
y did So, and have never lost a can since.
j. G. W. Z
The OK gall was blended with some-
thing else, I fancy. that made tho abun-
dant lather. I do not know the proper
tluns, but others have written to me of
n similar preparation, tho use of which
was followed by the WOODEN scraper. A
notable housewife has sent mo a formula
which know to be excellent for remov-
Ing dirt fro mcarpets Of all kinds. Be-
fore giving 1t observe that the carpet
should be swept twice, once against tho
nap and once with It, to BIO sure no dust
fingers in the threads. After cleaning.
when the carpet Is perfectly dry, strew
With dry salt and sweep It off This will
freshen the coors.
To clean spots left by grease and other
substances; First Make suds with a
good white soap and hot water, and add
fuller's earth to this until the consistency
OF thin cream. Have plenty OF clean dry
Ing cloths, a small scrlbblng brush. a
large sponge, and a pailful of fresh wa
ter. Put some Of the cleaning mixture
In q bowl and dip the brush In It. Brush
a small piece Of the carpet with this;
then wash with the sponge and cold wa
ter. Dry as much as possible with the
sponge and finally rub with dry cloths,
Continue this until you are sure all the
carpet Is clean; then let u dry. &.
a. notice In your answer many OF your
correspondents ask for advice MS to how
/ to make ends meet on small salaries. For
my part, i feel as II I had that dpWnftins,
as four of us, my husband, myself and
two children, (aged nine and seyen) live