The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24

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Ss1 pale tinted picture plume fresh
"a looking throughout the long win
III ter may now sigh a genuine sigh
q relief. for if she wills she may play
her own cleaner, for though she hates
tremendously to admit it, sending pink,
blue or white feathers to q. professional
cleaner and paying fancy prices is
more OF a luxury than the average
lassie can well afford TO indulge in
Flowers fade and soil quickly, chiffon
perishes with the first breath of fog,
so it is about a toss-up as far as cur
ability is concerned. but nothing under
the shining sun in the way Of trim
mings or hat accessories has ever been
created that droops as gracefully, that
is quite as bewitching or as universally
becoming as the hcl1le feather.
But really il isn't half as perishable
as you have always been led TO be-
lieve The willy milliner tells you to
take il 10 her when it is out of curl,
but pray tell. why shouldn't she? In
the name Of common sense is that not
Ger business and who would expect
her TO divulge her state secrets when
she can charge anywhere from 60
cents to 81 so for an hours work?
There are tricks in all trades, you
know, and it isn't exactly the policy
of Mrs. Miminer, nor yet Of her CO.
partner, Mr.. Cleaner, to tell you how
extremely gullible you are, and if you
but realized how easily that money was
earned you would be sorely tempted to
take a morning of and earn it your
self.
Whatever you do, no matter how
small or insignificant the task, make
Il strict rule to do it well or else
you will always be coming to grief.
And Just because methods are easy and
the requisites simple, as simple as plain
SOAP and water, for instance, don't get
the mistaken idea into your head that
the treatment isn't absolutely scientific
land practical
Always be careful when selecting
bowls for washing dainty fabrics. Tin
is not good. nor any metal for that
matter, as they are liable to rust, but
enamel ware or the brown bowls that
are commonly used to stir cakes up
are splendid and soap and water do
not in5ure them in the slightest. One
more word OF advice. Never put soap
on any thin material or ANYTHING, in
fact. that cannot be rubbed thoroughly
and well, for passing it over board or
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get the soap out makes unsightly wrin-
kles and creases and the material is
utterly ruined at the very start.
Instead, make a good lather Of
white soap and warm water. Pour hot
water over the soap and let it dissolve
until the suds are foamy and then cool
10 the required temperature. When
your bowl is well filled dip the plume in
and out several times, allowing the
fluffy fyabouts TO become saturated
aand you will be surprised to see how
quici1ly the water viii discolor and
darken. If the feather is much soiled,
and they generally are. this simple pro-
cedure Will not be sufficient, but If you
will gently draw the tip through the
fingers as you would a handkerchief,
the plume will assume it's old freshness
and not show the least sign or wear
or tear.
Under no circumstances leave a par
ticle of soap in it, for Of a surety it
will be a sad, sticky looking affair
too ashamed % itself to hold its head
UP and look you squarely in the face.
Fill your bowl with clear warm water
and rinse it thoroughly and il you are
wise you will use still another water
TO be positively certain that not a ves-
tige OF soap remains.
Shaking a feather often brings some
OF it's fufIiness back, but it is not the
wisest thing to do with a very wet
one, as the baby feathers break and
hang their heads in a silly. woe-begone
fashion. When you take 1t from the
last water have a clean towel ready
and wrap il about the plume so that as
much water will be absorbed as pos
sible. Then in a few minutes pat it