Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
WASH-DAY WORRIES
A GOOD DEAL MAY BE DISPENSED
WITH.
Many Stylish Materials Need
No Ironing at
All.

Written fo- The Evening Star
In a season remarkable for the amount
of trimming and handwork on wash gowns,
there are still some women who will not
immediate themselves on the altar of fads
and fashions. These are they whose sum-
mer will include relief from the strain OF
keeping up appearances, and instead of sup
plying the family with dainty frocks, be-
ruff1ed and inset with lace, they are max
ing the most of dainty collars and the
many materials which do not require iron
ing.
The mother who likes to see her children
clad fresh and clean once or perhaps twice
day, may yet have pity on the one maid
upon whom the weight of ironing would
fall, or she may not wish to increase the
family laundry bill by the addition OF many
white frocks. 1t seems as IL the looms mad
never worked more generally to the advan-
tage of such house wives -,
One woman with family of small chill
dren is having their morning dresses mace
from crinkled seersucker with detachaole
collars and belts of white linen. Inc lat
| ter only will be starched and ironed- Inc
dresses AMI suits of seersucker Will De hune
| out to dry with more than oIoinary SaIe,
| SO that the lines of the goods will hang
lengthwise. They will not be starched ano
only the collar and cuff bands VIII neeo
| smoothing off, before the garments, fresh
| and SWeeG-SmelilnS iEolii tAS "a NAo 80 49,
sun. will be hung in the closets.
Another mother, who likes to see her two
| little daugters dressed IN Wnite anu par
| colors has made some simple Out oahily
| frocks of cotton crepe in white, paie piue
and male mink These must not be ironed
hut shaken several times during the drying
process, If made with shirred, round sklr.s,
they keep their shape admraoIy, anu a. M,t,,
pretty berthas or 1851 coiidIs li"he ''
afternoon frocks. 49, 9.
If these gowns are trimmed with lace II
must be of heavy variety, imitation soi
chon or Irish point, which can be puiieo IN
the process of drying. inserting 10 pe''eA
for this use than edging
A number of housewives discard table
cloths entirely in summer, using plalrl, hen-
stitched plate doylies and a centerplece 10
match Tablecloths take great strength
and much heat in ironing, while the doyhes
are mere play by comparison. Some women
60 so far as to employ paper ooyHes Al
simulated Mexican drawnwork or lace.
A June bride mas included in her trous-
seau what she calls her lazy woman
aprons" each evolved from three pain
towels which she picked up at lo cents each
at fire sale.
Two of the eowels are whipped together
for the apron proper. The lower fringe is
left for finish, and the upper fringe is cut
off so that the plain mesh above the rough
fuzzy finish can be gathered neatiy INTO d
hand The other towel, split down the
center, passes over each shoulder in the
form of bib, the ''V'' opening at the bust
line.
Light-weight Turkish toweling has been
used, and the aprons can be washed out
every day, dried in the sun, shaken well
and laid away fresh and clean for another
days busting and Strengthening
The advantage of all these materials hes
in the fact that woman may indulge her
love of fresh white garments without
dreading two days of incessant ironing
The secret of their freshness lies in the
care taken in hanging them out to dry and
when putting them in the closet. All cot
ton crepe frocks should be arranged on
coat hangers, and their own weight will
keep them in shape. incidentally, 1t may
be mentioned that fine gauZe shirts and
drawers come this season with daintiest of
lace edgings, which need no ironing-mere-
~ pulling when half dry.