Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
YOUR SUMMER F|NERY
Must Be Kept in the Pink Of
Condition.
HOW BEST TO DO IT
IF NOT FRESH AND CRISP, PRETTY
FRoCKs HAVE NO CHARMS.
The Proper Care Of Wells, Ribbons
and Laces, Also
Shoes,
HOW BEST TO DO IT
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Just as the summer girl congratulates
herself upon the possession of spick and
span dainty wardrobe she finds herself
confronted with the problem of caring for
it-of keeping 1t ever fresh and crisp and
new looking. The suns rays sudden
showers, the mists of dull evenings, all
play havoc with delicate fabrics. Then, too.
the summer girl at hotel or boarding house
has few conveniences for cleaning and
caring for her clothes.
There are some things which no summer
resorter should be without, if she wishes
her wardrobe to play its pretty part all
through her stay.
She should have plenty Of clothes hang
| ers so that one dress Is not hung upon
| another.
She should have ample supply Of tissue
| paper, which is essential for washing
delicate garments, particularly lace silk
| and feathers
trees-more if she afford them.
She should take her own supply of cleans
| ing fluids and implements, as such articles
| are not only more expensive at resorts, but
| sometimes hard to get. For this purpose
| she should have some soft handkerchiefs.
| piece of silk and piece of flannel cloth,
| and small stove and iron, to be attached
to an alcohol lamp or gas jet not to do
| laundry work, but to keep fichus, ribbons
and other dainty accessories in good condi-
| ton
| To Help Out.
Even though her room at the inexpensive
| hotel be supplied with closets, she will find,
| tucked in some corner. probably at the
head of her bed shelf presumably for
| the disposition of hat boxes. Under it
| will run a piece of narrow board, with
hooks or nails If she expects to remain
| Of will ma har tn
| this corner up extra closet at once.
! She should invest dime or two in the
sort of wire hooks which can be screwed
! into the shelf and hang down to hold the
wire racks on which her frocks are hung.
Then she will take the easurements of
! the shelf, and from scent calico, in sum-
merry, flower design, she will make cur
| tain to hang around the shelf and COM
| pletely envelop the clothes hung behind 1t.
This curtain should have ample fullness
| and keep out all dust. Cheesecloth will
| look more dainty, but the calico will keep
out the dust better
Shirt waists hung over wire racks will
look much fresher than If laid away in
drawers Lace and silk waists should be
| wrapped in blue tissue paper and laid away
in drawers, each waist having its sleeves
stuffed with tissue paper, and holding
| long, narrow sachet bag.
| A moist gown should never be hung
among fresh. starched clothing, but should
be dried and cleaned before finding its
place In the closet.
| How to Hang Dresses.
Never hang a daintily trimmed and
founced summer gown inside out. Better
| save a trifle on the trimming and buy
| bag or cover of cheap muslin to protect It,
If the closets are not dust-proof. Do not
| allow skirts to drag on the floor of the
| closet
The summer girl who goes in for ath-
| letics, and yet desires to be imma culate in
|
| her own troubles for mud-stained gar
| ments are particularly hard to clean. The
| stain, particularly on the new, light clothes
popular for this seasons outing gowns.
| If when the actual mud has been cleaned
| away there remains the fatal ring of stain.
let the summer girl ask her landlady for a
| raw potato, and use her grandmother's
| method of removing mud stain. Wash,
pare and again wash the potato, then cut
it through the center, and rub the dress
| with the smooth surface. When this be-
| comes soiled cut off a thin slice of the
| tuber, and rub with the fresh surface. Con-
| tinue this until the dirt has been complete
ly absorbed by the potato.
Great Care Needed.
The lace, chiffon and ribbon accessories Of
| the summer girls toilet require exquisite
care. They should never be crowded care
lessly into boxes, but carefully separated by
| crumpled tissue paper. II the loops of rib
bon in bows or choux are large they should
be stuffed with tissue paper. Wells should
| be rolled and not folded. A long, slender
| piece Of wood or oblong piece of heavy
cardboard is excellent for rolling wells.
| White feathers most extravagant OF all
| the summer girls appointments, can be
| washed thus: Make warm suds from pure
white soap, dip the feathers in and shake
them about lightly Directly the water be-
comes dirty, make second lot of suds,
| repeat the washing and rinse several times
In clear, tepid water. Then lay them be-
tween soft I'D cloths and put them in a
very cool oven, shaking them out occasion
the blunt side of a knife blade. The opera
| ton will be quicker ii the knife is slightly
| warmed.
Cleaning Day.
| All the new cotton, Isle and silk gloves
| will wash. white best of all. In the case of
| delicate grays and tans, where the summer
girl wishes to preserve the tint to match
her gown, cleaning with patent cleansing
| fluids is preferable. If the summer girl in
| sists upon using chloroform benZine or
| gasoline, she should take her work into the
yard, far from a fire of any sort. There is
| no reason why such cleaning should not be
! done In the open air In warm weather not
| only for safety, but because the unpleasant
odor will disappear more quickly In the sun
| light.
The careful summer girl does not trust
her Water-soaked shoes to the obliging por-
ter. Instead, she slips them from her feet
| directly upon pair of trees, and there they
| stay, drying into shape. When perfectly
dry she rubs them with bit of vaseline.
| using soft cloth. Rendered soft and pill
able by this treatment she slips them on
| her feet, and the hotel shoe polisher does
| the rest. H.
| II the water-soalred shoes happen to be
| patent feathers. she can do nothing better
than to sponge them lightly with milk and
| vigorously rub them with a strip Of DID,
soft, black silk. Milk seftens the hard fin
ish and prevents 1t cracking.
Belts and Sashes.
| Belts are conspicuous by their attractive
/ ness present Ia nlr In