The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
A Good Beginning.

When everything is ready for IRONING
divide the clothes in an orderly Hliiaal n,u.
Put the basket full Of clothes uPsfihn e
fown. On the ironing table, then set ING
empty basket on the iloor al'u my
with a.tclean towel. ~, ,ti,,cs
Take from the heap al ne i nfa,fiIon
,vhich need but q few minutes aIlcne'o''
and place them together at the enc OF Tug
table. When the clothes are divided = tne ir
can be ironed at once and hung up 70 SEQ at,:
thev ara to be dealt with when every
thing else is finished Then put the n, te,au
gowns in one pile, the chemlscs IN ahol'ici'
and so on. a. ,hc
"G Always H;s IRON with the thread parallel lei
with the selvedge, it is not half so nara
on the material , ,,h,o,, c,n
only be acquired by practice. mex PER- a,l
enced workers often push me iron p'ich s
ward and forward; they ought rather , 70
iron, passing ii along as they do So
s Scrape the Iron.
If any dirt or starch sticks to the iron On
IL. should he scraped off with an old knifo.
iron every article until IT Is dry rms
Is one one Of the secrets Of good Ironing.
Table linen requires very ,o rare iu 're and
drawn-that is. held by two persons t tlmn
pulled to hang evenly, then folded before i,
being hung out should be nried Win w,In
water and manElcd while toernbly damp,
II should he . one over carefully with an
ordinary iron, then with the giosslng ir2ll,
folded lightly, twice lengtl'"'sc ana '"'eo
across, and put away Ia
Flannels &c lroncd at all should , be
iruned on the wrong side with q cooi ilol''
Stockings and socks should DC mahsleu'
not ironed. Il, =, ~. 5s,o,ln
be folded like table cloths.
Turkish towels should DO simply drawn
and folded, the rougher they are me pc'-
Dresses should be ironed, in the lhickea !
| parts. such us tho waist. gathers ana
| sleeves. First the sleeves should be gone
| over on the wrong side 'ieh ii'''9''eo ~
| the right.
Fold Handkerchiefs.
A cool iron should be used on co'oreo
Elan iian,d Ike its should DO folded and
mangled wet, left 30 lie for 4 time, then
ironed singly while "a dnmP ,be1 Never s'"'e'
Embroidered letters or monosratt m
should be ironed frs, Of all OH m cMtla
piece Of blanket, on the wrong slae' MS
mb nrSW up s hhS na nl~ays bc roncd
Plain muslin should be ironed on tn
right side, I; looks best WIEN tR iromv1
Spotted muslin should be irphed on III
wrong side. H
| Crochet should not be irohed, bu' SIN
ply pulled straight
Lace may also be pulled and stretchc
then pinned in position ~ cry ~, II IRON
and roned on the wrong Side WIN CO.
iron. with muslin between, After penn
leone over n fey times the lace should b
taken up, pulled and stretched fhe'
irOncd again as before
| Capes AID aprons that are trimmed viii
frills should have The, frills ironea llrst',
| Silk handkcrcllieis should he lroncd VIII
a cool iron on the wrong side.
Collars ana cuffs need very careful IRON
ing. Have irons that are hot, but not he
enough to scQrch.
stretch the color or cuff out, lay
straight, face downward on the table an
iron II quickly from one end TO the othe
Ia dry IA little,
Turn It, stretch II little ma iron it /
the same way on the right side until it
smooth ana without wrinkles,
Repeat once on twice, but graduali
more slowly and heavily until the cola
begins 70 feel dry, then iinish on the risl
side with heavy pressure lptil skill Ia
been acquired in this IL Is an GXcellent inc
ii lay piece of thin muslin between IN
collar and the ron,- Washington Times,