Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
I HOUSE,
HOLD
lINTS

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January days, when there is small temp
| tation to venture out, and the long, quiet
| evenings furnish the ideal time for looking
over the summer wardrobe and making
what repairs are essential before new gar
ments require attention.
| The Best Cleaning Material-The best
| cleaning material for dark woOlens and
| other fabrics is soap bark, which can be
secured from any druggist. This is the
| tailor's regular standby for cleansing mems
| clothes. To prepare it for cleaning, boil
! cents worth of soap bark in a quart of
| boiling water for two hours. Strain through
| cheesecloth into a clean tub or pail and
| add sufficient hot water to cover the goods
| In case you are going to wash them thor
oughly. Have the material all ripped and
carefully brushed. Have also ready
clean. smooth board and lay the goods.
| piece by piece, upon it. sponging thoroughly
| on both sides. Meantime cover the soap
| bark that is left in the kettle with water
| for a second boiling, and let it simmer
while the cleansing is in progress. After
all the cloth is sponged and every spot re-
moved, rinse in the strained water that
comes from the second boiling, put through
! the wringer, fold and lay In a clean clothes
basket. When all are wrung out begin
| pressing the pieces that were first rolled up
| on the wrong SIDE All must be ironed be-
| fore they are dry. 3 Hang on line or
clethesbars to dry and iron; air In place
where they will be free from dust or cook
] ing odors, and when put away the material
will look like new. Some goods can be put
! rubbed on a swashboard: but this is not
| advisable for delicate pieces.
| Cleansing Flnid--The best cleansing fluid
| to keep on harfd for taking out spots is
| made in this way: Pour one quart of soft
water over one-quaEter pound of white
CASTLE soap cut fine, and let it stand over
night The next morning put on the back
| of the range, where it will dissolve, but
| not boil. When this Is accomplished, put
| four or five quarts of soft water in large
! vessel, add to it the dissolved soap and STIR
| thoroughly. Then add one ounce of liquid
| ammonia one-quarter ounce spirits OF
| wine, one ounce ether Shake well and
| bottle. Always shake before using. A
| bottle of this should be kept on every
| washstand ready for use whenever spot
| appears a garment. A rubber mace
| o: little roll of soft dark flannel or stock.
| met, with loop to hang over the neck OF
| the bottle will be found great conVen-
| fence and save precious moments usually
wasted in looking for something to sponge
/ with
To Bleach Linens-It not infrequently
happens that dainty and expensive linen
| summer gowns and waists nave Iaoed IN
the sun. This especially with the piues
| and greens. In this case it Is good Idea
| to bleach the fabric entirely white. In the
summer this can be accomplished often by
grass bleaching. sprinkling frequently and
| letting the sun do the rest.
| This, however, Is slow work. TO attain
| the same results and much more expedl-
| tiously soak the goods for twelve hours In
] a I've made by dissolving one pound or SOFA
| in a gallon of boiling hot water then Doll
! half an hour in the same liquid Mean
| while have ready a mixture OF chloride OF
| lime, with eight times its bulk OF water,
which has stood in stone jar Tor three
/ l,x,e hnn ytoR
| tied draw off from the sediment and put
| the clear liquid into porcelain-lined ket-
/ tie. Put the fabric wrung out or the soda
solution into this and let it steep for thirty
| six hours, then wash the goods in the usual
! way, dry and press While little put
| terry" this is an inexpensive and easy way
| OF restoring valuable garment TO renewed
| usefulness
To Wash Frocks Trimmed With Rus
| sian or Bulgarian Embroidery.-In removal
| ing wash frocks trimmed with any or the
! popular ecclesiastical or Russian embroid-
| cries care must be taken to set the colors
! before washing. Red does not rade, put
| the blues, greens and mixed colors are
| more or less apt to suffer. Colored embroid-
| cries must not be boiled. Before washing
! soak in a pail of cold water to which two
| tablespoonfuls of borax have been added.
| Have ready some hot suds made In the pro-
| portion of one gallon of water, one-half
! cake CASTLE soap shaved and one tea
| spoonful of boraX.
Wiring out the garments TO be Numbered
| and pour the hot suds directly over them.
| Rub lightly with the hands, then rinse
| each piece in warm borax water, and, last
~, in clear cold water, with or without
| blueing. If the latter Is used take care not
| to get in too much at this season Hang
| where the garment will not freeze. When
nearly dry take off the line, clap in the
| hands few moments, then press on the
| wrong side
To Do Up Colored Muslins.-To make col
ored muslins look like new boil one quart
of wheat bran in six quarts of water for
| half an hour. Strain through cloth, and
| when cool wash the dress in this. using
| neither soap nor starch. Rinse lightly in
J clear water, to which a little OK gall has
been added II coiors are to be set a table,
| spoonful of the gall is the usual amount.
1t there is no danger of fading teaspoon
ful is enough. When nearly dry IRON; Ihis
fens the fabric. II
i To Wash SILK Stockings and Underwear
Is growing pore ana more the me- fsnan
and silk underwear and embroideries, In
| order to save them from the devastation OF
the laundry. 1t is really fascinating work.
and there is no reason why brains should
| not be put at the service of this branch of
household art as well as into the embroid-
cry or poker work. Stockings should be
washed and rinsed In lukeWa arm water. then
should be soaked half an hour In warm
suds and ammonia water, allowing table
spoonful of ammonia to gallon OF water.
Rub gently with the hands, pressing and
squeezing, but not rubbing on the board.
Never rub soap directly on the garment,
and do not be too generous In the matter
of soap. Above all things, taboo chemicals
or strong washing powders. Rinse through
two warm waters of the same temperature
as the suds. adding to the last trife OF
uitra-marine blue and a teaspoonfui Of
LIQUID gum arabic Smooth out and hang
as carefully as possible, in order to avoid
the wrinkles SO hard to iron out of silk
without injury to the fabric. When almost
dry press under muslin.
silk and Other Laces. Fine lace can be