Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-08-16
ON IRONING A SHIRT.
What to Press First, Do Not Use Too
Hot an Iron and the Finish
ing Touch of Polishing.

To iron the shirt, after being
starched, proceed in the following
order: First the collar, second the
cuffs and sleeves, third the yoke,
fourth the back, fifth the calico part
of the front, sixth the linen front.
The collar must be wiped with q
dry rag to remove any surface
starch, then, with fairly hot iron
iron it lightly on the wrong side, turn
it over and press on the right side
then iron heavily on the wrong side
land finish ironing it on the right.
To iron the sleeves and cuffs, fold
the shirt in half to protect the fronts.
start the sleeve by ironing the cuff
in exactly the same way as the collar
When quite dry and stiff fold the
sleeve in half by the seam, and iron
it first on one side, then turn over
and do the other, working the point
of the iron well into the gathers al
the wrist.
Do the second sleeve in the same
way. To iron the saddle place il
quite fiat on the back of the shirt, SC
that the two side seams are together
the back being folded in half length
ways; iron first one side, then the
other.
The seams and the strippings round
the sleeves must be ironed dry. The
calico front is ironed over the back
/ Lay the shirt on the table, and the
center fullness of the back should be
drawn into plaits, which are pressed
: in to make the back and front the
same breadth, then iron all the calico
part, but do not touch the liner
fronts.
; To iron linen fronts a shirt board
! is required. This is board some tive
feet long and one and a half feet
broad, covered with ironing felt.
Slip this under the linen front and
iron the upper front first. Rub the
front with a dry cloth, and work any
creases or fullness to the side.
Do not use too hot an iron. Iron
until it Is dry, lifting the front from
the board now and again to let the
steam escape.
Do the second half in the same
way and be very careful to iron the
edges and round the neckband quite
dry.
To polish the 'front.' remove the
shirt board, and replace it with one
the same size, but with no covering
to it.
Damp the surface of the ironed
front very evenly with a wet rag
Get a hot polishing iron, and be sure
that 1t is very clean.
Iron up and down the front in
straight, even lines, pressing heavily
until smooth gloss is obtained. The
under half Of the front is the first te
be polished.
The cuffs are polished in the same
way.
; To fold shirt, place stud in the
neckband to fasten it, and make
box plat down the front where the
fullness is.
! Turn the shirt over, having the
back uppermost.
: Fold the sleeve over SO as to form
straight line with the seam Of the
shirt. Take a plat down the sleeve
/ of about an inch, and press it in, then
turn up the sleeve, having the but
tonhole of the cuff level with the
neckband.
Fold the second sleeve to CORE
spond. Fold over the sides OF the
shirt, having it the width of the
linen front.
Pin il to keep it in place. Turn
up the bottom about three inches.
fold the shirt in two, making 1t the
exact length of the linen front, so
that on turning it over only the
starched front is seen.
, MARION HARRIS NEIL.