The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-28
CARE OF LITTLE THINGS.
Taking Care Of Ones Clothes Most
Important-Some Excellent Ad-
vice on the Subject.


Extravagance rules in matters Of
feminine clothing as II has never ruled
before. and ii behooves every girl and
matron to take mighty good care OF
her wardrobe. A stitch in time not
only saves nine stitches but ii fire.
quently the means OF saving an entire
gown.
By taking care of ones gloves, by
carefully folding ones wells. by keep
ing ones hats in boxes rather than
thrown about on closet shelves. much
can be done toward preserving the
freshness and erispness Of these
necessary things bandbox for every
hat should be provided. even If closet
space is at a premium and the boxes
must be poked inder the bed or
lounge to be out Of the way.
The use Of a parasol in summer will
do much toward keeping a hat from
fading. while a chiffon veil thrown
over ones "bunnit" will always help.
especially in bad moist weather or
when dust is blowing A hat brush
should be well worked. and not allowed
to lie idle upon ones dresser. Dust
is a high-handed tyrant, who spoils
many a pretty fixing. and il is always
the wise thing to be ever after him
especially If you happen to be a
woman OF limited means
When taking off your gloves. fold
them back over the hands and turn
wrong side out as the fingers are
slipped out. The very worst thing in
the world for a glove is to pull it on
by the finger ends. The ends receive
hardest wear. and this pulling not
only breaks the stitches but draws the
gloves out Of shape.
-e very careful woman has In her
top dresser drawer a little oblong
glove box, or else she has large sheet
Of tissue paper or a bit OF linen in
which her gloves are laid. White
gloves must, each single pair be care
fully placed between tissue paper
Careful laundering will keep white
gloves nice for a long, long time.
Some women put on these gloves and
scrub them with soap and water and
nail brush. but this treatment is
rather severe and not as good as mere
ly rubbing the gloves between the
hands and applying soapsuds a-plenty.
Kid gloves are most absurd for warm
weather. except on most extreme
dress-up occasions. Even then the
very thin. sheer. lovely white silk
gloves or embroidered mitts are to be
preferred.
Never leave your veil tied about
your hat. for II will become limpy
and unmanageable. and soon proves
useless.
Shake out your veil nicely take
at either corner Of the end and fold
round and round crosswise. Place this
In a big sheet OF tissue paper. the
same as your gloves.
Wells can be mended by raveling out
a thread OF the mesh and using this
after the same matter of the pattern
employed. Many a veil can be made
to do service during bad weather even
II II has suffered few unhappy tears
and rips.
White chiffon wells can be washed
over and over again. Merely make a
live. hot suds with a good soap. and
launder the veil as you would bit Of
lace or fine fabric Rinse carefully.
dry and 60 over with moderately
warm hatIron.
Little neck ribbons can often be
freshened by dipping IN gasoline.
About the most desirable way Of
cleaning little knickknaczs OF silk is
to place them in a glass Jar which has
been filed with gasoline and allow
them to stand over night. In the
morning rinse in fresh gasoline. shake
out well. iron with the finger tips
and then with a fiatiron.
SILK OF satin belts can be renovated
In the same way. White Kid belts
should be sent TO the Professional
cleaner. just as white gloves should
not be cleaned at home.
Keep your shoes and slippers on
shoe trees, hang up your skirts and
jackets on regular hangers made for
the purpose. Keep your undermusllns
nicely mended and never put on pair
Of stockings that need darning. This
is absolutely the only way TO feel prop
erly clad and to keep your self-respect
The frazzled. unmended. ragged at the
hem girl has certainly lost her grip
on life and needs the life-preserver Of
friendly advice.-chicago Record-Her-
aid.