The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-23
ON IRONING A SHIRT.
What to Press First, Do Not Use rco
Hot an Iron ard the Finish
ing Touch of Polishing.

10 iron the SHIRT, aIlef utlnS
starchcd, proceed in the following
order; First the collar, second the
cuffs and sleeves, third the yoke,
fourth the back. fifth the CaiiCO part
If the front. sixth the linen front.
The collar must be wiped with a
dry rag To remove any surface
starch. then. with a 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,
and 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 rs the collar.
When quite dry and stiff fold the
sleeve in half by the seam, and iron
Il first on n side, then urn over
and do the other, working the point
If the iron we'll into the gathers al
the wrist.
DO the second sleeve in the same
way. To iron the saddle place II
quite Nat on the back of the shirt. SO
that the two side seams are together,
the back being folded in half length.
ways; iron first one side, then tn"
other.
The seams and the strippings round
the sleeves must be irOncd dry. The
calico front is ironed over the back.
Lay the shirt on the table. and the
center fullncss 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 linen
fronts.
To iron linen fronts a shirt board
is required. This is a board some w
feet long and one and IA 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.
Dc no 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 it is very clean.
Iron up and down the front in
straight, even lines, pressing heavily
until a smooth gloss is obtained. The
under half OF III, front is the first to
be polished.
The cuffs are polished in the same
way.
To fold a shirt, place a stud in the
neckband to ias!en It, and make "A
box plat down the front where the
fullness is.
Turn the shirt over, having the
back uppermost.
Fold the sleeve over 50 as To form
a straight line with the seam of the
shirt. Take a plat down the sleeve
OF about an inca, and press 1t in, then
turn up the sleeve, having the but
tOnhole Of the cum level with the
neCkband.
Fold the second sleeve to CORE.
Spond. Fold over the sides OF the
shirt, having 1t the width OF the
linen front.
Pin it to keep it in place. Turn
up the bottom about three inches,
fold the shirt in two, making it the
exact length of the linen front, SO
that on turning il over only the
starChCd front is seen.
MARION HARRIS NEIL
An Old Silk Cont