Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10

II People
Understood how to wash lace and would
give little time to 1t, they could restore
the finest work to its pristine cobwebbi-
ness. The only utensils necessary are
two-pound old Jam bottle, three yards Of
common flannel, and ordinary small iron
and some soap jelly. This last you can
make by scraping down one-half bar COM
mon yellow soap into one-half gallon boil
ing water. Put this into jar and place
| the jar In a pan. Let it simmer until the
soap is melted. When 1t is cold cover the
| jar and set it aside for use. This supply
| will last for long time.
To wash the lace have ready plenty Of
| boiling water; fill the jar; add a large
spoonful of the soap jelly and a few drops
Of ammonia. Then put in the lace, cover
| the top with the palm Of one hand. and
| hold the end Of the bottle with the other.
Shake the lace round and round in the bot
! tie.
AS soon as the water becomes dirty pour
1t out and put in fresh, adding the soap and
ammonia as before. Continue this until
| the water no longer gets soiled, then rinse
the lace in clear water and run 1t through
another basin containing about one pint
of hot water, to which has been added two
or three tablespoonfuls of liquid gum, care
being taken that the gum Is clear and fine
Press this gently out, but do not wiring 1t.
Wrap lace In a towel until surplus mois-
ture is gone, then fold flannel into thick
pad. Have irons ready and plenty of thin
tissue paper handy. Lay one sheet on the
flannel and the lace on that. Cover the lace
with the paper and iron in the direction in
which the pattern goes, taking care to pick
out the pattern closely and to strain the
lace to the uttermost while doing so. If
the lace is open and cobweblike it Is best
to let the ironing alone and pin it infinitely
out on a towel.
Black lace may be restored and cleansed
by being rinsed through strong blue water
Ordinary blue is used, but the water must
be dark, and if the lace Is silky i,Ltle
paraffin should be added. That also is a tip
for silk washing. Rinse 1t in cold water in
which little paraffn has been poured, or
if it has to be stiffened add the paraffin to
the gum water. Iron as you do the white
lace. between the paper, which should
never be used twice.
To Remove
Grease spots on carpets or mating, cover
with French chalk and sprinkle with ben
zine. Allow the benzine to evaporate, then
| brush of the chalk. The spot will have
disappeared.
The Supplies
In the bath room closet are no less impor-
| tant than those of the kitchen. Besides its
| hot-water bags, big and little. ammonia,
witch hazel and the like, there should be
!
water, and sweet Oil; 1 per cent solution
Of carbolic acid, a box of absorbent cotton
| and roll Of bandages. With these ready
| for use, an accident. such as burn q cut
| finger or fainting fit easily may be met
and pain will be spared the victim.
The 1 per cent solution of carbolic acid
| Is useful in all cases of injury because of
| it's cleansing qualities. If a cut 10 to be
| treated the wound first should be cleansed
thoroughly in clear water carefully rinsed
| in the carbolic solution, and then painted
with collodion. The collodion stops the
bleeding and serves as a varnish to prevent
dirt from entering.
the proportions for which are understood
| by all druggists. Is the best remedy for q
I burn. If applied at once 1t will take out
the fire and In most cases will prevent bis
| tering. Bicarbonate of soda, II sprlnkled
| on a burn soon as received, also will
Housewives
| Are not particular enough about bedding;
| they think that II mattresses are turned
| every day and brushed once q week 1t Is
quite sufficient; but how often does one
see untidy valances and coveriets? II the
| pillows were stripped Of their linen covers
! how frequently are the tick coverings un-
! derneath discolored and uninviting. Down
| quilts look nicer than anything else for
! winter. but they wear shabby in time and
| require recovering. An inexpensive cover
| ing for this purpose Is silkoline, which
| comes in any number of different colors
| and designs, SO the housewife Is sure to
| find one that VIII please. Down quilts have
| tervals the holes being pierced with a
| stiletto and buttonholed round with silk.
When the tick cases OF pillows and boil
| sters are shabby they should be covered