The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21

w gently said an older wo-
 man to a young married friend. Do you know who she is?" She is pretty, is she not?" was the ; reply Sometimes I think Margery the most beautiful girl I ever saw, but her appearance is quite ruined be- cause she always looks as if she had slept in her clothes. have never seen her in well-pressed suit, after the first newness had worn off; as for her summer clothes. they are a positive disgrace; they are always wrinkled.
 "Of course, before the family lost their money things were not so bad. for there was ue ally stray maid to Keep Margery fairly smooth; but now well, it's only one more proof of the utter folly Of mothers neglecting to teach their daughters how to iron and press. No matter how wealthy they are. there will 5urely come a time when such knowledge will prove use- full"
 Even if mothers neglect their duty, the really practical girl will want to master the art of pressing. And an art 1t is, as every woman can ruefully tes- tify who has ever been unexpectedly called to press a disreputably wrinkled gown without the slightest knowledge of the process.
 TO SAVE THE PENNIES
 Now, as the proper care of a wom- ans wardrobe involves frequent pressings, the really practical girl win wish to learn the very best and easiest methods of doing it. Some of these pressings must be done by the tailor, but there is much. that a girl ! can accomplish for herself if equipped for the work. and thus save many a penny. Indeed, she may do much that she now relegates to the tailor, if she once acquires the knack of it.
 The practical girl who would do her own pressing should own a skirt board (of which one end should be perfectly squared), a sleeve board, a seam board, a heavy and medium iron, and small one with one end slightly turned Un. A tailor's goose is a good | thing to have, but it is so heavy that the average girl cannot manipulate 1t; so the heavy iron must be made to take its place.
 This last is used mainly for press ing the bottoms of skirts. When one has been caught in the rain the skirt should never be worn again until well pressed. especially at the bottom. No matter how handsome a dress may be, if wrinkled by the rain 1t Is unsightIy.
 THE REAL WORK
 All mud spots having been removed, -Ir s,.& !, s1- over a skirt board and a few inches of the bottom thoroughly wiped with a wet cloth. A dry cloth should then be laid on and the heavy iron, mod erately hot, should be applied while the skirt is held taut and smooth. The weight of the iron will hold it down at one end, and the left hand should draw 1t at the other. After the en- tire skirt has been treated in this way, start over again with moderate iron, this time. possibly, without any cloth intervening. It will be found that the material will be of uniform dampness all around. Iron smoothly and unremittingly until absolutely dry. Very often mere pressing with a mod crate iron will be found sufficient for the rest of the skirt, as it is the bot tom which suffers most on account of its thickness.
 Frequently, if dress of thin material is wrinkled. mere hanging up smoothly in the damp night air will repair the evil. Better yet is it to fold it smoothly and lay it away in trunk for a time. If necessary to really press. however. wipe lightly, one breadth al a time. with wet cloth and iron with mod crate heat, always passing from hem to band with the grain of the goods, never from band to hem and never across. If this injunction is not fol-