Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-07-04
THE HOME LAUNDRY
PROPER METHODS FOR DIFFER.
EMIT MATERIALS.
Various Ways for Setting colors That
Are to Be Neutrality-suspicious.
OF Proper starchino-To
stiffen oroandies.

new print gets its first Tubing set
the colors. The way OF doing this de-
ponds upon the color, Blues and
greens are strengthened by vinegar In
the rinsing Of bluing water. allowing q
tablespoonful Of vinegar to every
quart OF water Alum water Is also
efficacious. allowing four ounces alum
to a tub Of water. For black, black
and white. deep puppies or grays. salt
is best Dissolve pint OF salt In two
quarts OF boiling water. put the gar.
ment In while hot and let II lie several
hours. Then wiring dry and proceed
as usual. For madden tints. soak In
sugar OF lead solution an ounce to
gallon OF water. Strong black pepper
tea put In the first suds is best for
setting some blacks. Where there is
any doubt as TO the fastness Of color
or what will best set II. II Is q good
plan To wet small pieces with the vari'
Gus solutions and see which proves
best adapted to that particular color.
When ready to wash the calicoes use
clean warm. not hot. suds. rinse thor
oughly In two clear waters. wiring dry.
starch and hang In the shade, but so
arrange that they will dry quickly.
Never hang a print skirt double over
the line. An excellent expedient is to
fasten the band over wooden barrel
hoop or hang II from one OF the wood
en- arms made on purpose for hanging
skirts. In case OF rain leave the call
Goes In the second rinsing water with
half pint Of salt to each gallon OF
water. Never sprinkle calicoes until
the day they are to be ironed. Sprinkle
lightly, but evenly. Thick prints re-
Quire more water than finer muslins.
Roll. tightly wrapping In clean towel.
80 that the outside is not dry. and
leave for an hour before ironing.
Laundry Lessons.-At the schools
where fine laundry work is taught
there is no hitor-miss method In max
Ing starch and applying 1t to gar
ment There Is an accurate. scientific
rule for every step. In starching
shirts. for instance, mix three table
spoonfuls OF dry starch smooth in cold
water. then stir fast into one quart OF
boiling water. Boil for ten minutes,
with constant stirring. While cooking
stir also with sperm candle kept for
that purpose. When this Is not avail
able little lard. butter. kerosene or
white wax will do. When the starch
is cooled down so that the hand can
be borne In 1t dip collars, cuffs and
shirt fronts into 1t, rubbing the starch
thoroughly in. clapping It between the
hands so that 1t may be evenly dis
tributed through all the threads. Fold
collars and cuffs in clean towel,
spreading out At. Fold the shirt
lengthwise, bring the two sides of the
bosom together, with the wristbands
put between. This keeps the starch
from the rest Of the shirt Then roll
very tight. springling little water on
the flaps.
Starch FOR Observation-Disclosures re
Quire much thinner starch. Dissolve
half cup OF starch in q little cold
/ A
water, enough to rub out all the Jumps
When smooth pour over 1t eight cups
Of boiling water. stirring rapidly. Add
q quarter teaspoonful OF borax and boi
ten minutea When the hands can be
borne In It dip in the various garment.
in the order in which you require stiff
ness Wiring out rub and clap thu
starch IN.
TO stiffen oroandles.-These re
quire different treatment The bes
starch for them is clear, thick gun
water. Dip them in wrong side out
rub the gum thoroughly through ant
squeeze dry, but do not wiring: Spreat
out as much as possible in the hang
ing, and leave until the surface Of tn,
garments feels Imply moist. TAX
down, roll tightly and cover with
clean cloth. Now undo a little at
time and pat and clap between tn
hands until dry.