Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-16
THE HOME LAUNDRY
PROPER METHODS FOR DIFFER.
EMIT MATERIALS.
Various Ways for Setting coIors That
Are to Be Neutrality-suspicious.
Of Proper starching-To
Stiffen Organizes.


When Washing Prints.-Before
hew 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
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
hours. Then wiring dry and proceed
as usual. For madden tints, soak in
sugar of lead solution IN ounce to
gallon Of water. Strong black pepper
tea put in the first suds is best for
setting some blacks. Where there is
or what will best set 1t, it is 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
ooghly in two clear waters, wiring dry,
starch and hang in the shade, but so
arrange that they will dry quickly.
Never hang print SKIRT double over
the hne. An excellent expedient is to
fasttn the band over a wooden barrel
hoop or hang it from one of the wood
en- arms made on Purpose for hanging
shirts. In case OF rain leave the cali
Goes in the second rinsing water with
half pint of salt to each gallon of
water. Never sprinkle calicees until
the day they are 10 be ironed Sprinkle
lightly, but evenly. Thick prints re-
Quire more water than finer muslins.
Roll, tightly wrapping in q clean towel.
so that the outside is not dry, and
leave for an hour before SToning.
Laundry dessons.-At the schools
where tine laundry woSil is taught
there is no hit-or-miss method in max
ing starch and applying it to a gar
ment. There is an accurate scientific
rule Tor every step IN starching
shirts, fOc instance, mix three table
spoonfuls of dry starch smooth in cold
water then stir fast into one quart OF
boiling water. Bot for ten minutes,
with constant stirring While cooking
STIR also with a sperm candle kept foI
that purpose. Wtren this is not avail
able & little lard, butter, kerosene On
white wax win DO. When the starch
is co0fed down so that the hand can
he borne in il Dip collars, cuffs and
shirt fronts into 1t, rubbing the starch
thoroughly in, S'lapphlg it between the
hands so that it may be evenly dfs.
tributed through all the threads. Pdld
spreading out iftt. Fold the shirt
fengthwise, bring tine two sides OF the
bosom together, with the wristbands
put between. Tins keeps the starch.
from the rest of the shirt Then roll
very tight, sppirISlfng a little water GDn
the .iiaps.
Starch for Petttcoats.-Petticoats
qrirc a much thinner starch Dissolve.
a half cup of search in a little Sc6ld
water, enough to rub out all the humps \
When smooth pVgr over it eight oups
fof'Boiling water, stirring rapidly. add
a 'qssarter teaspooiful of borax and buil
ten minutes. When the hands can be
borne in II dip ia the various garments
IN tte order IN which you require stfff
ness. Wiring uat, rub and clap 'tne'
starch in.
TIC Stiffen U-eandies.-These re.
quiFe "a different treatment The best
starch for them is clear, thick gum
water. Dip then in wrong side our.
rub the gum thoroughly through and'l
squeeze dry, but do not wiring. Spread
otu us much as possible in the hang |
ing, Ind leave until the surface of che
garments feels Imply moist. Takeil
down, ron tightly and cover with
clean cloth. Nuw undo a little at a
time and pat b1id clap between TIN
hands ANTI dry.