The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-10
FEW LAUNDRY HINTS
WORK THAT CAN EASILY be
DONE At HOME.
Not Necessary to Pay High Prices to
Expert cisansrs-Proper Care OF
the Finer Grades Of Summer
Materials.

Many garments are beginning to
show rather dingy, SO that few hints
ON the doing up Of fine materials may
not come amiss.
Nothing looks 80 dainty and fresh
summer or winter, as white, but the
charges for laundering or French
cleaning are prohibitive. Most people
are afraid to undertake the washing
Of silks, cashmeres. and the like al
home, but really. with little care.
they are not nearly SO difncult as they
look.
Very fine muslins should be soaked
in tepid water in which borax has
been dissolved: one teaspoonful borax
to q gallon of water being sumcient.
After half an hour they can be rubbed
gently In soap suds made OF hne
white curd soap and boiling water
then poured over them and left to
cool. They should be we'll rinsed and
squeezed rather than wrung out.
In washing silk handkerchiefs care
should be taken to prevent their turn
ing yellow. A silk handkerchief
should never be boiled nor have any
soap rubbed upon 1t.
Make q lather OF finely shredded
white soap and water. wash. and
squeeze the handkerchiefs in II. press
out all the moisture possible. and
dry quickly in the sun; ironing them
while they are still damp. but not
wet.
White silk handkerchiefs used rs
neckties are sometimes cleaned very
well with dried and powdered starch
In which a little powdered blue has
been mixed.
The handkerchief Is spread over q
clean linen cloth and with = pad Of
clean white linen the powder Is rub
bed over the silk. then busted out.
after which. with . moderately hot
Iron and two folds Of slightly damped
linen laid over the silk on the right
side. the handkerchief is ironed. which
briEhtens It considerably.
To clean black silk from mud stains
the following recipe will be found .
good one, Peel and cut into small
pieces . moderate sized potato. Pour
Il =
cover and allow to stand for IL hours.
Then add pTs spirits Of wine sum
eient to give the feel OF very thin
starch. Sponge the spotted silk rap
Idly with this liquid. and rub each
Dp2t carsfully. thoroughly wetting the
material.
Turn the silk face downward and
press the wrong side with cold iron.
passing 1t always lenEthways Of the
material.
To iron . silk waist. commence
Ironing with the collar band and yoke.
then the wristbands and sleeves. Use
sleeve board for ironing the sleeves.
After ironing all the small parts. b.
gin with one side OF the waist and
Iron the whole OF II. Silk should be
ironed quickly and carefully. % ~
not to make creases. ~ IL 10 almost
lmpossible to get them out.
II the waist 10 trimmed with lace
and lace Insertions. ga{her up the laoe
10 the hand. dip the hngers in some
starch and put II on the lace. Squeeze
put the starch. being very careful that
Il does not touch the silk.
For the insertion. spread Il out Tat
On Ahe hand and put the starch on II
evenly with the nn9srs. Put the
starched parts carefully on each other
when rolling the waist up in . cloth.
Ironing the silk gives Il . smooth
and glossy appearance. but should
the waist get dry before Il 10 ironed.
dip Il into clean cold water and roll
10 . cloth. Do not sprinkle water
over II. ~ that would make Il look
rough and blotchy when iroued. When
the waist 10 anished fold Il nestly
without creasing and air it.-Marion
Harris Neil In Chicago Inter Ocean.