The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
HOW TO MAKE STRAW
HATS LOOK FRESH


Summer hats are beginning TO show
the ravages made by sun and dust and.
as most women feel that fall millinery
should not he worn before September q
certain amount Of renovatiug at the pres
ent time becomes a necessity For in
stance. a white hat can be washed or
cleaned at home with perfect safety. or
If gone beyond the cleaning point may be
dyed either black OF any color preferred
TO wash hats they should first be thor
oughIy freed from dust, then cleansed
with warm soap and water by scruD5ing
with a nail brush, and when d-y should
be covered with the white OF an egg, beat
en- to a froth-
Some women think that a half lemon
dipped in salt and vigorously applied %
the hat is the best wb.Jener. This IS ex-
ceIlent. but it is impossible 20 brush al
the salt out Of the straw. and when this
becomes damp. as il surely win II worn
out in the rain. the dust gathers and
sticks until the last state Of the hat IS
worse than the first
When soap and water are not p-acti-
cable cents worth Of oxalic acid may
be used with good results
Black straw hats may be made 70 look
ike new by brushing over with q sim
1 pie polish made from pulverized black
I sealing wax and alcohol, in the proper
tons OF an ounce Of the former 10 half
a pint Of the latter. This mixture should
stand IN a warm place, and when about
{ the consistency Of cream should be used
E The bottle containing L should be -ra-
{ Cue1tIy shaken while the contents are
I dlssolvine-
i Black chip needs only wiQ-1g with al
old soft silk haudSe-cE-=f. followed by q
I light application OF pure olive oil
/ Ammonia IS a good c0lo- resro-s- and
Z coI0red hats. unless very much faded
. may be freshensd by covering with q
cloth wrung OUT Of haif q-ac OF hot
. water. 20 which a reasp0C-tul OF am
n0nia has been added
I After this treatment a warm iron IS
/ placed over the cloth and the br-u press
ed into shape.
When the color is 100 far gone 70 re-
store BIZ this process q tube OF OIL paint
and gasoline VIII form @ Gye t5ar IS sim
pie 10 apply
The new shade may be a duplicate q
the old or be changed % another color
2 SoiIsd white chiffon rats are said 70 re-
spond 20 a treatment OF equal parts Ct
UaElesia- French chalk. and pl.ve-lze1
white soap The Ea- IS covered with Cl-s
mixture. which IS left on for twsl-y-fou-
hours When brushed OF the SOL IS sup
posed TO come WITH f.
Flowers can be dipped into the paint
and gasoline dyes and usually come out
Ike new. or the petals can be touched
Up with a small cz-asl-s hair brush
I Ribbons viii wash know i carefully
done but unless the ribbon IS OF E1C6
quality Z should advise an entire new
bow Il VIII be G. good investment u -rs
end. as washed ribbons soon pick Up soil
--r
bols. using gasoline instead OF water
TE-. is satisfactory Il the SOIL IS only
s. ri. and there viii be no necessity for
|r-V7.lg the bow 70 pieces. as ironing IS
not required when the article IS washed
in tr.s way
Velvet bows may De given new life
-ithout removing them from the hat by
Using a curling iron
Il should be made quite hot. then COW
cred loosely with a wet cloth This done,
TIE iron Is inserted IN the loops. opening
the cu-le- as wide as tEe loops demand
The steam VIII cause the nap 70 rise. and
when quite dry every particle OF dust cal
be removed by q velvet brush. 50 the bow
VIII look as sood as new
A crepe trimmed Lar or bonnet that
shows s5zls Of crushing should be he'd
over steam and the fingers used for zd-
iusting and resLaQiuE loops or folds. IS
found necessary. When perfectly dry an
improvement viii be apparent Uirss
should be wiped III order TO remove dust.
! Ethel sp0nged with alcohol
| Ostrich feathers can be recurled without
removal from the har By holding over
steam Ul-i- the fUss are fluffy again.
when ne may be curled with q blunt
knife
The osprey may be safely washed n
ws- m ooapsuds. sfterwarE riusing IN
/ y -rm water two or three times Faded
icsrT ; may be redipped in the paint and
q ne dye. and 7 am told that ostrich
feathers come out vel from the same
, kind OF q bath