Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24
REMOVE THE STAIN
WAYS IN WHICH DRESS FABRICS
MAY BE CLEANED.
"sw Is the Time to See THAT
the Wardrobe Is Put in
Repair for the
Fall,

~ le" general rules III regard 10 re-
moving stains from dresses will prob
ably be useful just now when the tall
renovating is about to be undertaken
1t must be understood, however, that
the sooner the spot Is taken out after
the accident the better will be the
all summer are not impossible to
cleanse if the work is done in the right
way
For instance, boiling water poured
through tea stain will entireS re-
move it If the stream is kept percolat-
length of time, it depending upon the
obstinancy of the stain.
Coffee spots should be soaked in
cold water until they disappear, Chang
ing the water as often as it becomes
much discolored.
The stains from chocolate are not
so easy to remove. They should be
soaked in lukewarm water, which will
be renewed as occasion requires.
Fruit stains will surely be in evil
1ence during the coming season, if
not on old garments then on new
ones.
When such spots are fresh pour
boiling water steadily through them
and they will usually disappear If
the water Is hard borax or ammonia
IN small quantity should be added
to the water.
A grease stain Oh cotton or linen
will usually yield to the treatment of
mixture of fuller's earth and pipe
clay in equal quantities.
When any greasy substance has
been dropped upon silk it can be alb
stracted by mixing French chalk with
methylated spirits to the consistency
of cream, laying it upon the stain,
then covering with a brown paper and
pressing with a warm iron.
Ice cream marks can be removed by
this means, but it must be applied at
once
A bottle of cologne is a most USE
full article, for it will take away
smears if rubbed on as soon as they
appear. 1t can be used alike on white
or colored fabrics, cotton or wooden,
without the slightest injury. Many
persons make use of it all the year
round, not exactly as a cleansing
agent, but as an emergency.
For instance, when a person is quite
ready to go out and then detects some
stain that has been overlooked when
putting the garment away, a rag sat
urated with cologne and applied will
remedy the spot at least temporarily.
Grass stains yield to the cologne ap-
plication, though a thorough bath in
alcohol is perhaps more certain. Ker-
osene is another liquid that may be
applied successfully to grass stains,
while some recommend covering the
spots with a paste made from cream
of tartar and water.
This should not be used in the case
of colored goods, as the color is likely
to disappear.
Medicine stains may often be re-
moved by sponging thoroughly with al
cohOl.
| Blood stains, if fresh, should be put
into cold water. When old or set a
very thick paste made from starch
and water should be laid on both sides
of the stain and allowed to remain I'M
til perfectly dry, when it can be
shaken off.
Stains from an acid will usually dis
appear under a bath of alcohol.
Rub fresh paint with rag dipped in
spirits of turpentine, and if this is not
forthcoming rub the soiled part with
both hands, as though the fabric were
being washed
Ink can be taken from white goods
with tomatoes if applied freely Cold
milk is good when the stains are
fresh, changing the milk as often as
necessary.
If very obstinate and the material
will stand hot water the stain should
be >covered with melted tallow, then
washed in the usual way.
Oxalic acid will remove any very
obstinate stains, but can be used only
on white goods, as it will the destroy
the color.
The crystals are dissolved in boil
ing water and the liquid is applied to
the stain. A thorough rinsing in clear
water afterward is necessary.
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