Gilpin observer., 1908-11-12
REMOVE THE STAi-..
WAYS IN WHICH DREes FAERIcs
MAY BE CLEANED.
Now Is the Time to Sec That
ths Wardrobe Is Put in
Repair for the
Fall,

A few general rules in regard to re-
moving stains from dresses will prob
ably be useful just now when the fall
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
result; yet stains that have been in
all summer are not impossible to
cleanse If the work ia done in the right
way.
For instance, boiling water poured
through tea stain will entirely re-
move it If the stream is kept percolat-
ing through the material a sufficient
length OF time, it depending upon the
obstinarcy of the stain.
Coffee spots should be soaked in
cold water until they disappear chang
Ing the water as often as 1t 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 evi-
dence during the coming season, II
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.
m 1ira
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 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 1t will take away
smears II 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 1t all the year
round. not exactly as 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, 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 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, II fresh, should be put
into cold water. When old or set a
very thick paste made from starch
anu WdtrI Dc ldiu vi DOtu olucS
OF the stain and allowed to remain un.
til perfectly dry, when 1t 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 II 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 u applied freely. Cold
milk is good when the stains are
fresh. changing the milk as often as
necessary.
II 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 1t will the destroy
the color.
The crystals are dissolved in boil
| ing water and the liquid is applied tc
the stain. A thorough rinsing In cleal
water afterward is necessary.