Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19


peace,
Rest whore YOU nre
Rev Charles p. Cleaves.
SUNDAY MENU
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupes
Fried Mush
Brciled Bacon Water Cress
Rolls
Coffee
DINNER
Blackberry Soup (Cold) with Zweiback
Radishes Cucumbers
Cold Roast Of Lamb with Mint Sauce
Vegetable Salad
Cheese Straws
watermelon
iced Coffee
SUPPER ON TIE ROOF OR IN THE
GARDEN.
Lamb and Water .Crcss Sandwiches
Deviled EGGS Pickles
Peaches White Cake
W arm days tneS", ana ireSn unen DOtn
for bed and body are luxuries. yet es-
sential for health and comfort.
While the wise housemother saves
unnecessary laundry work. substituting
paper napkins for linen in all the out
of door meals, and with fruit. using doll
los whenever practicable for luncheon
and breakfast In place of the larger
tahlecoth keeping the little ones in
rompers instead Of beruffled and be-
brodered frocks during playtime there
still remains plenty to do when wash
day comes around Many good mana
gers think 1t easier to have second
washing Of the light fsnnels towels.
etc. again during the last OF the week,
and II the articles attended to are those
that do not require starching or ironing
the labor Ia very little. while II material
~ lightens the work Of the general wash
day.
Crinkic cloth is largely In evidence for
wash frocks and waists and this saves
ire ring Bath towels and the common
har' towels can be folded when taken
from the line and answer every purpose
without further iroing. Sheets for every
day use smell delightfully."- fresh II folded
straight and true and also put away
without ironing. Not many housekeepers
boil their clothes nowadays. preferring
instead the soaps that are used with
cold or lukewarm water And here a
word OF caution. Follow the directions
that are given on the wrappers OF the
soap YOU elect to use Remember that
tho manufacturers know better than you
what ingredients the soap contains and
that it is business for them TO give spe'
cific directions for attaining the best re-
suits. The matter Of soaking clothes owe,
night also depends upon circumstan
| II clothes are badly soled II is better
| to soak them for an hour or two In luke
warm water containing no soap. +
clothes are put to soak in hot soap!
water. the stains are set and II IS al
most Impossible to remove them after
ward.
LAUNDRY NOTES. pratt Institute)
Here are the general directions 20,
washing as given AT Pratt Institute:
| Assert the clothes the night before
washing. taking out tho coiored clothe.
and flannels. neither OF which are e
be boiled. Put the collars by themselves
MISC hnndkerchiefs. stockings. napkin.
and table cloths. Put the cotton ant
linen clothes in lukewarm suds and soal
over night. IN the morning begin thu
washing In a tub, one-third full Of ho
suds As the water needs changing, pou
It off and add fresh. Wash the fines
pieces first. rubbing the most delicate
with the hands only. A. they are washed
wiring. shake out and put into an ole
pillow case to he boiled. Rub the othe
clothes on tho board. paying special at
| tention to the hens and seams. and |
after wringing them they are streake'
rub a little soap on them Pour n pailfu
or two OF clear cold suds IN the boiler
lay In the clothes and cover them witt
cold water. Keep them pressed dow
with n stick and DO not fiji the boi'e
too full. Let them Just come to a scale
mo more). and remove at once. as lon
boiling yellows them. Take them out 4
drain in a coarse basket. set over a tub
then rinse them in clear cold waite,
looking over them carefully to see tina
no stains are left Wiring. open. an
throw into another clear cold water 4
which n moderate amount OF blueing ha
been dissolved. Rinse at once. wrin
| very dry and hang in open air Shoul'
the weather be rainy. leave them in tn
rins,ng water without the blueing unit
n fair day. DO not put them out In
severe frost or wind. still, frost,
night does not injurs them.
DOUBTFUL COI.ORS.
Dissolve a cupful OF salt and two
quarts Of water. Put tho garments Il
II while hot and let lie several hours
then wiring dry, and wash as usual II
clean, warm suds OF hard soap.
Some blacks. however, arc mad
brighter by putting a strons black pep
per tea In with the first suds. whe
washing. In laundering any delicat
colored material. 1t Is safer not to was
them with soap or in very hot water
A tablespoonful OF borax in a gallon o
water at a little hotter than lukewarr
will cleanse even much soiled gar
ment. Never hang q colored piece o
material in the sun while wet for moth
Ing dulls the figure more quickly.
should. however, be dried as rapidly a
possible in the shade.
TO LAUNDER TUB DRESSES WITT
BULGARIAN OR RUSSIAN EN-
BROIDERY.
Before washing soak In a pail Of col
water in which two tablespOonfuls G