Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-12

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IN the line This also prevents the
marks OF the clothespins.
A great deal of time is saved ana
the lives OF summer stockings douDied
il the tees and heels are run with
intending silk, or even with cotton, DE-
fore they are worn. Silk does not
shrink as mend.ng wool does and II
Is lot nearly as bulky. Washing
too. has great deal to do WITH the
wearing of stockings. FIRST, they
should be well shaken in order TO re-
move all dust and then soaked 1of
10 minutes in a lather of warm "a-
Ter and soap, TO which little am
monia has been added Next make
a fresh lather of soap and water and
snueeze the stockings in this. Rlnst
in two lots of warm water, and dry
and press with a moderately hot lroh
before they are quite dry. Never US.
sod, for stockings, as it Injuries tins
color.
A sheet of fine emery cloth MAKER
a good grip foa unscrewlng FOUNTAIN
pens, metal covers, etc. Pasted on
card it will serve for place 10
scratch matches and save the pant
A few drops of sewing machine oil oil
the emery cloth and you have an ex
cellent Gil stone. Also, have a striL
where you can put sharp point OH
lead pencils.
II is best to insist that all the
clothing in the family wash be plainly
marked There is nothing so annoy
ing to whoever puts away the CLONES
as to have to guess TO whom the dli-
ferent pieces belong Many articles
may be successfully dry cleaned Win
gasoline. and as the fluid costs 81
little. it will be found much less ex-
pensive to do the cleaning at nome
in the summer rather than to patron
ize a professional cleaner. Always
keen the gasoline far away from
fire OF any sort. BiOuses, neckwear,
silks. handkerchiefs and all fragile
articles that would possibly be ruined
if put through soap and water, 10
matter how carefully handled, VIA
come OFT fresh and looking quite new
when given a gasoline bath.
Even dresses may be attempted IL
one has the time and patience. A
strong lather of white soap. dissolved
bv hot water until IL looks ike 1eiiy'
should be added to the gasoline II tEe
article is much soiled. This bath
should be a teacupful TO a gallon OF
the fluid. The garment must soak in
this solution for l. minutes, then IL
should be rubbed when necessary and
washed between the hands until the
soil is removed. Ring out and rinse
in clean gasoline. The greatest OF
care should be taken in this process
as even the vapor from large guam
tity OF gasoline will carry quite a
distance, and, communicating with a
name. cause havoc.
One of the very best ways TO clean
windows is to put 4 little kerosene in
the water. This makes the glass
look very bright But, after all, it is
not a very good plan. If kerosene IS
used the windows will look alright,
nut when the sun shines on II it will
cloud over instead Of keeping clear as.
1t was when first washed.
II regularly cleaned with parafiin
the glass will soon be cloudy all the
time. The easiest and best way to
clean windows IN the summer is to
wiring well a chamois leather out OF
warm water. rub the window with this
turning as it gets dirty, and then
polish with q soft buster. There is no
better method. as any professional
window cleaner will admit
To have lunch cloths and center
pieces without creases from having
been folded is difficult. Either save
the heavy paste board rolls that pic
lures and calendars come in or make
2 heavy paper about twice the size
and as large as a broom handle. An
old broom handle will serve to start
the roll Of paper on. Have two lengths
one about a foot long for the small
linen pieces and another about three
feet long for the large ones. and roll
the freshly ironed linens on these
rolls. Keep in linen drawers. ready
for use. and Il will not be found nee
essary 70 iron the creases GU; Of
each piece. as Is the case when they
are folded.
The easiest way TO blacken a stove
- 70 use a fat Daintbrush about one
and a half inches vide and Tin or
sar large enough 10 receive the brush