The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-07
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Dear Miss Grey: Will you Kindly
tell me through The Star how 20
clean a mans white straw hat With
Fuller's EARTH I have tried using
Il dry. but don't seem 20 get %
cleaned. don't like TO throw it
away. as IL Is a very fine straw
A READER
A--Why don't you try cleaning
II with sulphur and lemon Juice
Make a paste Of the two ingredients
and brush Il over the entire nat.
allowing IL 20 remain on for a mum
Der Of hours. Put ths hat In the
sun, and when the paste IS thor
oughiy dry. brush 81 out With "a
stiff brush. You will find the straw
cleaned and beautifully bleached
II you wish to use the FuIler's earth,
cover the hat thickly with the pow
der. put Ia a tight box and keep
covered for two or three days. Then
brush out should imagine that the
sulphur and lemon juice would be
better for the straw. but the Full
eTg earth Is very good 20 clean
light felt or velvet hats.
Dear Miss Grey: fal Is It prop
or for young girls and boys about
Is years OF age 70 play kissing
games at parties. providing that
none Of the players have Diseases
tb) Or for young girls to walk
about the streets after 10 o'clock
with their boy friends? (cl What
day Of the week did May IS. 1894
come ont earnestly wish your
reply. ELSIE.
A-No. II Is not. There are
many nice and amusing games
which are not kissing" games.
and why not play them? Besides.
how can you be sure that none OF
the players have diseases? After
10 o'clock. or before. for that mat
ter. Is no time for a young girl to
be away from her home parading
the streets. either with boy friends
or girl friends. Take your boy
friends TO your home. but stay off
the streets. AID should think that
10 O'Clock Ought 10 be the usual
time for lsyear-old girls to be in
bed, 70 get their beauty sleep.
May IL. 1894. came on Friday.
Dear Miss Grey: VIII you kind.
ly tell me how to take ink spots out
Of a white waist? What are the
Lincoln pennies worth with the IN.
itials on1 EMILY HARM.
A.-soak the Ink spots in milk.
II the spots are stubborn aud sew.
eral milk baths do not take out the
ink try oIalic acid Salt and
lemon Juice applied freely 10 the
spots and exposed 10 the sun will
also remove stubborn Ink spots.
They are worth I cent.
Dear Miss Grey: VIII you
please tell me how 20 make black
ribbons stiff? have tried starch.
but II leaves white spots.
MARGARET SMITH.
A.-Starch should never be used
on dark colOrs. az II will always
show. Use gum arabic, one table.
spoonful to one quart OF cold
water. Let II stand over night. In
the morning stir II we'll. strain and
II r. then ready 10 use the same
as starch Ribbons that have be.
come soft from frequent washings
can also be stlffened by rinsing
IN water In which a small quantity
OF sugar has been dissolved. When
pressed. II IL said they will be az
stiff as when new.
Dear Miss Grey: viii you please
answer the following questions Al
soon as possible in The Star 10
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland be
long TO Canada7
RUTH MACLEOD. Kent. Wn.
A.-Noya Scotia Is one OF the
provinces Of the Dominion Of Can
ada, but Newfoundland is a British
colony, not included within the
Canadian Dominion. A governor
Is appointed by the crown. A leg
islatlye council Of 10 members II
also appointed by the crown FOR
life. The house Of assembly. con