Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-23

reaches the ironer, who gives it a few
finishing touches by hand. after which
it is wrapped in an attractive manner
ready to be sent out.
The handling of collars calls for several
remarkable machines They are washed
in lots after the same process as other
clothing, and then run through two
varieties of starching machines, after
which the surplus starch is rubbed off
by hand and they are hung upon hooks
for the drying room. These rows of
hooks. for each individual collar. work
automatically. passing through the dry
room and coming out and dropping each
collar off its hook as IL is dried, into
basket waiting to receive it. After they
are dried the collars are put through
the moistening machine, after which they
are placed under a pressing machine
similar in appearance to an old-fash:oned
office letter press. There are several
machines used in ironing collars.
One of the most ingenious is the mois-
tener for the turnover collars. This con-
sists of a
Moistener for Turnover wet spong-
Collars Is Ingenious. along which us,
the crease of the ironed collar is run. 1t
can then be turned over without cracking
the material. This is then ironed dry,
after which it passes through a little
machine to smooth the edge SO as not
to chafe the neck.
In going through laundry with such
equipments as these. the one thing with
which the visitor is impressed is the care
taken of every article handled. 1t would
be impossible for any of the machines
described to tear. burn stain any gar
ment. For instance. while a minute is
sufficient time to keep shirt bosom I'M
der the iron, it could not burn from the
amount of heat applied If it were to rest
there half day The utmost care is
taken in every department. The ironing
machines are heavily padded and the
collars are wrapped carefully in several
thicknesses of flannel before lot of
them are placed under the pressing NH
chine There are no sharp angles any
where in modern laundries. and If the
teeth described by some people ever
now been extracted. With such machin-
cry, the wear and tear upon clothing is
as nothing compared with the old-fash
toned hand methods.
The chemicals used also are absolutely
harmless A few laundries have COM
menced the manufacture of their own
chemicals by passing electric currents
through a brine made from ordinary
coarse salt. The acid thus produced is
believed to be less apt to iAjure the
clothing than caustic soda.
In order to guard against any accident
calculated to delay the work, some laun-
dries have
Several Power Resources several re-
to Prevent Delay. Sums -" = n1vi hor
their power. The best equipped laundries
are operated by electricity generated by
their own engines In one large laundry
there are two engines of equal power,
only one of which is In use. The other Is
resource in case one suddenly gets out
of order. AS a further resource. if both
engines should become disabled the laun-
dry can be operated by the electric power
OF the city which, is attached ready for
use at any time. By these Pc -autions
the laundry is able absolutely guar
antee the delivery of work at The time
promised, whether 1t be small order to
be finished in three hours or large
hotel order to be in readiness at some
particular date.
The settlement of claims against a
laundry for damages to clothing is an
important feature OF laundry manage
ment, and while many housekeepers feel |
that they have grounds for complaint re- |
garding exchanges Of articles and oc- !
~ cio al l0Sa0a In rama rk q hla how few