The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-18

"HE laundering or the dainty /
summer gown is a matter
that requires care and skill
Never before have frocks been
so fragile, and never has their reap
pearance from the tub been the occa-
sion of so many disappointments
The use of colored embroidery on
white frocks makes it necessary TO eX-
ercise special care in washing them.
The elaborate embroideries and laces
adopted In their establishment also in
crease the difficulties.
How to Wash Voiles.
Some suggestions for handling the
fashionable fabrics are given here.
Plain wolfe and Grape frocks should
be washed In water comfortably hot to
the hand, with enough dissolved soap
added to form n lather. To make dis
solved soap CRATE piece Of pale vel
low soap or shred it finely with a knife
and add boiling water, stirring until it
Is dissolved. Squeeze and press the
frock in the soapy water until clean.
rinse In warm water and in cold TO
clear the material; then dip it in boraX
water in the proportions of one table
spoonful to two quarts of water. Run
through wringer or mangle or
squeeze tightly in n cloth and iron at
once on the wrong side to avoid
gloss.
When ironing the frock iron any lit
tie pieces of lace, insertion, etc, the
sleeves, then the body. If a sleeve
board is available it is a great saving
OF time when doing the tops of the
sleeves and intricate parts of the bod
ice. After the bodice is finished slip
the frock over a skirt board and iron
the skirt, pressing very firmly. With
the fashionable frocks it is quite a sim
pie matter to iron them folded in half
on the ironing table, being careful to
avoid n crease down the skirt.
Striped or Spotted Fabrics.
Black and white striped or spotted
voiles need very special care to prevent
the black from running into the white.
Steep in cold sailed water Zone table
spoonful to one quartz, then wash and
rinse as explained above, finally dip
ping in cold sailed water.
For black and white, instead of using
borax use gum water, taking three
teaspoonfuls of the solution to one pint
OF cold water. Quickly squeeze the
frock out of this and lay it on Il cloth,
folding 1t so that a fold of the cloth
comes between each of the folds of
wolfe. Then, If the black runs during
the wringing, it stains the cloth instead
of the material. Iron on the wrong
af5a that tho coftapa1 dva 6pac No
harm. Finish ironing the~parts' diff
cult to get at on the right side.
The Useful Gum Water
For gum water take two ounces of
white gum arabic crystals and half a
pint of warm water. Wash the Crys-
tails In cold water, place them in a
saucepan with the warm water, put
over gentle heat, stir occasionally until
dissolved, strain through muslin bottle
cork and use as required.
Voiles with raised spots or stripes
should be ironed entirely on the wrong
side and on very soft surface to make
the raised parts stand out well. Two
folds OF felt under the ironing shee
are advisable. Baby irons-viz, tiny
irons-are invaluable for the small
parts difficult to iron with a large one
The beautiful Grape wolfe embroidered
frocks worked In satin stitch need yer!
heavy pressure on the wrong side t,
give them a good finish" 1t is wei
TO use a heavy iron and a soft surface
for ironing on. Either gum water 0
borax water is suitable for white o
cream, but if trimmed with colored eu
broidery or needlework avoid the us
OF borax
Colored Embroideries.
For frocks trimmed with bands o
colOred embroidery or motifs tacI
pieces of old calico or cambria owe
the decorations before putting the gar
ment into water; otherwise, unless tn
colors are fast" the dye will run int
the other part of the frock and stat
It After the washing processes ar
complete remove the calico from bot
sides of the embroidery and iron tn
colored work at once on the wron
side until dry before beginning tn
rest of the garment.
Ninon Garments.
For ninon frocks with colored boz
ders wash and rinse In the same wa,
stiffen in gum water and after wiring
Ing in cloth iron at once on the rigt
side.
The white lawn frocks with pune
work, buttonhole embroidery or cycle
work require careful handling. I'll
chief secret OF success is to use stare
water for them, to give the same SUI
stance to the lawn as when new, an
when ironing tip the iron up well, s
that the toe and side of it are presse
very firmly on the wrong side into IL
needlework to smooth it.
Useful Starches.
To make boiling water starch tai
one tablespoonful of the best viii