The Washington herald., 1914-04-27

open. then put in over the steam Tadia-
tor. Every suggestion of its characteristic
nausesting odor will disappear and a
careful pressing will result in clothing
surprisingly new in appearance. Spots
that are comparatively fresh may be
taken out by simply laying a sheet Of
brown or other absorbent paper over
them and then passing a hot iron over
this. a thick layer of French chalk
sprea d over the soiled places before the
paper Is laid on will make results still
more certain, or the block magnesia,
sold for five cents a cake. may be rub
bed on generously and the garment hung
away for few days. later to receive a
vigorous brushing. Steaming from the
wrong size will be found the most salts
factory way of cleaning velvet or cor
duroy, but with these fabrics the precau-
ton must be taken of using a piece OF
old velvet or a velvet brush rather than
a stiff whisk broom.
Use system in putting Your things
away. Either store the clothes of each
member of the family separately or else
collect all the underwear, say. and pack
il in one receptacle next giving your at
1 tention to the family hats. and so on.
| Above all. an inventory-that saver of
much futile unpacking and repacking in
the early fall-must not be overlooked.
each package. going into as much detail
as you like. and paste it on the outside.
This Is not so formidable an undertaking
as II may seem IL done gradually. Even
/ in families OF good old-fashioned size
the task will he accomplished easily and
in surprisingly short time IL part OF
each morning is devoted TO il.
But while the housewife may practical
| ly take her time in disposing Of all else
she should care for furs at the very first
| opportunity as expert furriers say a few
days of exposure to the bright rays OF
! the spring sun will do more damage than
I all the wear of the previous winter. From
! this II is obvious that their preliminary
airing should not be in a sunny place;
neither should a whisk broom be applied.
! Beat and comb vigorously and il there Is
a large family it is osiite worth while to
| invest in one OF the coarse steel combs
used on long-haired dogs.
Each piece of fur, however small.
should be put away separately and the
receptacle can range from an old pillow
case made of several thicknesses of news
paper to a tarry mothproof bag. The
latter are available in such variety of
sizes that it is easy to select one suit
| able 70 any article from the bit of fur
that trimmed last winters hat to one
/ large enough to accommodate a bulky
fur coat. II homemade bags are pre-
ferred. drop in generous piece OF
camphor and stitch all four sides of the
| bag on the machine. An additional
wrapping of newspapers before finally
storing in some closet or box will insure
additional safety. Nothing. OF course is
quite as safe as cold storage, and the
woman fortunate enough to possess hand
I fr.ra 4 nall Nln NhaR,, In,
the care of experts.
Secondary only in importance to pre-
venting the havoc of moth is the keeping
of clothes in good shape. Where there
is an abundance Of closet room, dresses,
| overcoats, and cloaks should be put away
on coat hangers with a bag OF moth balls
or camphor. The latter can be made of
thin old muslin or cheesecloth and sus-
pended from the hanger. Enclose each
garment in a heavy sheet and paste
newspaper around the top where the
hook comes through. All hats except
| beavers should be thoroughly brushed,
and If the housewife feels that she can
retrim them satisfactorily she should re-
move feathers, wings, or bows. II not
equal to millinery feats, wrap clean old
muslin rags or tissue paper about each
bit of garniture and put the hat away
in a newspaper-lined box with a moth
preventive.
In addition to moth balls, camphor
borax, oil OF cedar. and other store"
remedies there is a host of old-fashioned
home methods, including pepper, crum-
bled tobacco leaf, and punches Of rank
smelling herbs. Sometimes there is a
momentary doubt as to whether the
remedy Is not worse than the disease.
Turpentine can also be sprinkled on bits
of cloth or blotting paper and put here
and there among heavy garments. After
ALL the country woman who is able to
go out and gather cedar twigs or can
easily obtain a basket of cedar chips is
fortunate in having the most agreeable
preventive at hand.