The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-06
Putting Away Winter Clothes.

In the first place. be sure that no un-
necessary or worn out clothes are put
away. Don't hoard. Sort out your ward
robe well and put away only those
clothes which can be of absolute use
another season. The next step is to
clean the clothes which are to be put
away, thoroughly. Nothing attracts
moths as much as dust or grease specs,
and those clothes which are not properly
brushed, cleaned and aired before being
put away stand in much greater likeli-
hood of being visited by the little house,
hold insects, Modern Priscilla writer
declares
Each garment should be carefully gone
over and every spot removed. After be-
ing thoroughly cleaned, the clothes
should be hung on the line, where the
sun and air will permeate every part.
After several hours, at least, of this
purifying process, they should be beaten
or shaken, then brushed and laid upon
large fiat surface to be folded. Each gar
ment should be carefully smoothed out
and every fold should be in place, so
that there will be no ugly wrinkles when
it comes forth from its wrappings the
next season.
Soft tissue paper should be stuffed in
the sleeves of waists and coats to keep
them in shape, and many housekeepers
also put tissue paper between the folds
of the skirts as well as in the sleeves.
Each garment, as it is folded should be
sprinkled plentifully with camphor,
moth balls or whatever preparation may
be preferred, taking great care that the
moth preventive is put between every
fold, into every pocket, and any other
obscure place where the little insects are
likely to congregate.
One should have a large supply of
newspapers on hand before beginning
the work. Newspapers are much the
best for this purpose, as moths are
said to have strong aversion to print
er's ink, and that of itself-acts as a pre-
ventive Each folded article should be
wrapped in newspapers, then labeled in
large letters on the outside. 1t takes
but moment to note the contents of
each package, but it means great saw
ing of labor in case an article is needed
at any time. 1t is wise, also, at the time
of wrapping and labelling, to jot down on
a separate list or in a notebook the place |
where each article is put away. The |
AbuAehetpeI lHtu, DN FeItFenCe W liIis /
list. knows where each garment is, and |
spends no unnecessary time in hunting |
for it.
Pasteboard boxes in which garments |
have originally come are useful and will
keep the clothes in better order than if |
they are simply laid l. a trunk. They |
should, of course, be well wrapped in
newspapers before putting in boxes.
Hats should be well brushed and sup
Piled with the moth preventive. then
first in tissue paper, then in
and put into their respective
,oxes, tied securely and labeled.
The housekeeper should prepare be-
'orehand for this periodical putting
way of clothes. A certain amount of
line should be allotted to it, and the
materials should all be on
land-plenty of large boxes, news
,apers, moth preventive, string. pencil,
,ins. etc. She will find, if she thus
makes a business of putting away the
winter clothes that her labor will be
realty lessened the clothes will be kept
n better condition, and the house and
losets viii present much more orderly
appearance than if she puts away a
arment or two at a time, unlabeled, lin |
ny. old place" System in performing ,
his necessary duty pays both at the
ime and in the end.
Dorothy Dexter.