Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-19
CLOTHES ARE SCARCE.
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/ to insure tbs thore would doubtl..,
have to be some consfessional leEiss |
latlon on the subject Of pure
clothes" But they would be quite use.
full and wann and soft-much bette,
than jutc.
Cleas Up Ola Clothes.
| II YOU don't like tho idea OF "shoddv
CLOTH" there Is something elise you can
| do with your old clothes. You car
| clean them o, dye them another color
and wear them over again. For IN.
| hrst time In many years lots OF peonI.
are getting but their last winters
coats and suits to wear again this Gen
son. Usually. thcy look much worse
than you remembered them. but It Is
surprising what can be done with a
! little ammonia. alcohol or dye
women can save a great deal 4,
cleaning and d!cInE bills IL they will
only learn to Do 1t themselves. Sup
frock has ESCAPED tho summer pIarus
OF moths, but Is not clean. Here ia n
| recipe guaranteed to clean it; Take
| four ounces OF soft soap. four ouncss
| OF honey. the white Of an egg and four
tablespoonfuls Of gin and mix them
together. adding lust enough water to
nave 1t work well with a brush Than
lay the dress on q fiat table and scour
II well with a stix brush. after which
! rinse IT thoroughly IN cold water and
hang 1t up to dry. Do not wiring n
out. but let 1t drain toward the mar
rowest point. When It Is still damn
Iron with il piece Of muslin laid over
II. II dress or suit is only slightly
| soiled IL may be cleaned with q sponrs
| dipped In mixture OF one ounce OF
sulphuric acid. one ounce of ammonia
and one quart OF water.
Grease spots may be removed by tho
| use or any number OF solvents such az
| naphtha chloroform, ether and freshly
distilled turpentfne spirits. Inasmuch
as all OF these are extremely innam-
mable, with the exception Of chloro-
form. they should never be used near
a light or great heat. Do not apply the
solvent directly on the spot. but make
q ring around tho SPOT and work to-
ward 1t from the ring. Until that part
OF the fabric Is saturated with the
liquid. pad should be aeld under the
spot or plate to catch tho drip. II.
| instead OF using this m .tkod, you work
| from the spot outward you are apt to
| leave ring around II which will BIO
equally as OBJECTIONABLE, /. tho spot
| Itself.
/ Home dyeins IL very ensy and ex-
ceedinsly interesting. inwmuch az
| there Is always an element Il suspense
| In II. You nre never quite sure what
! shade tho garment will ultimately be.
| Dyes OF all shades may be purchased at
| local drugstores. Tho usual directions
| are to mix tho dye in cold wtter, then
| boil II for i've or ten minutes In a
pint of water. and add II slowly to a
| hot water bath in a kettle or dishpan
| which has boon put on the stove In the
| meantime. It IL necessary to have some
| piece OF cloth OF the same substance
| az the garment to he dyed with which
| to test the color Of the dye. and the
garment itself should not be Tut in
| until the color is satisfactory Add
only little bit OF dye TO thu bath
az a time. II is better to have a long
immersion In weak dye bath than
short immersion in a strong one.
| White goods. Of course. will take any
! color very we'll. but II Is hard 10 change
| one color to another. Put rcd dress
| in black dye and It VIII turn
rusty" black or dark brown, or dip
yellow dress in blue Eye and II
will turn green. Even ligh, tans will
sometimes surprise you when dipped in
another color. so the best way to do
| Is to boil the garment until al, the color
| has lett It.. $50 s.sA
Many women have. long ben In the
habit OF dipping their silk slirtwaikta
| In dye to restore tho color lost through
| constant washing. but have besn afraid
to attempt anything 30 valuable rs
| dress. On the other hand. many w.
men have thrown away perfectly good
| garments, which. IL dyed another colo.
would look as good as new. Even rugs
and carpets submit we'll to thtse c!enn-
! Ing and dyeing processes. II tho work
Is done carefully-a fact that II is
| well TO bear In mind this ytar when
American carpet looms are mating cot
ton duck for the army and very few
carpets.
So far. of course. there ar, plenty
OF fabrics TO be had this se,son for
AZ IN hn1 Ia
II the war keeps up there is no tell
| Ing how soon the world will be re-
duced to the sartorial condition OF our
famous forbears in tho Garden of
Eden. Under these circumstances, wo-
men Will have to do without Mourning;
| they will be glad to wear shoddy cloth,
ana there will be r. brand new homo in
dustry in tho cleaning and dying Of
| old clothes.