South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-22
Glove Conservation

In these DAYS OF conserva uon or
everything useful. the wise woman
thinks OF the little things as well az
OF the big ones In fact she thinks
much more OF the little things. for
/ she realizes that care for them
means laying the foundation FOR
thrift in larger ways. According 10
the dictionary. conservation means
/ "a conserving. preserving. guarding
or protecting; a keeping in a safe
or entire state; preservation. 70
+ has also the meaning OF "oficisl
care or keeping and supervision"
OF all the commonly used acces
series or feminine dress. perhaps
gloves require the most care. II they
I are 20 be conserved-kept in an en-
tire state-as long as possible And
as gloves seem 70 be constantly
growing scarcer. IL behoOves the
woman who would be we'll gloved
TO take good care OF her possessions
/ from day TO day. II she Is given g.
wearing white gloves. she surely
finds that they need almost daily
care.
White silk gloves may be washed
in a good suds. made OF warm
not hot-water and some good. pure
white soap. They should be well
rinsed in water Of the same tenn
I perature and dried quickly. in the
open air prefera bly, II hot water
: is used. II often turns the gloves
yellow White cotton gloves are
a rule. particularly those OF a fabric
esembling channels. These, when
we'll cut. are good-looking and, n
/ properly cared for, they wear ex-
cellently. What one woman has die
/ covered 20 be the most satisfactory
way OF cleaning them r. as follows
/ When soiled, she vets them In cold
water and rubs the soiled parts well
with a good white soap. Then sbe
/ puts the gloves into a Jar contain
/ ing a little soft soap-obtained bv
melting in hot water the scraps OF
white soap which she always saves
/ carefully-and fills the Jar with
/ lukewarm water. This she sets
away over night. In the morning.
she takes out the gloves. squeezes
I the water from them and, gather
| ing the tips OF their fingers to
/ gether-as the finger tips are the
parts which unually are the most
! soiled-she rubs them well on a
small washboard or. II that nipple
ment is not at hand, in the palm
/ OF one hand. After the all-night
/ soaking, a little gentle rubbing -
usually sufficient 20 remove all dirt
] rvT1 -
in cool or lukewarm water and
dried.
Kid gloves. OF course. require dif-
ferent treatment. II IS unnecessary
TO send white gloves 10 the cleaner
! frequently; also. too frequent clean
/ ing OF that sort tends 10 wear out
the gloves rapidly. All OF this may
be avoided by a little care. By keep
/ ing a small bottle OF gasoline or
! benzine at hand. together with
/ clean small sponge or some cotton
wool, one may remove spots and
soil after each wearing and thus
curtail those trips 20 the cleaners
quite surprisingly II one does not
wish TO use gasoline or any fluid or
! that sort. there is a kind Of art gum
\ that artists use which will often
remove such dirt Chamois gloves
\ Of course. may be washed much az
are the Chamoisette or cotton ones
/ Some people. however. prefer 10
wash them on their hands and. OF
] course, II one has a pair Of wooden
I hands 10 dry them on. the fingers
will not get twisted out OF shape
as they often do under the ordinary
washing.
When gloves are washed. thev
should never he wrung dry. but
have the water squeezed out Of them
as gently as possible. after that
they should be blown out or have
the fingers pulled gently into shape
/ II gasoline and a sponge or wad
Of cotton are used for removing
/ spots, care should be taken not %
use enough OF the liquid 70 wet the
/ kid through as that would result
in unsightly rings about the cleaned
spots
Just such simple care as this VIII
be found 20 make the gloves last
much longer than II they were al
lowed 10 get very dirty before wash
ing or were sent 20 the cleaners
too frequently
Then. too. the wise woman viii
always keep 2 needle and thread AZ
hand. in order thai she may mend
the smallest rent or rip promptly.
and so avert more labor later
. Sons AT WAR. SHE MAKES SHIPS.
Mrs G. Underwood OF Vancouver.
Wash has two sons in the army,
and realizing that - was the right
+t,f-g - do she ovrfa+eF ho~ carr