Evening star., 1920-01-02
Some Practical 1nstruc-
tons T h a t Will Be
H elpful to Both the
Mother and Daughter.
Cleaning Hints.

cost.
Special care should be given to
coat or suit which has been worn In
the rain or snow. To drop them down
over a chair back or hang them up
lopsided on a nail. where they will
become stretched all out of shape or
badly wrinkled, is neither economi-
cal nor wise. The skirt should be
put on a hanger and if possible hung
where it will not touch any other
object until it is dry. The wet coat
or skirt must always be shaken to
take out all the dampness possible
before it is put on the hanger. If
the garment is a little muddy. do not
Try to clean it until it Is quite dry. when
the mud can be removed by using a
stif brush. To clean thoroughly. dip
toothbrush into. weak ammonia
with clear water and press until
almost dry, laying a thin piece OF
black cloth over it and stop press
ing while the place is still damp. so
that 1t will not be shiny. Clean soil
ed collars outdoors with benzine, and
let the coat hang until well dried.
a raircoat may be kept looking
like new even in muddy weather. To
clean it. first dip it in cold water
which has been softened by borax.
then lay 1T out fiat and smooth upon
the kitchen table and with scrub
give it hard scrubbing. When the
dirt is removed, dip the coat in clean
water and rinse it several times,
Then. without wringing. hang it in
the air to drip and dry. An excellent
way to remove mud marks from
slices and rub them on the spots. This
Will also remove mud stains from
dress skirts. Hot water. of course,
must never be used on a raincoat.
If wool sweater is really dirty.
shake out all the dust, drop it in
slightly warm water and stir it
around Then place it in clean. warm
soapy water. with teaspoonful of
borax in 1t, gently souse up and down,
and if there are any greasy spots
rub soap on your hands and manipu-
late the sweater, but do no, allow
bit of soap to come in contact with
the wool. Rinse in three clear warm
waters and add few drops of bluing
to the final water. Press the water
out, place the sweater in large pill
low slip and hang the slip on the
line. In the evening take the sweater
in and spread 1T on a sheet on the
floor In the morning shake out the
sweater and 1t will not have shrunk
or pulled away. If the neck of
sweater becomes stretched and too
loose from wearing, shrink 1t by
dipping 1t in clear warm water, then
dry.
When furs are badly mussed. in
stead of brushing, comb them gently.
Place white or light furs in = card
board box and sprinkle literally with
corn meal. Shake the box up and down
for a few minutes, then take the furs
out of the box and replace them with
fresh meal; repeat the shaking. The
furs will come out as light as when
new. To clean any kind of fiat fur
or hairy cloth, make a paste OF corn
starch, not too thick. Plaster a gen
erous amount ON the fur or cloth.
allow it to remain on for several
hours, then beat thoroughly with a
stick Do not put on enough to pene-
trate to the skin, but only we'll
through the fur.
Special Cleaning Preparations.
Crate some raw potatoes to a fine
pulp In clear water and pass the
liauid through a coarse sieve into
another vessel of water. Let the mix
ture stand until the fine white par
ticles of the potatoes are precipitated.
then pour the water off and preserve
It for use. This liquid will clean al
sorts of silk. cotton or woolen goods
without hurting them or spelling the
color Two good sized potatoes are
sufficient for pint of water. Take a
sponge, dip it into the potato water
and apply it to the article to be clean
ed until the dirt is entirely separated.
then WASH III cream "aeei SeNei al
| times.
An excellent preparation for dry
! cleaning is equal parts Of salt, berax
! and white -four. Shake this prepara-
! ton on the article to be cleaned and
rub well in. then put the cleaned ar
three days; then take out and shake
well, and IL necessary brush with P
! soft brush. This preparation will
| clean lace waists or dresses. neck
| wear, nets. wells, lingerie waists or
! dresses, white broadcloth or white
| rials White linen suits not soiled
/ sufficiently to launder may be sue
cessfully cleaned this way: also white
silk waists and evening dresses.
| Sheer fabrics such as chiffens.
organdies. dimities. and all other ma
terials that are too delicate to take
! starch, will regain their original crisp
ness il three tablespoenfuls OF sugar
! are added to the rinsing water. This
! is also the proper treatment for all
wells Lace may be stiffened by rims
| ing in gum arabic water. one-eighth OF
| teaspoonful to a cup of water. IL
yellow color Is desired. dip In coffee OF
| tea. Black lace should be cleaned by
| squeezing out in mixture OF one cup
of strong coffee and one tablespoonful
! of ammonia. Rinse in gum arabic
water made with coffee to give a
natural stiffness.
Sprinkle dry salt on velvet hat
/ and brush back and forth until all
dust and lint are removed. rubbing
/ the entire surface of a felt hat with
| fne sandpaper will remove dirt and
dust and leave the hat like new. A
/ velour hat may be freshened by
steaming and brushing.
|. Care of Stockings and shoes.
Always finely darn the heels and
toes of stockings up and down. the
rows very close together. with SILK or
| fine darning cotton. Do not darn cross
wise. Do this before they have been
worn at all, in order to insure less
! darning during the life of the stock
ing. Before beginning to darn q hole,
| first tack piece of coarse net lightly
| to the stocking over the hole ana tnen
darn over the net and be sure to also
darn well into the stocking. as well as
| to keep the darn hrm.
| A way to protect silk stockings is
to face the tops with narrow ribbon.
/ so that the garter clasp will not pull
/ the threads. If hole wears in the
stocking foot. place piece of sheer
silk inside and darn it in place with
silk to match the hose. When the
heels and soles of silk stockings have
entirely worn out, buy gauze feet and
attach them after cutting the foot
of the stocking off at the ankle.
These can be worn with high shoes.
| If silk stockings seem too thin. they
| may be worn over ordinary cotton or
| lisle thread stockings, giving the ap-
| pearance of heavy silk.
Wash Isle and Silk stockings be-
| fore they are worn. The washing will
cause a slight shrinkage which brings
the threads together more compactly
Soak them first in tepid water in
| which a little boraX has been dissolv-
ed, then wash in tepid water again
and rinse in two or three waters be-