Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-19
WAYS SUGGESTED TO MAKE
SUMNER LAUNDERING EASIER
Women Should Master Some Principles
Which Contribute to Best Results.
Special Treatment for Fabrics.

not come near a fire. Have two re-
ceptacles, one for washing and one
for rinsing. Do not put any of the
dry cleaner in the rinsing receptacle.
II possible. wear rubber gloves when
tendency to redden and dry the skin.
If there are any spots on the dress,
rub them gently. then dip up and
down. Squeeze do not wiring. Rinse
in pure gasoline. squeeze. shake,and
hang in the air until dry, then press.
Organdy wrinkles easily. SO that it
should be pressed many times before
it will need cleaning.
Articles Of Delicate Colors.
To dry-clean articles Of delicate
colors. brush with maGnesia damp
air If you wash colored material. do
not hang it in the sun or it will
streak or fade. The garment should
be placed in a shady position or else
pinned to a sheet and dried indoors.
Many colored clothes may be fresh
right color. This soap will have to
be used each time the garment is
washed.
Sheer fabrics, such as chiffons, or
CANDIES, dimities and all other ma
terials that are too delicate to take
starch. will gain their original crisp
ness II three tablespoonfuls of sugar
are added to half a tub of rinsing
water. Rice starch or gum arabic
water may also be used for stiffening.
To make rice starch. put one-fourth
Of a pound of rice in one quart of
water until cooked to a pulp. add
j ing more water if necessary. Pour on
| one quart more of hot water and
strain through cloth. To. make
gum arabic water for stiffening, take
one ounce of the best gum arabic
and one-half a pint of boiling water.
pour the water over the gum arabic
and let stand. stirring frequently.
Strain through a cloth and then bottle
! ready for use.
h If you want your white clothes to
them this way: First put them to
! soak overnight in lukewarm water,
to which has been added one cup of
| soap jelly and one cup of melted par
ATTN. In the morning look over the
f, clothes and rub any soiled spots
slightly with the hands. Have ready
! boiler of hot water to which has
| been added a cup of melted para fin
| and a cup of soap jelly. put the
| clothes in. and boil for twenty min
| utes. Rinse through two or three
| waters and dry When making the
| starch. add one tablespoonful of
| sugar after the starch; boils. The
clothes will be much easier to iron
| because the irons will not stick.
Washing White SILK.
! To wash white silk, take luke
! warm water. make it quite blue.
| and to each quart add two teaspoon
| fuls of pure ammonia. Use a good
white soap. rinse in water prepared
| the same way. roll up, and iron on
| the wrong side with an iron that is
! not too hot. Silk garments washed
this way do not get yellow in the
process. They will look like new.
Ribbons are cleaned as follows:
nj ~ 1l1th RI
board and rub vigorously with piece
Of white flannel, wet in cold water
in which there is a little ammonia.
When the ribbons are entirely clean,
sponge them OFF with clear water
and leave them to dry in the air. If
they are still soiled after washing.
they may be bleached with peroxide
of hydrogen. Colored ribbons, if only
slightly soiled. may be cleaned with
hot -four: dust it over the stained