Evening star., 1923-03-30

/" given can be followed when
cleaning coats and suits be-
longing 10 either men, wom-
eu or children, but the trea atblcnt OF
mems clothes will be somew hat diff
ferent from the rest. If it is d mans
suit or cCat that is to be cleaned. first
lake the garment outdoors and whip
and brush thoroughly. Then remove
all grease spots with ammonia. and
remove all shininess from the gar
lnent by rubbing with solution
made of equal parts OF alcohol and
water. To clean p badly soiled coat
collar. pour little boiling water
over d few ShayingS CT soap tree
bark. Let it stand for an hour or two.
then sponge tho collar we'll with this
liquid \ second sponging with clear
water will clean il nicely. Both
! waters should be luke warm.
Mems Gle thcs may be greatly fresh
cucd by the use or tobacco as
cleanser. Boil two ounces cf COM
mon tobacco in half a gallon o.
I.oo,s. t'.cn rub tho clothes with =,
tHorUGChy in AL directions. " S,n
n3 "unid has thoroughly peuet -,ted
80 .t one direction cn'--. Ha =. tne
t"'r'"It NJ /" dry outdoors. +: tins
treatment ii can be made t. ~, III. :
new. and TO smell Of tobacco Kin 70
~ eI"th. ''
- the elbows and kne. e of coats
and trousers are stretc a .6 into :,
:'.-SeinG shape. after all IN andinS u. 8
been done, lay d damp .lc RI unon ,he
garment, fold up, and Iey remain roT
"n nous. men lay 5e garment on d
the hand, and sire ich gently in ali
directions. Ccntin, ~ thts nrocess ,,n =
til the tagging or pagrinp 10 renucaa
With elbows and 7,nees Straight and
mst. men press the garment on the
".,rass Srat Sras' p' sssing the sagging
dilute lit black ink n wa~m
Mater ana sp Snge we'll with this. Use
4 pen 70 trtFt the seams and edges
n,cnt' ..r.Ir IN ~ Ne shoulders of a coat look
i,as anu shabby. use the ink undl-
iuted a. a. he sure to rub it in Vel.
iiiT the press the coat
ne following is an excellent
rrep" at1on TO use to retain the
- ,ft, = in mems trousers. or to use
in YOU want to press seams nat
IN traeacanth and one ounce Of
.Am arabic: Reduce to a fine powder
A"d MIX. Dissolve one tablcspoonfu,
stattr -t TINS P2Wder In half d pint of hot
water; Snake until tGoroughly dis
solved. Turn the trousers wrong
sidc out and n.nistrn a strjp on,
!:,Tm :r,,r ",ae down The front OF the Leg
press the trousers as usual Viii, :. u
hot iron alons. the crease. Anot'.c-
way Is as follows: Turn the trouEer.,
wrong side out and attach to- the
r,dce OF the leg seams. just owr the the
ana and as va wep pa.sh as ,ss s,shs x,a,6 Rfhes
aions ioet tie isT; nI9,.- sS% st,% this securely
Urn urn ..Eain to the right side and
sottah re,t Of the leg. The silk helps to to
;?eayy cloth to slide fpsely lls',5ns OVER ths ths
k1ses when sitting or stoopinr. thue
avoiding basging at The knees.
10 Clean and Pack Away Furs.
FIRST. hang the furs out in tn. sun
L good beating and shaking up TO be
Erust fnre that nat, No Ao1 mo.hs are in ths m.
up a cioth IN the solution and wipe
the furS with this slightly. This will
,aake them look nearly as bright as
new. Now wrap a lump of canDhor
ma N cloth and place it with the furs.
wrap he furs In newspaper that
rs without holes or breaks, and paste
The paper together securely. or the
1f1urS may be placed loosely In a box.
strip Of papex over the crack let be-,
Tween the box and its cover. II
there are no moths in the furs
when PLACED in the box. they will be
.afe without cdmphor or tobacco.
Anotner very good WY is to put tn.
furS III strong paper sack. tit the
sack securely at the top and store
In dark place.
10 dry clean any kind Of furs, first
warm some clean bran carefully in
u pan, stirring occasionally with tho
nand SO that it will not burn, rub the
warm bran into the. fur for soma
time, then shake and brush until
Tree from the bran. You can do the