Evening star., 1923-11-09

TT Is possible to remove perma-
nently the yellow color which
often appears in worn woolen
garments, and to restore the gar
ment to it's original whiteness by i'm
mersing it for a few minutes in a
solution prepared by mixing one part
of solution of peroxide of hydrogen
with fifteen parts of warm water and
adding a few drops of ammonia Att
erward the garment, which will not
be injured, should be washed in warm
water and dried. The yellowing of
wool usually indicates that in It's
manufacture it has been bieacneu py
means of burning sulphur.
Ground rice is good medium lot
dry cleaning all kinds or white
wooden garments. The rice shoulo
be perfectly dry, and by means or a
cloth or soft brush should be rubbed
thoroughly over the Soiled parts OF
the garment Finally shake the gar
ments In the open air.
Colored WOOlen Articles.
Do not soak, boil or scald colored
woolen articles. Do not use any
form of soda, lye or unknown wash
ing fluids or powders, and do not use
borax or ammonia. Use pure neu-
trail white or yellow soap shaved ana
dissolved in boiling water until II
will bear the hands comfortably, and
keep the suds and rinsing water at
the same lukewarm temperature.
Rub and wiring as lightly as possible,
sousing the garments up and down
and squeezing out the water gently
with the hands. Add oxgall or alum
10 the suds. and salt or vinegar 10
the rinsing water to set the colors
Dry in the shade, never near the
fire Take down before dry and iron
while damp. but without sprinkiing.
To Wash and Iron Silks.
Prepare suds for washing colored
silk by dissolving hard white soap
in boiling water, then add some OK
gall or alum to set the coior. Allow
the suds to cool until you can pear
your hands in the liquid, then i'm
merse the silk. Lay the washboard
across the tub. spread an old toWei
or piece of flannel over 1t, lay the
silk fiat on this, and apply the suds
bv rubbing gently with soft cloth
OF. a sponge, or a toothbrush or a
nailbrush having medium hard bris-
ties. When the silk is clean, apply
cold water with the brush and after
ward souse in cold water containing
salt.
II the silk l. a solid color. dissolve
q little dye the color of the silk in
the rinsing water. If the color has
faded, this will restore 1t. SILK gar
ments rinsed in diluted dye water
will come out nearly as fresh as
new. Colored silks should not be
allowed to dry before ironing. Tney
should be ironed while still damp,
with a warm but not hot iron.
Place between two cloths and iron
on the wrong side.
Wash colored ribbons in the same
way as other colored silks, and II
stiffness is required, rinse in weak
soapsuds containing small amount
Of gum arabic Now roll the ribbons
around a glass bottle, or wind it
around a small rolling pin. smooth
ing carefully, and dry in the shaoe,
or smooth them out, face down, upon
a piece OF varnished wood. When
dry they will require no ironing.
To wash white silk prepare suds
the same as for other delicate white
goods by using hard white soap, but
no soda or washing compounds con-
tanning alkali. Clean the SILK oy ap-
plying the soapsuds with a soft cloth
or brush, rinse in cold water, par
TALLY dry in the sun. and while still
damp iron between two cloths on the
wrong side. Satin may be washed In
the same way, or may be Sponged the
tion of borax.
If ribbons and silks are only
wrinkled and creased. but not soiled,
they may be restored to smoothness
face and sponging them evenly with
q sponge moistened in a weak solu-
ton Of gum arabic Smooth out
while wet on a. polished fiat surface
Of wood, or roll around a rolling-pin
and dry in, the shade. Iron between
two pieces Of cloth. pressing on the
wrong side with a warm but not
hot iron.
To wash silk stockings, prepare a
lather the same as for other silk
goods. For white stockings add a
little bluing to the last rinsing
water For other colorS add a little
dye of the required color. Stretch
the stockings to their proper shape.
and pin or baste them between two
thicknesses of a clean linen towel
to dry.
Washing SILK Without SOap.
Cretonnes, colored curtains of
other materials. and silks of all
kinds, including silk stockings, If
washed in the following manner will
be equal to new in appearance and
stiffness: Tie one. pound of bran in
a muslin bag and boil it in two gal
u Ions of water for half an hour.
Strain off and then boil the bran in
more water, using this second water
for rinsing. Wash the articles well
i'm the first water, adding enough cold
water to make it tepid. Rinse, hang