Evening star., 1923-11-09
Some Timely Laundry
C,p~oroc<io~c
Suggestions.

outdoors to dry a little, tnen .Uu
while still damp. Articles wasneo IN
this way will remain fresh ana uh-
faded for long time.
Laundering Linens.
If Just a very little cooked starch
is put into the rinsing water for
tablecloths. sheets and large towels
1t will add just enough stiffness 20
launder we'll and will give TO ola
linen the appearance Of a new artlcie.
A little pipe-clay dissolved IN tne
water in which linens are washed
will assist in cleaning the more
soiled articles, and will also give
them the appearance of having been
bleached. The addition or Tea
spoonful of paraffin will assist in re-
linens will be improved If ironed on
the same day as washed and without
hanging out to dry. Roll in dry
sheet until ready to iron. This
saves the wear on fine linen OF whip
ping on a clothes line and gives stiff-
ness and luster to cheap linens and
well-worn articles.
Table linen and handkerchiefs fire.
quently show wear where the Gus
tomary folds have been ironed in.
To save wear. press the article all
over until perfectly dry without fold
ing. then fold and press the folds
lightly with a hot iron. The appear
ance will be the same as if the
articles had been ironed separately,
but the articles will wear longer
manage without folding may be rolled
upon curtain poles as fast as they
are ironed. When the entire cloth
has been ironed it may be unrolled
and folded with a light pressure.
The clothes wringer will smooth
articles sufficiently without ironing,
and sometimes these articles may
be folded and put away rough dry.
To Wash Corsets.
Choose clear. sunny day for
washing corsets. Make strong
solution of good soapsuds and a
small amount Of ammonia. Spread
the corsets on a clean board or table
and scrub them with a good stiff
clear water in the same way to rinse
them and hang in the sun to dry.
Do not wiring them. Let them drip
until dry and the shape will not be
them is to lay the corsets on wash
board and scrub them thoroughly on
both sides with a stif brush. Then
scald them a little, rinse, starch
slightly, and dry. When ironed they
will look much better than if rubbed
on a washboard.
Comforts, Blankets and Spreads.
When washing comfort soak 1t
for an hour or two in borax water
Prepare suds the same as described
for colored woolen goods, with the
addition of oxgall or alum and salt.
Lay the washboard across the top
of the tub and apply the suds with
a soft scrubbing brush. especially
a supply of running water may use
the garden hose for rinsing comforts.
blankets and bedspreads. Remove
from the suds without wringing,
hang them on a line, and drench them
with water from the hose until they
are rinsed thoroughly.
To wash blankets, choose warm.
sunny day with a gentle breeze.
Prepare suds by dissolving in hot
water half a bar of any good white
hard soap, one tablespoonful OF
monia for each pair of blankets.
Let the suds cool until you can place
your hands in the liquid. Let the
blankets remain in the suds for an
hour, keeping the water at the same
temperature by adding hot water
Do not rub soap on the blankets or
scour or rub them. Raise the blanket
onto the washboard, which has been
placed across the tub. apply the suds
with scrubbing brush, and rub
second suds prepared in the same
way, seize the blanket by the middle
and souse it up and down. Squeeze
and press it between the hands until
clean. Rinse in three clear waters,
keeping them at the same tempera-
ture as the suds. run through the
wringer or squeeze the water out
of them. Fasten by the edges to the
line and shake, then stretch them to
their proper size while drying. When
thoroughly dry beat the blankets
while on the line with a carpet
beater. This will cause the wool to
become fluffy, like new blanket.
If bedspreads are changed quite
often they will not require soaking.
but IL very much soiled they must
be soaked by putting them in tub
and pouring over them hot water in
which two tablespoonfuls of borax
has been dissolved. Prepare suds by
dissolving one bar Of hard white or
yellow soap in a boilerful of hot
water, and wash the same as other
white goods. Do not use any form of
soda, lye or any washing fluids or
compounds. If. washed on a windy
day, bedspreads will need no ironing.
Fold the edges together and pin
them on the line with the wrong
side out. This not only prevents the
spread from wearing across the
middle, but gives it fresher ap-
pearance than when ironed.