Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

goods by Washing IN water 10 WHICH
sulphur has been added in the pro-
portion of one teaSpoOnful Of sui
phur to one pint of water. II the
stain is an old one. rub some of the
sulphur into the fabrics
To remove fruit stains from white
linen, tie some cream of tartar in
the stained parts. and let il boil in
soapSudS for few minutes. then
wash and rinse in cod water. and
the stain will disappear. This will
remove any except peach stains. For
peach stains. take equal parts of
saleratus and lime. Make good Suds
of white soap and wet the powder
thoroughly. Allow some of this to
remain on the stain for about two
hours. renewing when dry. Then
wash and iron and the stains will
disappear
To bleach an underSarment. hand
kerchiefs or any white article that
has become dingy from careless
laundering, or being badly soiled.
soak for about "a hours in sweet
milk. Wash the milk out in warm
SoapSuds. then boil for "a few min
utes and rinse in the usual way.
The articles will he white. as when
new.
White garments that are yellowed
or stained from long use may also
be Whitened by placing a few slices
of lemon with the rnd left on. in the
boiler with the clothes on wash day.
The lemon will whiten the clothes
and also remove stains.
To remove ScOrCh. wet the SCorched
portion with clear water, then sprinkle
with boraX. This will remove the
scorch and leave no stain and may be
used on the most delicate fabrics.
To remove tar from wash goods,
wash il first in a pan of kerosene and
then launder in the usual way.
The wearing quality will be pre-
served and a greater Wilderness
secured if tahleClUthS are not hung
on the clothes line to dry When the
tablerloths are properly washed.
boiled and rinsed, first pass them
through a good wrinScr, then spread
49, on a dry cloth, and finally roll
Them up tightly. In two hours they
may be irOned if YOU wish. or they
may he left until the next day. Use
Na>v hot irons on the linen and
beautiful sheen will be impaired to it.
When laundering garments made
from wolfe. India linen. dimity, or or
CANDY. add boraX to the rinse water
in the proportion of one tablespoonful
to one gallon of water Squeeze the
water out and roll the garment in a
bath towel and leave for 80 minutes.
then iron. The material will then
have Il beautiful luSter and CriSpneSS,
the same as when the garments were
new.
Put good sized piece of orris root
In the water where handkerchiefS are
boiling. After ironing. place them he
tween the folds of a sachet filled with
violet powder and they will not lose
their fragrance very soon. Violet and
a
violet scent. Another way to add
fragrance to clothes is 10 add a small
piece of highly pcrfumed white toilet
soap to starch while boiling. 1t gives
gloss to the irOned clothes and inn
parts a delightful fragrance that lasts
until the clothes are Numbered again.
Curtains will last longer if folded
several times and then tackled with
thread before washing. Most of the
wear and tear comes from lifting
them from the Suds heavy with water.
If they are folded. there will be very
little chance of several thicknesSeS
tearing. Even olf curtains will come
through without much damage. Run
case knife through the hem of your
freshly Numbered curtain, and You
will have no trouble slipping the rod
through.
In order to keep wooden fabrics
soft, you must remember four things.
First. the articles must he washed and
rinSed in water of the same tempera-
ture. There must be a little soap in
the last rinsinG water. The articles
must not he rubbed or WrunG out.
Use some boraN or ammonia in the
water when washing white wooden
articles Wash only one or two pieces
at time and dry them as soon as
rinsed.
Colored Materials.
Equal parts of alum and cream of
tartar will remove ink from children 81
Colored dresses of cotton or wool. Mix
we'll Moisten with water and spread
IL on the spots. Repeat until the spots
disappear Lemon and salt are eX-
cellent for removing ink spots from
White goods, but will take the color
out OF Colored material.
You can dye d faded blue wolfe dress
by passing it through strong bluinS
water and il will look as good as new.
You can tint unblcaChed muslin by
passing it through strong tea to cover
the goods well. then add several table
spoonfulS of salt and boil the muslin
for several minutes. or until 1t is as
dark as desired. Rinse it we'll and
press while damp With this YOU can
make Good-looking centerpieces. table
scarfs and covers and other articles.
Ironing Methods.
Before beginning TO iron first clean
the irons by rubbing them on pow
dered bathbrick on board or thick
piece of brown paper. When the
irons are hot rub them again on the
bathbriCk and then over a piece of
soap. Wipe them well on the toy and
sides as we'll as on the bottom. Pass
ing a hot iron over soap will pteIent
II from sticking to Starched articles.
Cover the Ironing table or ironing
board with a piece of felt or an old
blanket and then with clean old
sheet. See that an iron stand and iron
holder are in readiness. Keep dish
of cold water and a piece of old linen
on the table with which to remove
CreaSeS from garments.
Do not use irons too hot or they
will scorCh linen Try them on an
old piece of cloth before using. If
too cold. however, they will stick to
starched articles and leave brown
marks The heat of an iron may be
tested by dipping the finger in water
and touching the iron with it quickly.
If mark be left on the iron. il is too
cool for starched articles. Woolens.
silks, laces and muSlins require rather
cool irons Table linens require hot
irons TO give a glossy appearance.
They should first be ironed on the
right side until quite dry. Handker-
chiefs should be ironed while damp
en- both sides until dry.
When ironing lingerie, begin with
the trimmings, which should be ironed
Mn the wrong side. Then iron bands
.nd sleeves. The body part should be
4roned last on the right side. as it
will not then become creased. Run
the point of the iron into all pleats
and gathers Iron around pearl but
tons and press the iron over linen