Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-27

bleachers. AS clothing In solid color
begins to lose Its freshness, 1t may be
frightened by Uniting the last rinsing
water with wash dye of the original
color. These dyes are not permanent,
but IL they are used In about every sec
ond or third laundering Of the gar
ment, they viii greatly prolong the
clothes. Colored clothes should be hung
wrong side out In the shade to dry
and be brought into the house as soon
as ready for sprfnkling
All stains should be removed from
colored clothes before they are washed
II they are TO be removed at all. Many
stain removers take the color with
them. and Il is often question which
will look worse. the stain or the white
spot that will be left II the mark Is re-
moved. A stain removed from striped
or figured material will show less than
on plain goods.
Before washing coiored clothes for
the first time it Is best to set the colorS
IL possible. II the clothes were bought
ready made and had to be changed, put
all remnants of the material into The
fixing bath also. They will be useful
for mending children's clothes later. or
the remnants may be used for testing
different solutions in order to md the
right one. In order To find out which
solution should be used for the goods
YOU have soak overnight small samples
OF the material. one In each of the
following solutions: ID One quart of
water and two tablespoonfuls Of mild
vinegar l2) One quart of water and
one-fourth tablespoonful Of sugar of
lead 90 One quart of water and one
half q cupful of salt. "a One quart OF
water and one-fourth tablespoonful OF
alum. In the morning wash the samples
and iron them. being careful TO notice
from which solution each sample OF
cloth was taken. The sample that
looks most like the original piece shows
which solution will give the best result
for that sample.
Some general directions usually given
for setting colors are as follows: For
browns, blacks and pinkS. two cupfuls
of salt dissolved IN one gallon Of water.
For blues. half cupful OF vinegar to
one gallon of water. or one tablespoon
full of alum dissolved IN one gallon OF
water.
Turpentine is a good ixative for
many colors. Soak the clothes for sew
eral hours before washing, then when
ready to wash. put four tableSpoonfuls
of turpentine to q gallon of clear water.
This prevents fading and keeps colors
from running together.
II your rug or carpet has lost its
fresh coloring in spite Of your daily.
care. revive its brightness In the fol-
lowing way: Shred one-fourth pound
of CASTLE soap into one quart OF water
and let this boil until the soap dis
solves. Then add two ounces of salts
Of tartar and bottle. Moisten piece
- = HS>f.s II
this mixture, two tableSpoonfuls 10 one
gill of hot water. and rub your carpet
with t. Change the flannel as soon
as it becomes dirty.
To remove grease spot from light
silk. first noisten the spot with cold
water. then plaster it with starch. You
will then find that the blemish has dis
appeared when the starch Is brushed
on. the grease having been absorbed
by the starch.
Easy ironing.
Ironing In most homes may be cut
down in hot weather quite good
deal. although In Summer more light
washable clothes are worn, more house,
hold linens are used, and often more
entertaining Is done. Paper luncheon
sets help to give dainty appearance
10 IE4E summer k8HfG. GtAG EUEtHt2zo
with . valance Of pretty material may
be washed and ironed In about
fourth OF the time required for lasin-
dering net curtains that have to be
dried on stretchsrs Even stout crepe
paper may be used for window draper
les Turkish towels can be folded and
put away. but towels OF linen and
huckahack consume hours of time over
the ironing board. Crepe dresses with
boomers to match are charming and
cool for little girls and require only
washing and good shake TO make
them look nice. Little boys can have
neat ovcfalls that require only half
the time for ironing that fancy wash
suits do. Do not spend much time
ironing sheets and towels tn Summer
A good plan to make lighter the
weekly ironing Ia to place NIL the easy
pieces In the very bottom Of the clothes
basket when the clothes are sprinsled
and folded down. II win be easier to
iron the larger pieces II done FIRST and
when both mental and physical en-
erav are on the wane, II Is q comfort
TO have only the small, fiat pieces 10
iron.
An asbestos mat 10 serve as 4 rest
for the iron may be cut from an or
binary asbestos mat and tackled onto
the ironing board. This Ii more con-
venient TO use than separate stand.
and prevents the iron from slipping.