Evening star., 1934-09-21

ticles with embroidery or appliqued
designs look best if iron on the wrong
side over a soft pad. 1t is important
to iron linen until thoroughly dry. If
left damp. it tends to have puckered
effect when dry. Square or oblong
pieces should be ironed with the thread
of the material in order to keep them
in shape. Don't forget that in wash
ing present-day fabrics, lukewarm
suds, gentle handling, plenty Of cool
rinses and quick and even drying are
the secret of successful washing re-
suits.
When cleaning places that are very
much soiled and look faded after
cleaning, such as collars on black or
dark woolen garments. dissolve a lit
tie dye the color of the garment in
warm water and rub the collar with
a cloth dipped in the dye, then press.
The color will be restored consider
ably.
Ironing Machines.
Hot-weather ironing need not be
uncomfortable in the least if electric
equipment Is used. An electric iron
or an ironing machine can be used
wherever there is an electric outlet.
You can do your work far from the
heat of the kitchen cooking, on the
porch, in the dining room or wherever
you will be most comfortable. An
electric fan will add to the comfort
of the situation.
ocIoino ironir,o
becomes the easiest of tasks. Sit in
chair of comfortable height. with the
basket of dampened clothes ready to
iron on low table or stool within
easy reach on one side and a rack for
the finished clothes close by on the
other side. Ironing them requires lit
tie effort.
Ironing machines of today are very
easy to operate. Their controls are
simple and effective and are planned
to make work as easy as possible.
One of the roller type machines has
a particularly sensitive finger control,
and knee control as well. The light
est finger touch closes the shoe and
starts the roll. The knee control is
equally effective. The shoe provides
plenty of heat for rapid ironing and
a table top cover makes usable the
space the machine occupies when
closed-a great advantage when space
is at a premium. When using an
ironing machine. the housewife can
iron in a single hour what it used to
take three hours to iron on a board
Always iron table linen lengthwise
with the thread of the goods. The
clever seamstress knows the value of
this, for she considers the weave when
cutting, sewing and pressing. 1t is
understanding fabrics that helps you
when you iron. A good seamstress
treats the selvage edges with respect
and so, too, does a skillful ironer
Always iron the selvage first on cur
tains, table linens. towels and napkins.
There is only one way to get good
results pressing pleats. and that is to
pin the pleats in, fastening the-gar-
ment to the cover Of the ironing
board. Then they will stay put; If
laid in correctly, they will be straight;
pin from the under side of the hem;
do not catch the fabric with the pin
where 1t can be seen when the gar
ment is being worn; always iron the
hem first.
Keep your iron or ironing machine
clean. More stains are caused by
soiled irons than most housewives
imagine. This is especially true of
table linens. A good plan is to give
the bottom of the iron and the shoe
of the ironer a cleaning before they
are heated. They may be washed
with cloth wrung from soapy water,
rinsed by wiping with a cloth wrung
tightly from clear water, and then
dried carefully. When the electricity
is turned on, rub the ironing surface
with beeswax rather than paraf1in.