Evening star., 1934-09-21

the colors and to spread the threads
in the material. Wash and dry the
garment quickly. Never let the gar
ment soak or remain in a heap or
rolled up while wet Thoroughly rinse
in plenty of lukewarm or cool water
Then squeeze out the water; do not
twist the garment; roll in dry Turk
iSh towel
The ideal condition for most crepes
is very. very slightly damp all over,
not lust in spots. You can achieve
this desirable state more easily by
rolling the freshly washed and rinsed
garment in bath towels. All rough
crepes should be ironed on a thick,
padded surface. If your board is hard,
pin a bath towel over it. Be sure, too.
to turn each garment inside out and
apply the iron to the wrong side Of
the fabric.
Pleats and bands and other trim
mings may have to be ironed on the
right side in order to finish them
properly. but this should be done
only after all the wrong side has
been pressed. With this careful dry
ing and pressing following careful
washing, the very pebbliest of crepes
will come out of the wash looking
fresh and new and very clean. There
are two ways of making sure that
you make no mistakes with fragile
garments in your wardrobe. One is
TO buy only materials that are guar
anteed to be washable, and the other
is to find out for yourself whether
they will wash well by first testing a
sample.
CoIored Materials.
The temperature of the water and
the mildness of the soap are espe-
cially important when colors are be-
ing washed. Most women are care
full to choose a mild soap for the
washing of colored silks, but they
don't always realize the importance
of low temperature. Don't trust your
hands to tell you when the water is
right for your new print dress. Hands
often become hardened to hot water,
and for this reason you ought to
test the water by dropping a bit on
your wrist. If it feels neutral or
slightly cool, you can be sure that it
is 'tepid" and that your print will
be safe in it. unless it happens to be
one of those rare materials whose
dye is not fast to water under any
conditions.
Any fabric which shows tendency
to fade should always be rolled
quickly in Turkish toweling. Dye
runs only when there is some liquid
to transport it. The damage takes
place when water is forced to move
by gravity, if the garment is hang
ing. or by the heat and pressure of
the iron when the fabric is being
ironed. Use two towels. Place one
under the wet garment and the other
on top. With a firm rolling, most
of the water is transferred to the
towels. Then hang the garment to
dry; the more rapid the drying, the
better, and iron 1t as dry as possible
Silk hose never come out better than
when rolled in Turkish toweling after
the last rinse and then hung up to
dry.
All-white linen can be soaked.
washed in hot water and a mild soap,
and even boiled if one desires, but COL
ored linen should be washed in luke
warm or cool water, should never be
allowed to soak or remain in a heap
while wet, and should be dried quickly
or ironed at once. The practice of
leaving linen rolled in towel while
damp for couple Of hours may prove
disastrous If the linen is colored. It is
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hot iron, as too hot an iron tends to
fade colors. Some Of the thinner ma.
teriaI are ready to iron at once. A..