Evening star., 1948-09-09
COMMENT.

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Joy the RICH and what q useful anc
Informative column I consider it.
However, 1t horrifles me to realize
that an intelligent group Of women
should waste 50 much valuable time
and effort on q Job like boiling dish
cloths. Last year when the subject
was discussed at such length, I re-
Trained from comment, but now thai
T see 1T has been brought up again
I feel that maybe some Of you would
like to try my system. I have been
housekeeping for four years and ]
have yet to use 4 dishcloth. I keep
an assortment OF synthetic sponges
made by = famous company in Will
mington. They are many times
more efficient and they do not get
Shiny because when you finish using
them you merely lather well and
rinse. II there should be any odor
dip the sponge in q solution OF hot
water and baking soda and permit
it to dry in the air. They are made
in various sizes and are easily cut tc
any shape that suits your purpose
+ keep one for the dishes, one fol
the silver (they do far quicker job
on your silver than a rag) and since
I have a baby in the puddle stage
keep one for that. If you will give
them q try I am sure you will dis
pense with all unsanitary rags. Dc
not make the mistake Of getting
either q real sponge or a rubber
sponge, as both are more expensive
than the cellulose variety and will
go to pieces faster. If any of you
try it, would like to know you1
reactions.
WASHING MACHINE.
From Mrs. c. E. S., Nea0 Market }
have enjoyed "The Readers
Clearing House" for sometime, and
have found many helpful sugges-
ti6ns, which have been gratefully
appreciated.
In answer to Mrs. F. r. s., Wash
ington, who wants opinions on why
her spindrier washing machine
seems to make the seams on home
made house dresses fray.
My mother r-in-law has been using
one Of the older models Of the spin
drier for years and years, and have
been using one of the newer ones
for five months and we have never
had any trouble with seams fraying
We both do quite 4 bit OF our owr
sewing so feel I can truthfully say
I have had experience with home
made clothes. 7 even spin thu
clothes from two to five minutes
Perhaps the seams should be eithel
over cast, French scanned, fat filled
or pinked; this protects the seam!
very much. I am definitely very
fond Of our spindrier and woule
recommend them to any one.
from Mrs. r. B. M, Washington,
In reply to Mrs. r. r. S., wht
wonders whether her spindrier is a
fault in the fraying Of seams.
would say that the spinner shoule
have no such effect. I have usee
one for IL years and let clothe!
spin for from 2 to 10 minutes, tht
latter If I am hanging up Others
and don't want to come in to turr
it OF, and I have never noticed any
unusually frayed edges.
make my own dresses, too
Spinners are wonderful in saving
time, buttons, ETC., and keep rugs
and candlewick spreads fluffy.
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COMMENT.
(From v. B. M, Vienna.)
Your column has helped me or
numerous occasions. Am passing
this along in hope Of helping som'
one else. Have made my owl
clothes for years. Recently hat
seam binding bleed color completely
running q brand-new three-piec'
play suit. I carefully washed it II
a mild hand soap SO the fault wa!
in the binding itself. This binding
is marked "Rayon Taffeta Sean
Binding, Woven Edges, Guaranteed
a Inch" I assumed guaranteed
meant color fast. Have been In
formed that guaranteed mean'
yardage. All Of which boils down
to my being out the price OF thu
plav sIIit and all expenses involved