Evening star., 1949-02-15
ANGORA SWEATER:
DECALS. LAMPSHADES?
LAUNDERING HINTS;
EDGINGSo


From r. L. K, HydttsuilleJ
For Mrs. J. B.. Arlington: Try
rolling your angora sweater in a
dish towel and placing it in the
refrigerator for "a to 48 hours
before wearing it. This should
prevent the shedding.
To Mrs. j. w. W.. Warrenton:
Place a wet synthetic sponge or
wad of cheese cloth over the decals
on your enameled dresser and hold
in place with scotch tape until
thoroughly loosened. However, I
do not know how this would work
on cold water painted surfaces. 1t
might remove the paint.
Some one wrote in recently
about informa ton on lampshade
frames being forwarded privately
This was merely the kind offer of
another reader who had old lamp
shades she thought I might re-
cover. However. I needed a pair
of matching shades. drum shaped
about IL inches in diameter. ]
am still looking for them. The
other lady passed her offer along
to other readers who had con-
tacted her. I am sure the editor
of the column prints everything
that is of general interest.
To Mrs. C. w. D.. Mechanics
vile: I do not have the magazine
article you mentioned but have an
excellent book on laundry called
Home Laundering Guide" 1t is
put out by Westinghouse Home
Economics Institute. Mansfield,
Ohio. 1t deals with all phases of
and even contains eight
pages about purchasing launder-
able fabrics. I obtained it in 1914,
free of charge. by checking it on a
list received with my electric bill.
Don't starch in the washing ma
chine. I use the starch in the blue
box which does not need boiling.
Make 2 quarts of the basic mix
ture. Reserve l pint of this for
shirt collars. Dilute the remainder
with about 4 or 5 parts water.
Dip collars several times in heavy
starch squeezing them each time.
Then dip remainder of shirt in
thin starch. I find it advisable not
to use heavy starch on cuffs as the
extra stiffness has a tendency to
cause the full part of the sleeve
just above the cuff to wear in small
holes from rubbing against the
coat sleeve.
When ironing stretch collars and
cuffs taut before starting. The
following is from the book men
toned above:
/. Iron cuffs first. The inner
surface, then the outer surface. 2.
Iron body of sleeve, cuff opening
side first. 3. Repeat on other
sleeve. 4. Iron yoke. Slip one
shoulder over end of board. Iron
from center of back to shoulder.
Reverse and iron other side of
yoke. S. Iron body of shirt begin
ming with one front and continuing
to other front. 6. Iron the collar,
under surface first, upper surface
second, working the iron inward
from the edges. 7. Fold collar
down and press over end of ironing
board.
Here is a tip of my own: After
ironing the sleeves, button the
left one to the right one. This
keeps the cuffs from trailing on
the floor while doing the body.
Hang on metal hangers as you do
them. Don't fold for at least one
hour. This prevents wrinkling
that might otherwise come from
dampness remaining in the shirt.
Can any one tell me where to
get directions for handkerchief
edgings that have Irish crochet
flowers in the corners?
IRONERS?
From Mrs. w. G., Alexandria,
wonder if any of our readers
who own an ironer Opposite of
sad iron"D could tell me If it is
a worthwhile investment. I have
never seen one demonstrated, but
since storage space is so limited.
that would be the only one that
I could have.
Little girls dresses. blouses and
my cotton dresses comprise most
of my ironing. or rather the most
important part of it. Would prob
ably do sheets, etc., if I get the
ironer, though. Do you find the
ironer a great improvement over
the hand iron? What are its dis