The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-15
H o M E

: BY
FRANCES
F0RTENBERRY
Home Economics
Director Miss. Power
& Light Co.
STEAM IRONS

The homemaker who is FORUM
ate enough to own a steam iron
will find that 1t not only gives the
clothing she irons that well groom
ed look but 1t is also simple and
convenient to use.
Rayons, Silks, Woolens
AS in any kind of ironing. you
should always iron with the warp,
or lengthwise threads. of the fab
ric so that the material will not
be stretched out of shape. Since Il
Is not always necessary with steam
irons to use a pressing cloth to
prevent shine from appearing on
some materials, you can usually
press garments on the right side.
Thus you're able to see just what
you're doing.
Move the iron lengthwise rath-
er than sidewise so that the steam
issuing from the front end of the
soleplate will strike the material
and have an opportunity to moist
en- IL before the dry rear end of
the soleplate goes over IL. Ii is adj
visable TO iron with long, slow
strokes instead of short, fast ones.
WashabIes
You will soon discover which OF
your washable silks and rayons re-
quire additional dampening to be
properly ironed. Crepes and satins
used for lingerie. blouses, etc. will
look much better if they are
dampened and rolled in IA towel
for an hour or so, and then ironed
at low temperature setting with or
without steam. Filmy material,
such as ninon, chiffon, marqui-
settle. laces. etc, may be done very
nicely without this additional
dampening.
Wrinkles
IL IN a ter "a S have become
wrinkled from handling or wear
ing, steam press the garments
using the general steam ironing
Instructions.
Sheets, Towels
IL you are not in the habit of
dampening sheets. dish towels,
etc, you will be pleased with the
results obtained by steam-ironing
them. They'll have more finish
ed appearance than when ironed
with perfectly dry iron and
there will be less possibility of
scorching.
Cotton Curtains
You will find a steam iron in
valuable for ironing your ruffled
curtains OF cotton marquisette,
point d'esprit, dotted swiss, etc.
Try to .launder the curtains on a
day when there Is good breeze.
Hang them over the lines SO that
they are perfectly straight and the
outer edges and selvedges even. 1t
Is a good idea to fasten the edges
tog Q I her with two or three
clothespins on each side so that
the curtains are not blown out of
shape. When they are perfectly
dry iron them on the wrong side
with the steam iron. II they have
tufted dots. the dots will be as
fluffy as when the curtains were
new. provided they are lightly
starched, and It will take less than
half the time you ordinarily would
need to iron them.
RayOn Curtains
iouI IdyoH CuItaiuS arc very
delicate and they require gentle
handling. Dry them over the line
where they may be hung without
clothespins. Straighten the hens
and selvedges carefully and be
sure the curtains are hung evenly
30 the corners are not stretched
out OF shape.
When dry. match the curtains
so that two which hang together
can be ironed together. In this
way. both curtains will be ironed
identically so they will be the
same length when finished. BE
sure to iron them lengthwise Sc
that the selvedges and hens will
be perfectly straight.
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