Heat irons — if directly over a gas flame, wipe the mois-
ture off several times before they become warm. Cover table
with blanket and sheet, get out the paper, cloth, wax, and iron
stand, and place at the right side of table. Shake and
stretch pillow case into shape, and place it upon the board.
Iron the hem first, then iron with the warp of the goods,
first on one side of the pillow case, then the other, until per-
fectly dry. Fold once lengthwise in the middle, then again,
and iron each fold in. Hang pillow case upon the bars to
air.
Sheets are folded once lengthwise, then crosswise, bring-
ing hems together. Sprinkle one-quarter yard from the
ends, roll up, iron ends singly with a hot heavy iron, and
balance of the sheet four folds together.
CouKSE I : Lesson III
Body Linen (Waist and Drawers). — Talk on starch.
Illustrate by pictures and with the microscope. Make
starch for pupils while clothes are boiling. Demonstrate
with a napkin or lunch cloth the folding and ironing of a
table-cloth and a napkin.
Practice Work. — Put waist or drawers a-soak in warm
suds.
Dampen and roll up napkins.
Wash body linen, boil, rinse, blue, starch, and hang it to
dry. Put only the trimming of drawers into starch, rub it
into them, and squeeze out the extra starch. The entire
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waist may be starched. Heat irons. Cover table. Shake
and stretch napkin straight, lay it right side up upon the
table, having one hem away from you. Iron the hem first,
then iron with the selvage. Turn the napkin and iron the
wrong side. Fold the napkin right side out, selvages to-
gether, and iron the fold in, fold again, making a long strip,
then twice crosswise, ironing all folds in. If napkins are
small they may be folded in thirds like a screen. Any em-
broidery must be ironed on the wrong side over several
thicknesses of flannel, and folded so the embroidery will be
on the outside. Be sure that the linen is quite damp, irons
are hot, corners square, and napkins folded true. Table
cloths are ironed on the right side only, folded in the middle
lengthwise, and ironed first one side and then the other
until perfectly dry. They may be folded again like a nap-
kin or to bring all three folds on the outside. A better way
still is to roll the table-cloth lightly over a large roll, having
it folded but once.
Course I : Lesson IV
Body Linen (Night-dress). — Talk on necessity of ironing
articles perfectly dry and airing them well.
Give directions for ironing and folding waist and drawers.
Practice Work. — Put night-dress a-soak.
Dampen and roll up waist and drawers. Have starch
made by pupils. Wash, boil, rinse, blue, starch, and hang
night-dress to dry. Pnt only trimming into the starch.
Iron trimming of waist first, then take one section of the
garment by itself, straighten it upon the table, lay the seam
on the edge of the table toward you, and iron with the warp
of the cloth. Arrange the other sections in like manner,
never ironing beyond the seams, and the garment will be in
perfect shape when finished. Fold the waist in a long strip,
then crosswise until little but trimming appears.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Heat irons — if directly over a gas flame, wipe the moisture off several times before they become warm. Cover table with blanket and sheet, get out the paper, cloth, wax, and iron stand, and place at the right side of table. Shake and stretch pillow case into shape, and place it upon the board. Iron the hem first, then iron with the warp of the goods, first on one side of the pillow case, then the other, until perfectly dry. Fold once lengthwise in the middle, then again, and iron each fold in. Hang pillow case upon the bars to air.
Sheets are folded once lengthwise, then crosswise, bringing hems together. Sprinkle one-quarter yard from the ends, roll up, iron ends singly with a hot heavy iron, and balance of the sheet four folds together.
Course I : Lesson III
Body Linen (Waist and Drawers). — Talk on starch. Illustrate by pictures and with the microscope. Make starch for pupils while clothes are boiling. Demonstrate with a napkin or lunch cloth the folding and ironing of a table-cloth and a napkin.
Practice Work. — Put waist or drawers a-soak in warm suds.
Dampen and roll up napkins.
Wash body linen, boil, rinse, blue, starch, and hang it to dry. Put only the trimming of drawers into starch, rub it into them, and squeeze out the extra starch. The entire
waist may be starched. Heat irons. Cover table. Shake and stretch napkin straight, lay it right side up upon the table, having one hem away from you. Iron the hem first, then iron with the selvage. Turn the napkin and iron the wrong side. Fold the napkin right side out, selvages together, and iron the fold in, fold again, making a long strip, then twice crosswise, ironing all folds in. If napkins are small they may be folded in thirds like a screen. Any embroidery must be ironed on the wrong side over several thicknesses of flannel, and folded so the embroidery will be on the outside. Be sure that the linen is quite damp, irons are hot, corners square, and napkins folded true. Table cloths are ironed on the right side only, folded in the middle lengthwise, and ironed first one side and then the other until perfectly dry. They may be folded again like a napkin or to bring all three folds on the outside. A better way still is to roll the table-cloth lightly over a large roll, having it folded but once.
Course I : Lesson IV
Body Linen (Night-dress). — Talk on necessity of ironing articles perfectly dry and airing them well.
Give directions for ironing and folding waist and drawers.
Practice Work. — Put night-dress a-soak.
Dampen and roll up waist and drawers. Have starch made by pupils. Wash, boil, rinse, blue, starch, and hang night-dress to dry. Put only trimming into the starch.
Iron trimming of waist first, then take one section of the garment by itself, straighten it upon the table, lay the seam on the edge of the table toward you, and iron with the warp of the cloth. Arrange the other sections in like manner, never ironing beyond the seams, and the garment will be in perfect shape when finished. Fold the waist in a long strip, then crosswise until little but trimming appears.