Iron the band of the drawers first, then the trimming, and
lastly the body of the garment, leaving every part perfectly
dry. Any embroidery must be ironed on the wrong side to
bring out the design, and lace must be ironed and then
pulled out to soften it.
Course I: Lesson V
Colored Cotton Goods (Gingham Apron and Colored Stock-
ings) . — In recent years dyeing has greatly improved, and
to-day we rarely find anything but "fast colors" in wash
goods. If the color is doubtful, it is wise to wash a piece
of the material to find out what treatment it needs. If the
color runs, salt or white vinegar may set it. Use one table-
spoonful of either to a gallon of water. Perhaps it will be
necessary to use alum and water in the same proportions ;
this also makes the material less inflammable. Ordinarily
it will be sufiicient to wash colored material in a cool or
moderately warm suds, rinse it quickly, and hang it wrong
side out to dry in the shade. Always use a pure soap, and
never rub it upon the material.
Practice Work. — Dampen and roll up night-dress. Make
soap solution from direction given on page 292. Be sure that
the soap does not contain an excess of alkali. Put enough
of the soap solution into a tub of warm water to make a
weak suds, wash the garment quickly, squeezing the dirt
out rather than rubbing it, rinse quickly through several
waters, acidify the last water if the color has been weakened
by the soap, starch the garment, and hang it out at once,
wrong side out, to dry in the shade. The sun is liable to
fade the color. Colored garments should never be allowed
to lie around wet.
Put stockings into a clean cool suds and wash quickly.
If the color is doubtful, put the foot only in at first, rub it
well and soap it if necessary, turn the stocking wrong side
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out, finish the foot, then quickly wash and rinse the whole
stocking, and hang it to dry wrong side out.
Iron the trimming of the night-dress first, then the
sleeves, and lastly the body. The ironing board is needed
here that the material may be ironed singly. Fold the
night-dress into a long strip, the width of the trimming at
the yoke, double the sleeves behind the yoke, leaving only
the trimming visible at the side, fold once crosswise, and
hang the garment to air. When ready to put away, fold the
garment several times crosswise until little but the trimming
shows on top.
When stockings are nearly dry put the left hand inside of
each and straighten it, then as the hand is withdrawn fol-
low it with a warm iron held in the right hand.
CouKSE I : Lesson VI
Clear Starching (White Apron and Handkerchiefs) . — Clear
starching was the dainty work our grandmothers did with
fine caps and kerchiefs. The starch used is very thin and
clear, hence the name. The material is always clapped
until nearly dry, then ironed.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Iron the band of the drawers first, then the trimming, and lastly the body of the garment, leaving every part perfectly dry. Any embroidery must be ironed on the wrong side to bring out the design, and lace must be ironed and then pulled out to soften it.
Course I: Lesson V
Colored Cotton Goods (Gingham Apron and Colored Stockings) . — In recent years dyeing has greatly improved, and to-day we rarely find anything but "fast colors" in wash goods. If the color is doubtful, it is wise to wash a piece of the material to find out what treatment it needs. If the color runs, salt or white vinegar may set it. Use one tablespoonful of either to a gallon of water. Perhaps it will be necessary to use alum and water in the same proportions ; this also makes the material less inflammable. Ordinarily it will be sufficient to wash colored material in a cool or moderately warm suds, rinse it quickly, and hang it wrong side out to dry in the shade. Always use a pure soap, and never rub it upon the material.
Practice Work. — Dampen and roll up night-dress. Make soap solution from direction given on page 292. Be sure that the soap does not contain an excess of alkali. Put enough of the soap solution into a tub of warm water to make a weak suds, wash the garment quickly, squeezing the dirt out rather than rubbing it, rinse quickly through several waters, acidify the last water if the color has been weakened by the soap, starch the garment, and hang it out at once, wrong side out, to dry in the shade. The sun is liable to fade the color. Colored garments should never be allowed to lie around wet.
Put stockings into a clean cool suds and wash quickly. If the color is doubtful, put the foot only in at first, rub it well and soap it if necessary, turn the stocking wrong side
out, finish the foot, then quickly wash and rinse the whole stocking, and hang it to dry wrong side out.
Iron the trimming of the night-dress first, then the sleeves, and lastly the body. The ironing board is needed here that the material may be ironed singly. Fold the night-dress into a long strip, the width of the trimming at the yoke, double the sleeves behind the yoke, leaving only the trimming visible at the side, fold once crosswise, and hang the garment to air. When ready to put away, fold the garment several times crosswise until little but the trimming shows on top.
When stockings are nearly dry put the left hand inside of each and straighten it, then as the hand is withdrawn follow it with a warm iron held in the right hand.
CouKSE I : Lesson VI
Clear Starching (White Apron and Handkerchiefs) . — Clear starching was the dainty work our grandmothers did with fine caps and kerchiefs. The starch used is very thin and clear, hence the name. The material is always clapped until nearly dry, then ironed.