All woollen dress goods may be treated in the same way.
Use plenty of water, and pass the goods from one water to
another without wringing; draw the material through the
hands, but do not crease it. Take it dripping from the last
water, hang it by the edge, and when nearly dry iron it.
Cover the table with cotton goods about the color of the
material to be ironed, and place the goods on it wrong side
up. A piece of colored cambric may be put between the
goods and the iron, then iron until it is quite dry. Have
, the irons barely hissing hot, change them often, but do not
press hard enough to flatten the threads of the material.
After the material has aired, roll it, never fold it.
Course II: Lesson VIII
Laces, Chiffon, and Velvet. — Real laces will thicken
slightly, even when washed with the greatest of care. It is
best to keep them in powdered magnesia when not in use.
The magnesia absorbs the oily dirt, especially when a hot
iron is applied to them, the lace being between paper.
Practice Work. — Make a warm suds of some pure soap.
Add one teaspoonful of ammonia to each quart of water.
Let the lace soak. If very yellow, let the lace lie in soapy
water in the sun for several days, changing the water daily.
Wash by squeezing the dirt out, rinse well in several waters,
put into a weak solution of gum arable, made by pouring one
pint of boiling water over gum arable the size of a large
pea✪ Washing Lace. This will give the lace a little body, but will not per-
ceptibly stiffen it. Pat and pull it into shape, and pin it
down upon flannel. Put a pin in every point and pearl of
the edge, have it straight and true, and let it dry.
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Black lace may be washed in one cup of strong coffee to
which has been added one tablespoonful of ammonia✪ Washing Black Lace.
Rinse first in clear, then in gum arabic water, pat and pull
into shape and pin it down.
Chiffon or veiling must be washed according to directions
given for silk. Squeeze it gently from water to water so as
not to pull the threads. Lay it between cloths to absorb the
moisture, and when nearly dry iron with a cool iron on the
wrong side. When soap touches the color, it may be that
bran water will not. Use it as you would soapy water.
Velvets must be brushed first to get the dust out, then
invert a hot iron, put over it several thicknesses of wet
cloth and one of dry. Draw the velvet across the iron,
brushing the pile softly against the nap. The steam will
raise the pile and take out the creases.
MAY
HOUSEHOLD PESTS; HOUSE CLEANING
The Common Insect Pests of the House
By S. MARIA ELLIOTT
Boston, Mass.,
Joint Author with Mrs. Richards op "Chemistry op Cooking and Cleaning'
CHAPTER XIII
HOUSEHOLD PESTS
By S. MARIA ELLIOTT
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
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All woollen dress goods may be treated in the same way. Use plenty of water, and pass the goods from one water to another without wringing; draw the material through the hands, but do not crease it. Take it dripping from the last water, hang it by the edge, and when nearly dry iron it. Cover the table with cotton goods about the color of the material to be ironed, and place the goods on it wrong side up. A piece of colored cambric may be put between the goods and the iron, then iron until it is quite dry. Have , the irons barely hissing hot, change them often, but do not press hard enough to flatten the threads of the material. After the material has aired, roll it, never fold it.
Course II: Lesson VIII
Laces, Chiffon, and Velvet. — Real laces will thicken slightly, even when washed with the greatest of care. It is best to keep them in powdered magnesia when not in use. The magnesia absorbs the oily dirt, especially when a hot iron is applied to them, the lace being between paper.
Practice Work. — Make a warm suds of some pure soap. Add one teaspoonful of ammonia to each quart of water. Let the lace soak. If very yellow, let the lace lie in soapy water in the sun for several days, changing the water daily. Wash by squeezing the dirt out, rinse well in several waters, put into a weak solution of gum arable, made by pouring one pint of boiling water over gum arable the size of a large pea. This will give the lace a little body, but will not perceptibly stiffen it. Pat and pull it into shape, and pin it down upon flannel. Put a pin in every point and pearl of the edge, have it straight and true, and let it dry.
Black lace may be washed in one cup of strong coffee to which has been added one tablespoonful of ammonia. Rinse first in clear, then in gum arabic water, pat and pull into shape and pin it down.
Chiffon or veiling must be washed according to directions given for silk. Squeeze it gently from water to water so as not to pull the threads. Lay it between cloths to absorb the moisture, and when nearly dry iron with a cool iron on the wrong side. When soap touches the color, it may be that bran water will not. Use it as you would soapy water.
Velvets must be brushed first to get the dust out, then invert a hot iron, put over it several thicknesses of wet cloth and one of dry. Draw the velvet across the iron, brushing the pile softly against the nap. The steam will raise the pile and take out the creases.
MAY
HOUSEHOLD PESTS; HOUSE CLEANING The Common Insect Pests of the House
By S. MARIA ELLIOTT
Boston, Mass., Joint Author with Mrs. Richards op "Chemistry op Cooking and Cleaning'
CHAPTER XIII
By S. MARIA ELLIOTT GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
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