Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1911 — To Launder Wool Caps. [ARTICLE]

To Launder Wool Caps.

Wash cap in luke warm water with ivory soap that has been boiled to a Jelly, add a little borax, do not mb cap, just squeeze with hands, as rubbing pulls cap out of shape. Rinse in lukewarm water with a little borax; do not hang cap on clothes line; make a head form as near to the shape of the cap and the size of the head to be worn on, as possible. Make firm by sewing a piece of muslin the shape of cap. Stuff fork with excelsior or clothes; hate tom stuffed tight and evenly; if eap has shrunk, make form* larger than cap; if inclined to stretch make smaller; put cap on form to dry In a hot place. If above directions are followed your cap will not look as if it had been laundered; but it win look as if U just came from the store, and will, not be out of shape.