Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1911 — TO LAUNDER BLACK CLOTHES [ARTICLE]

TO LAUNDER BLACK CLOTHES

Weeh In Hot, Clean Soapsuds and Rlnaa In the Ordinary Way. This Is a problem which confronted me a few months ago, on going Into mourning for a loved one. It Ip absolutely necessary to wear clothes that can be laundered if one keeps nice and fresh. This plan can be used for black lawn shirtwaists and corset covers, and sateen or any black underskirt except silk. First, black clothes must never be washed In water that has been used for either washing or rinsing white things, as there is always fine lint in this water that sticks to the black, and no amount of rinsing will get it off. Wash in hot, clean soapsuds, and rinse in the ordinary way. To starch take a cupful of white cornmeal, place in a frying pan and set next the fire on the range. Burn this until it Is black, pour in boiling water, stirring all the while. Then strain, and you have a splendid starch. Iron on the wrong side and your shirtwaists will be beautifully sweet and fresh. —Harper’s Bazar. s