Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1912 — EASY TO “SAVE THE WASH" [ARTICLE]

EASY TO “SAVE THE WASH"

Crepe Underwear, Recently Intro* duced, Is Effective for Economy “Save the wash this week,” often remarks the “busy housewife And mother, and as the summer advances her remarks w r ill continue. “My!i What an enormous wash we have this week,” or “We must try to be a little more economical with our wash.” Perhaps she will bemoan the fact that she will have to get in a laundress, or if she has, have her come an extra day. If she does the wash herself, her poor, tired limbs and aching back remind her on Monday nights that summer is here and the family are not “saving the wash.” It is not very easy when the really hot weather sets in, to be economical and sparing with our supply of clean clothes, and It is often quite a problem to solve how we can keep fresh and clean, and yet keep within the bounds of our “wash money.” The new crepe underwear comes as a boon at this season of the year, as It is nothing to launsimply washed out—no starch is necessary—and what is best of all, no ironing required. Night gowns, petticoats and combinations of all varieties are in the shops, and ranging in price from the plainest and very Inexpensive to the elaborately trimmed and most expensive. “Saving the wash becomes somewhat simplified when we make use of these garments for summer.