Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1912 — HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS

Use very little blning In washing laces, for the lace absorbs a great deal of blue. To smooth an Iron, plunge it while hot Into cold water with a little soap in it A roast of veal will be greatly Improved if larded; this prevents it being dry and tasteless when cooked. Never try to clean yokes, collars or cuffs while sewed on the gown. Snch things should always be made detachable. To remove the leather stains from light colored stockings, pat a couple of tablespoonfuls of borax in the water In which they are washed. To clean ribbons sponge with alcohol and over the spot with some clean, olean, white soap. During the process the ribbon must be kept straight When clean rinse in alcohol and place between two towels. Press out with a hot iron. In the directions for washing white silk sugar is recommended also. The silk should be washed in warm, not hot, water, With pure castlle soap, then rinsed thoroughly in water to which has been added a teaspoonful of granulated sugar. The silk garment should be washed by itself.