Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1913 — CARE IN WASHING STOCKINGS [ARTICLE]

CARE IN WASHING STOCKINGS

Simple Precautions That Add to Life of Goods and the Comfort of Those Who Wear Them. In washing stockings the first essential is to have absolutely clean soap solution in tepid water. It is poor policy to take in the rinsing water left after the white clothes are out, for that leaves the stockings covered with specks oft, white lint. Put the stockings in right side out, rub well, and repeat the rubbing on the wrong side. If the color is at all delicate, rub the feet first and then the legs in order not to have the labter long in the water. Rinse well in water of the same temperature, wring dry, and hang from the tops of the stockings so that if water settles, leaving a little discoloration, it will be in the toes instead of in the leg. The most of the black stockings now are fast colors and give no trouble. If colored stockings show signs of running or fading, the color may be set with alum or salt water, only one should bear in mind that alum will set the dirt as well as the color. Silk stockings need to be washed well, then rinsed in lukewarm water, th&n pressed betweon towels, .- .