Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1913 — SILK IMPROVED BY WASHING [ARTICLE]

SILK IMPROVED BY WASHING

Looks Much Better After it Is Laundered Than Before, If Done Properly. Tub silk, which has proved its worth for shtrtwaists and summer petticoats and may enter other departments of the feminine wardrobe, looks better after it is laundered than before, if it is laundered properly. But woe betide the woman who allows her tub silk belongings to fall into the hands of an unwise laundress. They will come back to her Btreaked and blotched and stiff and cottony and much the worse for their tubbing. If it is .rightly done, laundering tub silks is the simplest sort of work. To begin with, soak the soiled shirtwaist or petticoat in lukewarm soapy water, and then rub it between the hands in fresh water, with of white pure soap. If the water is hard and suds do not form easily, add a little borax. When the garments seem clean, rinse them in several changes of warm clear water. Turn the sleeves of the shirt Inside out, as lint sometimes gathering in the sleeves must be vigorously handled if it is to be got rid of. When the rinsing water is as clear after the garments are run through it as it was before, add a little bluing to it If the silk has a white ground and rinse the clothes in this. Then wring them dry, shake them out and hang them up for 15 or 20 minutes —just long enough to heat a flatiron. Iron the silk while it is quite wet, and the result will be added silkiness of texture and softness of finish. It can be ironed either on the wrong or the right Bide. Most tub silk is a little shiny anyway, but if it haß a dull finish without gloss it can be ironed on the wrong side without changing the finish. Hang the ironed silk garments in the air on hangers until they are thorughly dry, so that they will not wrinkle. Silk laundered in this way wears for months and looks as well the last day it is worn as it did before it was cut from the bolt on the counter. — Philadelphia Telegraph.