Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1915 — CHINTZ NEEDS GREAT CARE [ARTICLE]

CHINTZ NEEDS GREAT CARE

Precautions Must Be Taken When There Is Need of Washing This Delicate Fabric. The housewife whose home is filled with dainty chintz draperies and covers is often' troubled by the fact that each time her chintz is washed its lovely designs grow a bit lighter, until they are so faint as to be almost indistinguishable. Of course the fading is all due to the way the chintzes are laundered, and a little more care in that department will keep the bright colors practically the same as new. The chintz should be soaked in cold water made briny with plenty of salt and vinegar. When the brine has thoroughly penetrated all through the goods a little hot water should be run into the tub; not enough to make thetub full of warm water, just enough to make it tepid. The washing should not be done with a very strong acid soap—in fact, a soft soap is preferable. When the chintz is hung up to dry care should be taken that it is not put up in the direct sunshine, but is hung in the shade. When not quite dry it should be taken down and ironed from the wrong side. The great thing in preserving the colors of chintz is not to let heat come in contact with the right side of the goods. Of course the irons will have to be fairly hot in order the chintz may look fresh and without wrinkles, but this heat should be applied to the wrong side of the goods.