Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1918 — Careful Washing Saves Clothing. [ARTICLE]

Careful Washing Saves Clothing.

Shortage of cotton for wearing material with its consequent high price has made the housewife take an unusual interest in the conservation of garments. . Conservation In cotton cloth means saving a war material as well as the money and labor necessary to replace the garment. The original appearance of an article made of colored matertai may be kept if due precautions are observed • Buy cloth which has the color dyed in the piece or dyed before weaving rather than a printed pattern. Set the color by soaking for at least an hour in salt water made In the proportion of two tablespoonfuls of salt to a quart of water. Avoid high temperatures, because they make colored goods streaked. Boiling, or ironing with woo hot an. iron is a cause of fading and streaking. Do not use strong soaps, as they dull the cqlor and often the alkali in them causes the color to run. Wash each garment separately ana thus avoid" any possibilities of dullingor changing shade by mixing colors. Dry in the shade to avoid fading? action of direct sunlight