OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 194, 2 August 1940, Page 7

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

♦— CAREFUL LAUNDERING IMPROVES CORSETS restores life to fibre Perhaps you smile indulgently at the advertisements which depict the horrid fate of the girl who neglects important matters of personal daintiness. You can afford to smile, because you bathe at least once daily, you change undies worn next to skin every day, and rinse your stock ings every night. You are awfully fussy about things like mouth washes and deodorants. But here's a pertinent question to ask yourself. How often do you launder your corsets? It's astonishing but true —only two women out of ten launder theii girdles at aIL And they do so spasmodically—just as the spirit moves them. Girdles are made of live fibres, and like all living substances require exercise and rest. Far from damaging them, laundering restores the resilience and life to the materials, just as it does to the live fibre of pure silk stockings. The sensible thing to do, of course, is to have nt least two foundation garments, so you can launder one every Aveek. It's even better to stretch a point and buy a complete corset wardrobe all at once. Four foundation garments, bought in one fell swoop, will last ever so much longer and give infinitely better service, than say four garments bought at inter-' vals of four months. To make a good job of washing} your girdle, use warm water and make a foaming lather of good soap flakes. Saturate the garment, and spread on a board, while you scrub with a soft nail brush. Rinse in several waters, fust warm, then cold, and roll it up in a towel to take out as much water as possible. Then stretch lengthwise—never across the width —and hang inside dowrn by the suspenders to d.ry. Just before it gets bone dry, press with a warm i ron —never use a hot iron on elastic or lastretch. And here are a few more important 'dont's,' Don't use piping hot water, don't put your girdle on or near a radiator tto dry, and never hang your corset right side up.