CLEANSING OF FINE DOYLIES

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14338, 25 April 1912, Page 2

CLEANSING OF FINE DOYLIES

IMPORTANT POINTS IN WASHING AND IRONING. ' All doylies should be washed in lukewarm water aud a lather of some good white soap. If so soiled that they must be allowed to soak, ono half teaspoonful of borax dissolved iv a bas:n of lukewarm water may bo used. The best dryer for white doylies is a heavy bath towel. Lay the towel on a flat surface and a few inches in from one end begin to placo the doylies, ono after another, each on a separate spot of the towel. When the towel is covered fold over the few inches of free space ; then roll the towel over apd over to tho end. Pound vigorously to distribute moisture into tho towel. In this way uniform drying is insured. Allow them to stand about half an hour. Doylies worked in colours should never be allowed to stand, even for a few moments, in water of any kind. They should bo washed quickly, gently rinstd and the water squeezed out of thcra between the palms of the hands, j to avoid as much as possible tho "runl ning" of the colours. t I Even the best of colours will sometimes "run" slightly, but this need not necessarily discolour the doyly if the precaution of quid: washing be remembered, says the "Delineator." They should bo laid on a flat surface untd almost dry, then ironed according to directions _iven for white doylies. If hung up to dry tho water may settle in the lower portion and cause a little discoloration. Place a double thickness of flannel on the ironing board; cover smoothly with a plain piece of muslin, pinning it down securely. A dry bath towel will take the placo of the flannel, but must bo covered with a smooth muslin, since all creases on tho board will be pressed into the linen of the doylies. Upon this nidded board place * doyly, right side down. With a hot well-waxed iron, quickly smooth the doyly, using pressure. Always iron parallel with the threads of the material in order to keep the doyly perfectly flat. Never work round and round or diagonally across tho surface of tho doyly, or it will have a ruffled or distorted face instead of a plain, smooth ono. Fringed doylies must have tho tangles removed before ironing. This may bo done with a regular fringe brush or with an inexpensive hand or nail brush. Brush straight outward ou both the right and wrong sides of the fringe. Then iron along the threads 'of the doyiy and g'vo a final brush to.the fringe. Lace-edged doylies must have tho lace ironed first.