WASHING DAY A JOY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 293, 4 September 1908, Page 5

WASHING DAY A JOY.

If women could onco realise how easy and pleasant "washing day" 'can be made with, method and management (says an Australian paper), the impression of its being the hardcat day "f tbe working week would bo removed. Tlks mere fact of being a good deal in tlio open air, thus making a pleasant change from inmde work, ought to appeal to us, and, indeed, ninny women consider the well-filiod linen of ntiowy linen blowing out in the wind quite a pli'iinurablo sight. l'ho best arniiJj<<jHHtflt, if it can be managed, is on the Diw mnniinr, U> wasli tho wolions and get tlitt wliito (ilotlum ready for boiling, and to boil lip mill Sl.iiruli the next day. But where thia Im urriiiigcd it is still best to wash thy wwllwifi first. For one reason one (inn won* cdfilly j;4 Hid clear hot water which tllny l'(<|ini<f, mid for another that as they tfiliii iMWfir U) dry than linen things they'slwilld h« UiO I mil lo bo pegged on the lino. All woollen garments should be washed with great euro, otherwise they would

■ inevitably shrink, and being expensive underwear it would bo extravagant not to make them last as long as possihlo. 'Woollens should never havo soap rubbed on them: a largo handful of soap jelly in a tub or hot water, and tlio garments well kneaded with the hands, will be found sufficient to remove all ordinary dirt. After well washing they should be put through the wringer, then we 1 :swilled in clear hot water, again put through the wringer, well shakon, and immcdiately pegged out. Treated in this way they will not shrink. , There are various ways nowadays of washing white things, such as with turpentine, kerosene, etc., but tho old-fashioned method of boiling for about twenty minutes appeals to most housewives as tho most suitable for a hot climate. Ironing must be learned by experience; it is imperative to nave absolutely clean irons, and if you keep a bar of borax soap on your ironing table and rub tho iron' on this whilst hot, wiping it carefully you will find it an improvement on tho. oldfashioned practice of rubbing it on a cake or beeswax. If you are. ironing by gas you will find your irons heat more quickly and effectually by covering them with a largo_ asbestos mat or with a tin. An old cake-tin with a hole made on the top, into which a strong copper-wiro loop is fixed, makes an excellent cover. Without a handle it is-troublesome to uncover. , , For fine lace, grass lawns, etc., thick ricewater should bo used instead of starch, and will be found stiff enough. Black or black-and-white prints should bo washed in tepid water in which a large handful of salt has been dissolved, and if Russian glue is used instead of starch the colour wili not run. • Never neglect to wash-, out and dry your towels every morning; in this way the supply needed .will bo small,, and boiling them once a week will be found sufficient.