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wf%|v 'he care of woollens Jf\ </l\\ I^^EW women like to trust their blankets, y JP lhcir delicately coloured woollens and *) V under-garments—still less their :==. \T fH^k //A / children's woollies—to a laundry. Yet \\ l\rvC/ winter time necessitates the wearing of \\ B^aß^W/fcWii / many woollen garments which become only | PMji / too quickly soiled, which must be cleaned ' 11 LA I'l often, but which, if proper care is not taken, 'Ja^^^K^J /' 4 ZJSL //// soon '08e tnc *°ftneM and elasticity which "|r~uflKßF/ /J*Wsiln renders wool the most cosy and warmthJ L.^^P^O* ySBMhS g>vmS °f materials Woollen garments ffefri^- ~^~^ Vutftr" require individual attention for reasons ofhygiene and because wool is more sensitive rMp 'w- than other fabrics. It is composed of tiny I. *vi^Mg f^vr J^aMHBB over-lapping scales which when displaced become rough and scratchy, rendering the material irritating to the touch and unhealthy / /yyO^^v^ \\ tO wear> ecause the porous quality which ' •'/>-^3iP#\ Ivy 's one °* lt* at*vantagcs >» thus destroyed s \f/ji^^M Rubbing with hard soaps damages the fragile ' , N^^A tissues and makes wool, harsh and matted. Ordinary soaps and soap flakes also contain V vi^W" \ Jt) <1 a"ta''» which not only discolours wool but causes it to shrink. Blankets washed with hard soap have been known to shrink as much as eighteen inches! The housewife l( who uses Lux avoids these evils. Lux is , finer than soap, its flakes melt more easily - and contain no alkali to endanger the softHow uxmlens should bt ness or wear the fragile tissues of wool. To Washed. launder in the Lux way is to keep your Whisk two üblespoonfuls of Lux woollens agood colour, in good shatw an<f into a thick lather in half a bowlful with their fragile fibre unimpaired, of very hot water. Add cold water ' until suds are lukewarm, then put in garment. Dip it up and down, s^^^smmmam pressing suda repeatedly through Wk H ■^Bk/yISHBHi >• die down in washing, more dissolved II ■■ j^V I^l^JnH Lux should be added 10 restore ■^■^^^^H hBmI^H sud«. Rinse thoroughly in three BBH^9^B4i^^9Lfla^^R^| lukewarm waters. Do Not Wring. /rTw^rl^^^^fll^^Hl For coloured woollens make suds V WiiS>dll*£3b£2fflßßf'&Bßm^ and rinsing 'waters almost cool. Viw^&*r!->tj^^66S&M Lever Brothers (New Zealand) Ltd. 1 ; <■

l(f Get the utmost enjoyment from / % )]] llr teaof GUARANTEED PURITY rT7 \!u 111 with none of the bitter flavour J■' I ' /// \\\ caused by the injurious tannin v , f j '/ [[ Jj) dust. INGENIOUS MODERN A, r[ • \V^ =—4 MACHINERY removes the X-l I ' f _.:—J Harmful Tannin Dust from )^\\ <"?7n i f/y^A/ Xy CWIi A T^ i O f\ ' 11 t HI L ._-*** ' -—*.-.

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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 151, 30 June 1928, Page 28

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Page 28 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 151, 30 June 1928, Page 28

Page 28 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 151, 30 June 1928, Page 28