STRIPED WASHING SILKS
Striped washing-silk articles, particularly silk scarves, frequently lose their crisp freshness when they are washed and become shiny in patches after ironings..-They:should;be^squeezed in soapy ,;\vater ".until" clean and never rubbed with a" piece 'of, soap. Additionally, they should be pressed under a soft-cloth and the "iron never used directly on the silk. Always soak new striped silk articles incold water for several hours before washing. A rinse in water containing a tablespoonful of vinegar will keep the colours in Striped silks bright and prevent them from running when washed.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Greenaway (Waikanae) are staying in Buckinghamshire with a brother of the former, who has been in England as director of Vitalade, Ltd., for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Greenaway have lately returned from a brief tour of Switzerland and Austria, staying at Scheidegg and Zurs am Arlberg respectively, for skiing as the snow was .plentiful and the sport excellent. They spent a few days at Innsbruck and also in Paris on their way back. Later they will tour England and Scotland '. in their car and they expect to be in the Old Country for some months yet.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 18
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195STRIPED WASHING SILKS Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 18
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