HITE PETTICOATS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 July 1939, Page 11

HITE PETTICOATS.

: ART OF BLUEING. te petticoats now becoming will need a touch of blue em a good colour, states an When preparing blue, make darker than the required he' blue lightens as it dries. >c- tested before use. Hold the blue water in the palm i id. If of correct strength appear sky blue. If a small ashing soda is added to the will be no danger of its potted or streaked ellect. that have become slightly n disuse or careless laundernever be blued, or they will

take on a greenish shade. Should the blue turn out rather deeper than de sired on the garment, plunge it at once into cold! water containing a little dissolved washing soda. This will lighten the shade. Before using blue for organdie and fine muslins, pass it through a fine strainer to prevent any undissolved particles finding their way to (he- material. Do not pul. many articles into Die blue water together. Skirts and large articles should be opened out and put in singly, dipping them once or twice, as seems necessary. Opentexture fabrics like muslin soak up the blue rapidly, and, they should' be dipped and 1 taken out quickly. Hang out us soon as possible without wringing at all.