LAUNDRY HINTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 3 December 1927, Page 15

LAUNDRY HINTS.

ARTIFICIAL SILK. Artifical silk requires very careful treatment, but il tlie following processes are carried out in tlie order given the result should be quite satisfactory. Shake the articles to free from loosq dust. —This will facilitate the washing and keep the water cleaner. Use soft water that is comfortably warm for the hands. —100 hot water destroys colours and gives a yellow tinge to white silk, it tlie water is hard add a little borax, but avoid soda ami strong washing powders. Make a. lather with soap flakes. — These can be -bought ready prepared, and surricient snould be added to mane a soft froth on the water. Put the soap in very hot water to make good suds and then add cool water. Wash by squeezing the material between the hands. —All rubbing and twisting must be avoided as they are apt to stretch the silk aud pull the article out of shape, but the silk may be woraed up and down in the water. Use a second soapy water if necessary, turning the article iirst if there is a- wrong side. When clean, rinse in tepid water and then in cold.—The first water gets rid of the soap, and the second clears the material.

-Squeeze out as much of the water as possiole, but never twist.—-This may be done with the hands, or if the silk is heavy it may be laid between the folds of a- towel and passed through a wringer. Partially dry before ironing.—If the material, is thin, simply roll it up in a flowel and leave lor a few hours, but if heavy, half dry and then roll up. Never hang up material of a stockinette character. —It should ho laid out on a flat surface in its proper shape to prevent it spreading to length. Never sprinkle silk if it "becomes dry. —This is apt to leave marks, and it is better to wet the article again, or to damp it over evenly with a sponge. Iron with a moderately hot iron.— Too hot an iron will stick to the silk and crumple it up; if there is any danger, cover the silk with muslin or thin cotton material. Iron on the wrong side as a general ru le.—if a glossy effect is desired, the ironing may be done on the right side. If there is any danger of colour running, soak the silk first in cold water with a- little salt, and carry out the washing process as quickly as possible. To brighten the colour, add one dessertspoonful of vinegar to each quart of the rinsing water. W hen washing stockings, pay particular attention to the feet,, and he sure to wash them on both sides. When ironing trimmed lingerie, iron all the lace before the silk to avoid unnecessary crushing.

PLAIN CHRISTMAS PUDDING. These are excellent recipes for good, plain Christmas puddings: Sift and mix with QjTe rand one-half pounds ol flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder; chop fine one pound of suit and mix with. It ten well-beaten eggs, one teaoupfull of milk, one-quarter of a pound of suigar, one pound of raisins seeded and chopped and the same quantity of eurrra*nts, Qiie teaspoonful each of cinnamon , allspice and ground cloves, t-lie gratdd rind and juice id a lemon and two ounces of citron. Mix thoroughly, dip idle pudding cloth in hot water and sprinkle it with fiou-r; tie up the ends and *boil for five hours. One pound of stoned raisins, onehalf pound of currants, one-quarter pound each of mixed peel, chopped suet and split almonds, one-half cupful of molasses, five eggs, three-quarters of a pound of stale bread-crumbs, two or three tablespoonfuls of flour; flavour to taste end sweeten with brown sugar. Boil five or six hours. Serve with hard sauce.

NOTES Ilr SUMMER MODES. <P Frills are “in” again, says a writer overseas. Quite often there are four or five frills forming the shirt. One frock of powder blue georgette in this way boasted a coat of beautiful bluetinted huA; another of white picador had its frills piped with red, and was worn with a sleeveless coat of red suede. Printed crepe de chine and gaily-patterned foulards will be much worn, but these will favour the neck to knee slimness, with, quite often, a side pleating and bodice banding of one of the predominating colours in plain material. A green and white spotted foulard boasted a coat of green erepella lined with the same silk as the dress, and collared and cuffed with lynx. » • - Fur collars are being ordered on most of the summer coats, and frocks of silk are being worn under them to match or contrast.