LAUNDRY HINTS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 47, Issue 2671, 17 September 1937, Page 2

LAUNDRY HINTS

AIDS FOR WASHING DAY. To remove mildew from linen, moisten the affected parts and sprinkle liberally with salt. Leave in the sun, renewing the treatment as the cloth dries. If possible, leave the cloth overnight in the frost. ■ If lace is required in a hurry and you do not want to make starch, dip in a little milk. After it is ironed it will be just the right stiffness. Instead of using the ordinary clothes brush, brush serge with a small rubber sponge. Rainspots on clothes can be removed by placing a clean damp cloth on the material and pressing it with a hot iron.

A satisfactory method of removing grass stains from clothes is to rub on plenty of treacle, and then wash the garment in tepid water.

When marking linen, write the name first in pencil and then with marking ink, thus preventing the ink from running or smudging. After washing fine muslin, silk or crepe de chine, rinse the articles in a strong solution of salt and they will be slightly stiff when ironed. Before washing flannel trousers fun a white thread (tacking) up the seams. This saves time and trouble when pressing, as the thread marks the exact position of the creases. To preserve the silky appearance of crepe de chine, use borax instead of soap when washing it. Always soak new stockings for a few hours in cold water, to which a little salt has been added. Rinse the little salt has been added. Rinse in cold'water. When pressing men’s trousers use slightly dampened brown paper. This keeps the creases much better.