TO WASH GEORGETTE.
Georgette handkerchiefs, collars, scarves, and underclothes are ultimately ruined by repeated washings unless they aro treated by the "bottlewash" method.
Get a wide-necked bottle, such as a 71b. stone jam jar or a two gallon gingerbeer bottle, and half fill it with warm soap-flake lather. Put in tho georgetto articles, cork tho bottle, and shako it well for a minute or two. Leave for a further five minutes, then remove tho georgette, which should bo beautifully clean. Rinse in clear tepid water, and, if it is necessary to speed up the drying process, proceed thus: Refill the bottle with very hot water, dry the outside, and wrap the articles smoothly round it, covering all with a Turkish towel.
If it is not necessary to resort to "bottledrying," spread the articles out to dry without folding them, for tho quieter georgette dries tho better will it. look when ironed. Press with a warm iron when almost dry. Should the things be of printed georgette, it will he safer to add a little salt to the lather, and also to the rinsing water.
Crepe de chine and chiffon may he equally well dealt with by this method.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20767, 9 January 1931, Page 5
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198TO WASH GEORGETTE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20767, 9 January 1931, Page 5
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