THE CARE OF CORSETS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18322, 12 August 1921, Page 8

THE CARE OF CORSETS

" Ik>u would be immensely surprised," eaidi-fc shop assistant the other day when fittiijlis me with a new pair of corsets, " if you '.jepuld see some very smartly dressed woajwl undressed —the state of their corsets is sometimes really appalling, and they do not «em to realise it. " lljdare say," she continued, "one explanation is that women become attached to alpomfortable well-fitting corset and hesitate tb throw it aside for a new and fairly stiff 'dne. 'All the same, if they possess, as thfey ought, two or three pairs, and chaiiHe them as they do their shoes and stockings, they could have ,them either ekaittjl at regular intervals or washed at homgSj; • " Ujiitil corsets, especially if fitted with whalottene, wash splendidly and are very iittlo : »}irouble ; so many are fashioned with rustless steel supports .nowadays that they too may be successfully treated at home. The lilce and ribbon trimmings, suspenders, and cords should all be removed, but the bones need not necessarily be taken out, as it, is rather tiresome to mark them for re-insertion. Here is a very simplerprocetiis by which corsets may be success-fully-washed at home: Dissolve some flakv soap in boiling water and add sufficient cold so tljot you can put your hands in with comfqtt. Then lav the corset flat on a kitchen or deal table dip a strong, stiff in the lather, and rcrub vigorously from top to bottom till they look cleaii; Some women who leave the bones in roll the corsets round their arms and et-rtfbthem in that position, in order to retain the shape, but, rjersonnlly I find that tnw has much more chance of cleaning them properly when laid flat. " Repeat the lather and the scrubbing if necMtfjry, and then rinse through in several clean'; Waters, to the last of which add a if the corsets are white. Dry m tbpj open air, re-trim, and lace. If any dljjthe steels threaten to protrude, cover qtifls neatly with _ a scrap of coutil or damage with a piece of white kid or; chamcis leather. "Corsets treated carefully emerge from this ordeal almost as good as new."— Daily Mail.