DO YOU “KNOW YOUR STUFF?”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22778, 14 January 1936, Page 17

DO YOU “KNOW YOUR STUFF?”

Washing-satin makes the most entrancing lingerie, but if it’s the artificial kind, never let a hot iron go near it (says an exchange)! One touch of it and the gleaming smoothness turns into a crepe effect that, no ironing will ever stretch out again. And when it’s wet don’t pull or twist it: squeeze it gently in bpth hands, as you would with delicate woollies Treat those dainty artificial crepe de chine collar and cuff sets in the same way in the water . . . warm, soap-flaky water. But see that they are quite dry before you iron them, and use an iron that is hardly on speaking terms with a fire or gas ring. Muslin and organdie, on the other hand, like their iron hot, and they prefer to be damp when they’re ironed. It makes them feel all perky, and they come out crisp as crackling. But you’ve got to compromise if the muslin is delicately coloured, because pastel tints are rarely fast to heat. Pique—the cotton kind—also responds best to a really hot iron over a damp surface. Speed’s the thing with hankies; a quick squeeze through suds, a just-as-quick rinse in water the same lukewarm temperature, a patting out flat on an absorbent towel, and then a draught ... if you can’t peg them out-of-doors. Never dry in front of the fire or on the hot-watei cistern unless you want_ to, watch your hankie diminish to half its original size. When dry, smooth with a warm iron. Cambric or linen hankies you can take your time dver ... a really hot iron for these. Lace trimmings are in fashion again , . . and lace soils quickly. Don’t rub it in the wash, and be careful to let it get dry before ironing. Use the point of your iron, and smooth from the straight edge to the outer edge . . . never along the face. And always, of course, on the wrong side. Wash your gloves on your hands; lashings of warm suds, so that you can plunge your hands in deeply and play about in them. And have more suds ready for rinsing in. Smooth on your hands to work out the suds, and when you have peeled the gloves off carefully Blow into them as though they were balloons. Roll them up lengthways in an absorbent towel, and press the roll hard with your fists. Unwrap, and dry in a brisk current of air. Don’t attempt a “ woolly ” wash unless you’ve heaps of water and a good lather; it gets' soaked up spongewise. And when your woollies are washed, pull them gently into shape to dry,. But if you’ve a knitted cotton jumper in the wash leave it all in a heap to dry, and pull it into shape afterwards.