To Wash Georgette

Southland Times, Issue 21264, 10 December 1930, Page 19

To Wash Georgette

Georgette handkerchiefs, collars, scarfs and underclothes are ultimately ruined by repeated washings unless they are treated by the ’’bottle-wash” method.

Half fill a wide-necked bottle, such as a seven-pound stone jam jar, or a large preserving jar, with warm soap-flake lather. Put in the georgette articles, cork the bottle, and shake it well for a minute or two. Leave for a further five minutes, then remove the georgette, which should be beautifully clean. Rinse in clear tepid water, and, if 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 the quicker georgette dries the better will it look -when ironed. Press with a warm iron when almost dry. Should the things be of printed georgette it will be safer to add a little salt to the lather, and also to the rinsing water.