HANGING OUT THE CLOTHES
There is more than meets the eye in hanging out the clothes on washing day. Heavy pieces, such as coats and warmish frocks, should be hung on well-padded coat-hangers; light woollies should have a roll of butter muslin stretched through one sleeve, ac-
ross the neck and out through the other sleeve. The muslin is pegged to the line at each end and at the neck. All garments are hung in the position that they are worn, with the exception of stockings, which are best pegged at the toes. All woollen articles should be hung in a warm, breezy, and sheltered spot to avoid shrinking and discolouration. Heavy silks should also dry quickly and away from the sun, but the silks should not go on the line at all. Roll them up in a big absorbent towel, and when you come to iron them you will find that they are just sufficiently damp. Soft baby woollies should hang in a piece of muslin, pegged to the line by its four corners. Collars are strung together by tape threaded through the buttonhones, and the tape is tied to the line. “Hanging out,” tenderly, really entails very little extra trouble, and certainly helps to prevent those Tuesday heart-rendings.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 11
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